In accordance with Government Paperwork Elimination Act, which requires that agencies provide an electronic option for the public to use to provide required data by 10/2003, further efforts need to be made to the invoicing and payment process to raise the percent collected electronically from 30%.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2005
07/31/2005
08/31/2002
9,600,000
0
9,600,000
240,000
0
240,000
8,400,000,000
0
8,400,000,000
Firms requesting payment under Federal contracts must provide information to support the request. The amount of information required varies with the contract type, contract financing, and the supplies or services being acquired.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.