[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 7217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3881]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the 
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Title and OMB Control Number: Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 232, Contract Financing, and the 
Clause at 252.232-7002, Progress Payments for Foreign Military Sales 
Acquisitions; OMB Number 0704-0321.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 414.
    Responses Per Respondent: 12.
    Annual Responses: 4,968.
    Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 7,452 (includes 4,968 recordkeeping hours).
    Needs and Uses: The Arms Export Control Act requires, in the 
absence of a special Presidential Finding, that the U.S. Government 
purchase military equipment for foreign governments using foreign funds 
and without any charge to appropriated funds. In order to comply with 
this requirement, the Government needs to know how much to charge each 
country as progress payments are made for foreign military sales (FMS) 
purchases. The Government can only obtain this information from the 
contractor preparing the progress payment request. The clause at 
252.232-7002 requires contractors, whose contracts include FMS 
requirements, to submit a progress payment request with a supporting 
schedule which clearly distinguishes the contract's FMS requirements 
from U.S. contract requirements. The Government uses this information 
to determine how much of each country's funds to disburse to the 
contractor.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit; not for profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Peter N. Weiss.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Mr. Weiss at the Office of Management and 
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. William Pearce.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Mr. Pearce, WHS/DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302.

    Dated: February 12, 1997.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 97-3881 Filed 2-14-97; 8:45 am]
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