[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 27061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12966]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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 Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS), Subcontracting Policies and Procedures--DFARS Part 
244; OMB Number 0704-0253.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 90.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 90.
    Average Burden per Response: 16 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,400.
    Needs and Uses: The collection of this information is considered by 
the administrative contracting officer before making a decision on 
granting, withholding, or withdrawing purchasing system approval at the 
conclusion of a contractor purchasing system review. Withdrawal of 
purchasing system approval would necessitate Government consent to 
individual subcontracts in accordance with section 44.102 of the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation. The information collection includes the 
requirements of DFARS 244.305-70, which requires the administrative 
contracting officer, at the completion of the in-plant portion of the 
contractor purchasing system review, to request the contractor to 
submit within 15 days, its plan for correcting deficiencies or making 
improvements to its purchasing system.
    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. Robert Cushing.
    Written requests 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: May 11, 1998.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 98-12966 Filed 5-14-98; 8:45 am]
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