[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 130 (Thursday, July 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41230-41231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15433]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary of 
Defense, Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics/Defense Technical 
Information Center (DTIC).

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(C)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics/Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), 
announces the proposed extension of a currently approved collection and 
seeks public comment on

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the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on:
    (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information shall have practical utility.
    (b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection.
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected.
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by: August 
31, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should submit written comments and 
recommendations on the proposed information to DTIC-BC Registration 
Team, Defense Technical Information Center, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, 
Suite 0944, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6218 E-mail comments, submitted via 
the Internet should be addressed to: [email protected] at: (703) 767-8213.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request further information about 
this proposed information collection, or to obtain a copy of the 
proposal and the associated collection instrument, please write to the 
above address, or call Mr. William Bush at: (703) 767-8213.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Registration for Scientific 
and Technical Information Services, DD Form 1540, OMB Control Number: 
07040264.
    Needs and Uses: The data that the Defense Technical Information 
Center handles is controlled, either because of distribution 
limitations, or security classification. For this reason, all potential 
users are required to register for service. DOD Instruction 3200.14, 
Principles and Operational Parameters of the DOD Scientific and 
Technical Information Program, mandates the registration procedure. 
Federal Government agencies and their contractors are required to 
complete the DD Form 1540, Registration for Scientific and Technical 
Information Services OMB Number: 07040264. The contractor community 
completes a separate DD Form 1540 for each contract or grant, and 
registration is valid until the contract expires.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit, small Businesses 
or organizations, non-profit institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 833.
    Number of Annual Respondents: 2,000.
    Annual Responses to Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 25 Minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    The DOD Scientific and Technical Information Program (STIP) 
requires the exchange of scientific and technical information within 
and among federal Government agencies and their contractors. The DD 
Form 1540 serves as a registration tool for Federal Government Agencies 
and their contractors to access DTIC services. The Contractors, 
Subcontractors, and Potential Contractors are required to obtain 
certification from designated approving officials. Federal Government 
Agencies need certification from Approving Officials and Security 
Officers when requesting access to classified and/or data. Collected 
information is verified by DTIC's Marketing and Registration Division.

    Dated: June 30, 2004.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-15433 Filed 7-7-04; 8:45 am]
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