[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 31620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14678]


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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, and OMB Number: Department of Defense Application for 
Priority Rating for Production or Construction Equipment; DD Form 691; 
OMB Number 0704-0055.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 610.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 610.
    Average Burden Per Response: 1 Hour.
    Annual Burden Hours: 610.
    Needs and Uses: Executive Order 12919 delegated to the Department 
of Defense authority to require certain contracts and orders relating 
to approved Defense Programs to be accepted and performed on a 
preferential basis. This program helps contractors acquire industrial 
equipment in a timely manner, thereby facilitating development and 
support of weapons systems and other important Defense Programs. This 
information is used so the authority to use a priority rating in 
ordering a needed item can be granted. This is done to assure timely 
availability of production or construction equipment to meet current 
Defense requirements in peacetime and in case of national emergency. 
Without this information DoD would not be able to assess a contractor's 
stated requirement to obtain equipment needed for fulfillment of 
contractual obligations.
    Affected Public: Business or Other For Profit; Not-For-Profit 
Institutions.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondents Obligation: Voluntary.
    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: June 4, 2001.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 01-14678 Filed 6-11-01; 8:45 am]
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