[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 31448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15187]


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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, Associated Forms, and OMB Number: Defense FAR Supplement 
Part 204, Administrative Matters, and related clauses at 252.204; DD 
Forms 2051 and 2051-1; OMB Number 0704-0225.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 108,261.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 108,261.
    Average Burden per Response: 0.60 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 65,898.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement pertains to 
information that contractors must submit to DoD to request release of 
unclassified data that is not in the public domain, or to provide or 
request assignment of a contractor and Government entity (CAGE) code. 
This information is used by DoD to: (1) control unclassified data that 
is sensitive or otherwise inappropriate for release for the 
contractor's stated purpose; and, (2) support efficient data exchange 
among automated systems for contract award, contract administration, 
and contract payment by assigning a unique code to each contractor 
doing business with DoD. The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS), at 204.404-70(a), prescribes the use of the clause 
at DFARS 252.204-7000, Disclosure of Information, when the contractor 
will have access to or generate unclassified information that may be 
sensitive and inappropriate to release to the public. This clause 
requires contractors to obtain contracting officer approval to release 
unclassified information outside of the contractor's organization 
unless the information is already in the public domain. In requesting 
such approval, the contractor must identify the specific information 
that will be released, the medium that will be used, and the purpose 
for the release. The Government reviews the information provided by the 
contractor to determine if it is sensitive or otherwise inappropriate 
for release for the stated purpose. DFARS 204.602-70 prescribes the use 
of the solicitation provision at 252.204-7001, Commercial and 
Government Entity (CAGE) Code Reporting, when CAGE codes for 
prospective offerors are not available to contracting officers. The 
provision requires an offeror to submit as part of its offer either a 
previously assigned CAGE code, or to ask the contracting officer to 
request a code from the Defense Logistics Service Center. In the latter 
case, the Government will obtain a CAGE code for the offeror, if it is 
selected for award, using the procedures at DFARS 204.7202-1.
    Affected Public: Business or Other For-Profit; Not-For-Profit 
Institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents 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: June 2, 1998.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 98-15187 Filed 6-8-98; 8:45 am]
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