[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 43 (Friday, March 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 11560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5092]


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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 Number, and OMB Number: Contract Modifications--Defense 
Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 243 and 
Associated Clauses at 252.243; OMB Number 0704-0397.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 440.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 440.
    Average Burden Per Response: 4.8 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,120.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection required by the clause 
at DFARS 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment, implements 10 
U.S.C. 2410(a). DoD contracting officers and auditors use this 
information to evaluate contractor requests for equitable adjustment to 
contract terms. The clause requires contractors to certify that 
requests for equitable adjustment that exceed the simplified 
acquisition threshold are made in good faith and that the supporting 
data are accurate and complete. The clause also requires contractors to 
fully disclose all facts relevant to the requests for adjustment.
    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 (Acquisition), 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: February 28, 2000.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 00-5092 Filed 3-2-00; 8:45 am]
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