[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3999-4000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1318]


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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 will submit to OMB for emergency 
processing, 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: Foreign Sourcing for Defense Application; OMB 
Number 0704--[To Be Determined].
    Type of Request: New Collection; Emergency processing requested 
with a shortened public comment period ending February 7, 2001. An 
approval date by February 15, 2001 has been requested.
    Number of Respondents: 3,205.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 3,205.
    Average Burden Per Response: 5 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 16,025.
    Needs and Uses: The information is required for the Department of 
Defense (DoD) to evaluate, for certain defense programs, the: (1) 
Extent of foreign sourcing within the defense products; (2) impact such 
foreign sourcing has on military readiness and the related domestic 
industrial infrastructure; and, (3) extent to which DoD or contractor 
policies, procedures, practices, or actions encourage or discourage 
consideration of foreign sources for defense products. The evaluation 
is required by section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2001. Section 831 requires the Secretary of Defense to 
conduct a study analyzing the impact that foreign sources have on six 
specific defense systems to include the AH-64D Apache helicopter, F/A-
18E/F aircraft, M1A2 Abrams tank, AIM 120 AMRAAM missile, Patriot 
missile ground station, and Hellfire missile. To ensure it can address 
emerging foreign sourcing issues, DoD will also evaluate foreign

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sourcing on the Joint Direct Attack Munition and the Advanced 
Amphibious Assault Vehicle. Section 831 requires that the information 
to be analyzed shall be collected from prime contractors and first and 
second tier subcontractors.
    Affected Public: Business or Other For-Profit.
    Frequency: One-Time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Lew Oleinick. Written comments and 
recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent 
to Mr. Oleinick at the Office of Management and Budget, Desk Officer 
for Acquisitions (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, or by fax at (703) 604-6270.

    Dated: January 8, 2001.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 01-1318 Filed 1-16-01; 8:45 am]
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