[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 13 (Monday, January 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2664-2665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-737]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[OMB Control Number 0704-0229]


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement; Foreign Acquisition

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments regarding a proposed extension 
of an approved information collection requirement.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), DoD announces the 
proposed extension of a public information collection requirement and 
seeks public comment on the provisions thereof.
    DoD invites comments on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
DoD, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) 
the accuracy of the estimate of the burden of the proposed information 
collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 
the information collection on respondents, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved this 
information collection for use through May 31, 2007. DoD proposes that 
OMB extend its approval for use for three additional years.

DATES: DoD will consider all comments received by March 23, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by OMB Control Number 
0704-0229, using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include OMB Control Number 0704-
0229 in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (703) 602-0350.
     Mail: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Attn: Ms. 
Amy Williams, OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DARS), IMD 3C132, 3062 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-3062.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Defense Acquisition Regulations 
System, Crystal

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Square 4, Suite 200A, 241 18th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-3402.
    Comments received generally will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Williams, (703) 602-0328. The 
information collection requirements addressed in this notice are 
available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/index.htm. Paper copies are available from Ms. Amy Williams, 
OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DARS), IMD 3C132, 3062 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 
20301-3062.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Foreign Acquisition--
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Part 225 and Related 
Clauses at 252.225; DD Form 2139; OMB Control Number 0704-0229.
    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 
Program.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 48,480 (48,385 reporting hours; 95 
recordkeeping hours).
    Number of Respondents: 20,485.
    Responses Per Respondent: Approximately 8.
    Number of Responses: 154,924.
    Average Burden Per Response: .31 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.

Summary of Information Collection

    DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program 
Certificate, as prescribed in 225.1101(1), requires an offeror to 
identify, in its proposal, supplies that are not domestic end products, 
separately listing qualifying country and other foreign end products.
    DFARS 252.225-7003, Report of Intended Performance Outside the 
United States and Canada-Submission with Offer, and 252.225-7004, 
Report of Intended Performance Outside the United States and Canada-
Submission after Award, as prescribed in 225.7204(a) and (b), require 
offerors and contractors to submit a report addressing subcontracts to 
be performed outside the United States. The reporting threshold is 
$550,000 for contracts that exceed $11.5 million. The contractor may 
submit the report on DD Form 2139, Report of Contract Performance 
Outside the United States, or a computer-generated report that contains 
all information required by DD Form 2139.
    DFARS 252.225-7005, Identification of Expenditures in the United 
States, as prescribed in 225.1103(1), requires contractors incorporated 
or located in the United States to identify, on each request for 
payment under contracts for supplies to be used, or for construction or 
services to be performed, outside the United States, that part of the 
requested payment representing estimated expenditures in the United 
States.
    DFARS 252.225-7006, Quarterly Reporting of Actual Contract 
Performance Outside the United States, as prescribed at 225.7204(c) for 
use in solicitations and contracts with a value exceeding $550,000, 
requires reporting of subcontracts that exceed the simplified 
acquisition threshold and are performed outside the United States.
    DFARS 252.225-7013, Duty-Free Entry, as prescribed in 225.1101(4), 
requires the contractor to provide information on shipping documents 
and customs forms regarding products that are eligible for duty-free 
entry.
    DFARS 252.225-7018, Notice of Prohibition of Certain Contracts with 
Foreign Entities for the Conduct of Ballistic Missile Defense Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, as prescribed in 225.7017-4, gives 
notice of the statutory prohibition on award of a contract to a foreign 
government or firm, if the contract provides for the conduct of 
research, development, test, or evaluation in connection with the 
Ballistic Missile Defense Program. The provision requires an offeror to 
indicate whether it is or is not a U.S. firm.
    DFARS 252.225-7020, Trade Agreements Certificate, as prescribed in 
225.1101(5), requires an offeror to list the item number and country of 
origin of any nondesignated country end product that it intends to 
furnish under the contract. This provision is used in all solicitations 
for products subject to the Trade Agreements Act.
    DFARS 252.225-7025, Restriction on Acquisition of Forgings, as 
prescribed in 225.7102-4, requires the contractor to retain records 
showing compliance with the requirement that end items and their 
components delivered under the contract contain forging items that are 
of domestic manufacture only. The contractor must retain the records 
for 3 years after final payment and must make the records available 
upon request of the contracting officer. The contractor may request a 
waiver of this requirement in accordance with DFARS 225.7102-3.
    DFARS 252.225-7032, Waiver of United Kingdom Levies-Evaluation of 
Offers, and 252.225-7033, Waiver of United Kingdom Levies, as 
prescribed in 225.1101(7) and (8), require an offeror to provide 
information to the contracting officer regarding any United Kingdom 
levies included in the offered price, and require the contractor to 
provide information to the contracting officer regarding any United 
Kingdom levies to be included in a subcontract that exceeds $1 million, 
before award of the subcontract.
    DFARS 252.225-7035, Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Balance 
of Payments Program Certificate, as prescribed in 225.1101(9), requires 
an offeror to list any qualifying country, Free Trade Agreement 
country, or other foreign end product that it intends to furnish under 
the contract.
    DFARS 252.225-7016, Restriction on Acquisition of Ball and Roller 
Bearings, previously covered by OMB Clearance 0704-0229, no longer 
contains an information collection requirement. The revision to this 
clause published at 71 FR 14110 on March 21, 2006, eliminated the 
requirement for contractor retention of records showing compliance with 
the restriction until 3 years after final payment. In addition, DFARS 
225.7009-3 no longer requires the contractor to submit a written plan 
for transitioning to domestically manufactured bearings, for a waiver 
under a multiyear contract or a contract exceeding 12 months.

Michele P. Peterson,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. E7-737 Filed 1-19-07; 8:45 am]
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