[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 236 (Friday, December 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 73211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23824]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DoD.

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 January 
9, 2006.
    Title, Form, and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement Part 225, Foreign Acquisition, and Related Clauses at 
252.225; DD Form 2139; OMB Number 0704-0229.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 22,445.
    Responses per Respondent: 7 (approximate).
    Annual Responses: 165,194.
    Average Burden Per Response: 0.32 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 352,440.
    Needs and Uses: DoD needs this information to ensure compliance 
with restrictions on the acquisition of foreign products imposed by 
statute or policy to protect the industrial base; to ensure compliance 
with U.S. trade agreements and memoranda of understanding that promote 
reciprocal trade with U.S. allies; and to prepare reports for 
submission to the Department of Commerce on the Balance of Payments. In 
addition, DoD contracting officers will use this information to monitor 
contractor compliance with National Security Presidential Directive 22 
and DoD policy that decrees ``zero tolerance'' for trafficking in 
persons.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Hillary Jaffe.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Jaffe at the Office of Management and 
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia Toppings.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Ms. Toppings, WHS/ESD/Information Management 
Division, 1777 North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, Arlington, VA 
22209-2133.

    Dated: December 5, 2005.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-23824 Filed 12-8-05; 8:45 am]
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