Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation

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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; 3064-0072

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice of information collections to be submitted to OMB for
review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the FDIC hereby gives notice that it
is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request
for OMB review and approval of the information collection system
described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 4, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments.
All comments should refer to ``Acquisition Services Information
Requirements, 3064-0072.'' Comments may be submitted by any of the
following methods:
http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal/propose.html.. E-mail: comments@fdic.gov. Include ``Acquisition Services

Information Requirements, 3064-0072.'' in the subject line of the
message.
Mail: Gary A. Kuiper (202) 942-3824), Counsel, Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, PA1730-3000, 550 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20429.
Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard
station at the rear of the 550 17th Street Building (located on F
Street), on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk
officer for the FDIC: Mark Menchik, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary A. Kuiper, at the address
identified above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposal To Renew the Following Currently Approved Collection of
Information

Title: Acquisition Services Information Requirements.
OMB Number: 3064-0072. This OMB Number covers the following forms:

Forms Currently in Use:
FDIC Background Investigation Questionnaire for Contractor
Personnel Management Officials, Form 1600/04 (1-03) [Added questions
regarding other names used, race, height, weight, eye color, hair
color, contract number and oversight manager]
FDIC Contractor Representation and Certifications, Form 3700/04A
(8-02) [changed format so form can be filled out online]
FDIC Background Investigation Questionnaire for Contractor, Form
1600/07 (8-02) [no changes]
FDIC Notice and Authorization Pertaining to Consumer Reports, Form
1600/10 (10-02) [added statement that authorization is valid for one
year or upon separation of employment/services from the FDIC]
FDIC Integrity and Fitness Representations and Certifications, Form
3700/12(11-03) [In the instructions for the form, ``Definitions'' was
replaced with ``Unique Terms'and the explanations of ``conflict of
interest'' and ``ownership or

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control'' were simplified; also, examples were given of ``pattern or
practice of defalcation regarding obligations,'' and of ``conflicts of
interest.'']
FDIC Leasing Representations and Certifications Form 3700/44 (10-
01) [no changes]
Discontinued Forms in This Collection:
FDIC Contractor Application, Form 3700/13 (5-02) Contractor Past
Performance RFP Reference Check Questionnaire, 3700/29(10-01)
Contractor Application Revision Request, Form 3700/33 (8-98)

Previous Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 5,389 hours.
New Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 3,099 hours.
Net Reduction in Estimated Burden Hours: 2,290 hours.
General Description of Collection: The collection involves the
submission of information on various forms by contractors who wish to
do business, have done business, or are currently under contract with
the FDIC. The information is used to:
Enter contractors on the FDIC's nationwide contractor
database, the National Contractor System (NCS);
Ensure compliance with established contractor ethics
regulations (12 CFR part 366);
Obtain information on a contractor's past performance for
proposal evaluation purposes;
Review a potential lessor's fitness and integrity prior to
entering into a lease transaction;
Provide notice and authorization for obtaining consumer
reports for employment purposes or performance under a contract; and
Document contractor change requests.