[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 219 (Monday, November 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 61853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29691]


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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, Form Numbers, and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulations Supplement (DFARS) Part 242, Contract Administration, 
Related Clauses in DFARS Part 252 and Related Forms in DFARS 253; DD 
Forms 375, 375C, and 1659; OMB Number 0704-0250.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 54,215.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.6 (average).
    Annual Responses: 86,215.
    Average Burden Per Response: 3.1 hours (average).
    Annual Burden Hours: 268,795.
    Needs and Uses: The Department of Defense needs this information to 
perform contract administration functions. Contract administration 
offices use the information required by DFARS Subpart 242.11, and 
submitted on DD Forms 375 and 375C, to determine contractor progress 
and to identify any factors that may delay contract performance. 
Administrative contracting officers use the information required by 
DFARS Subpart 242.73 to determine the allowability of insurance/pension 
costs under Government contracts. Contract administration offices and 
transportation officers use the information required by DFARS 252.242-
7003, and submitted on DD Form 1659, in providing Government bills of 
lading to contractors. Contracting officers use the information 
required by DFARS 252.242-7004 to determine if contractor material 
management and accounting systems conform to established DoD standards.
    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: November 8, 1999.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 99-29691 Filed 11-12-99; 8:45 am]
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