[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 101 (Thursday, May 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 28734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13135]


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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 provision of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Part 247, Transportation, and related Clauses at 
252.247; OMB Number 0704-0245.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 60,270.
    Responses Per Respondent: 8.
    Annual Responses: 464,682.
    Average Burden Per Response: 20 minutes (average).
    Annual Burden Hours: 149,874.
    Needs and Uses: Department of Defense contracting officers use this 
information to verify that prospective contractors have adequate 
insurance prior to award of stevedoring contracts; to provide 
appropriate price adjustments to stevedoring contracts; and to assist 
the Maritime Administration in monitoring compliance with requirements 
for use of U.S.-flag vessels in accordance with the Cargo Preference 
Act of 1904 (10 U.S.C. 2631).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain to retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Mr. David M. Pritzker.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Mr. Pritzker 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: May 18, 2001.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 01-13135 Filed 5-23-01; 8:45 am]
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