[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 229 (Monday, November 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65755-65756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31769]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition 
and Technology)/Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Industrial Affairs 
and Installations/Industrial Capabilities and Assessments)

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and 
Technology)/Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Industrial Affairs and 
Installations/Industrial Capabilities and Assessments) announces the 
proposed extension of a currently approved collection and seeks public 
comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on (a) whether 
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the function of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
information collection on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by January 
29, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to: ATTN: Mr. Ronald Cooke, 
Office of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Industrial Affairs and 
Installations/Industrial Capabilities and Assessments), 3310 Defense 
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3310.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
To request more information on this proposed information collection or 
to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instrument, 
please write to the above address or call Mr. Ronald Cooke at (703) 
588-0192 or DSN 245-0192.

    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Industrial Capabilities 
Questionnaire, DD Form 2737, OMB Number 0704-0377.
    Needs and uses: As part of its responsibilities to facilitate a 
diverse, responsive, and competitive industrial base, the Department of 
Defense (DoD) requires accurate, pertinent, and up to date information 
as to industry's ability to satisfy defense needs. The Industrial 
Capabilities Questionnaire will be used by all Services and the Defense 
Logistics Agency to gather business, industrial capability (employment, 
skills, facilities, equipment, processes, and technologies), and 
manufactured end item information to conduct required industrial 
assessments and to support DoD strategic planning and decisions.
    Affected public: Business or Other For-Profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 153,600.
    Number of Respondents: 12,800.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 12 Hours.
    Frequency: Annually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    Respondents are industry professionals who provide information to 
the requesting DoD agency on the industrial capabilities associated 
with the subject facility being reviewed. The DoD agencies are directed 
to solicit only those data elements within this form necessary to 
conduct the particular planning or assessment task at hand. This 
approach is used to minimize the

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burden for data requests on industry and limit the retention of in-
house data to that essential to supporting defense decisions and plans. 
A significant portion of this information will be collected 
electronically and, with appropriate measures to protect sensitive 
data, will be made available to authorized users in the Department to 
support a wide variety of industrial capability analyses. These 
analyses are used to support cost effective acquisition of defense 
systems and key troop support/consumable items, assess the implications 
of changes in defense spending on industry, development of responsive 
logistics support efforts, and industrial preparedness planning and 
readiness analyses. The lack of accurate, current and relevant industry 
capability information will adversely impact the integrity of the 
Department's decisions and planning efforts.

    Dated: November 19, 1998.
L. M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 98-31769 Filed 11-27-98; 8:45 am]
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