[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25020-25021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11985]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB review; comment request

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

    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 Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Appendix I, Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-
Protege Program; OMB Number 0704-0332.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 124.
    Responses Per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 248.
    Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour response; 2 recordkeeping 
hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 496 (Includes 248 recordkeeping hours.)
    Needs and Uses: In order to evaluate whether the purposes of the 
DoD Pilot Mentor-Protege Program (established under Section 831 of 
Public Law 101-510, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1991, as amended) have been attained, Appendix I of the DFARS requires 
that companies participating in

[[Page 25021]]

the Program as mentors, keep records and report on progress in 
achieving the developmental assistance objectives under each mentor-
protege agreement. Participation in the program is voluntary and is 
open to companies with at least one active subcontracting plan 
negotiated with DoD or another Federal agency. The report is used by 
the Government to assess whether the purposes of the Program have been 
attained. It requires mentor firms to report semiannually by attaching 
to their SF 295, Summary Subcontract Report,: (1) A statement that 
includes the number of active mentor-protege agreements in effect and 
the progress in achieving development assistance objectives under each 
agreement; and (2) a copy of the SF 294, Subcontracting Report for 
Individual Contracts, for each contract where developmental assistance 
was credited, with a statement identifying the amount of dollars 
credited to the small disadvantaged business subcontract goal as a 
result of developmental assistance; an explanation as to the 
relationship between the developmental assistance provided the protege 
firm(s) under the Program and the activities under the contract covered 
by the SF 294(s); and the number and dollar value of subcontractors 
awarded to the protege firm(s).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: Semiannually.
    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. Robert Cushing.
    Written request for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302.

    Dated: April 30, 1998.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 98-11985 Filed 5-5-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 5000-04-M