[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60989-60990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22979]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Submission of 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).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 
15, 2004.
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Section 223.570, Drug-free work force, and the 
associated clause at DFARS 252.223-7004; OMB Control Number 0704-0336.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 18,012.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 18,012.
    Average Burden per Response: 48 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 980,096.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requires DoD 
contractors to maintain records regarding drug-free work force programs 
provided to contractor employees. The information is used to ensure 
reasonable efforts to eliminate the unlawful use of controlled 
substances by contractor employees.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: Recordkeeping.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jacqueline Zeiher.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Zeiher 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

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be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/ESCD/Information Management Division, 1225 
South Clark Street, Suite 504, Arlington, VA 22202-4326.

    Dated: October 5, 2004.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-22979 Filed 10-13-04; 8:45 am]
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