[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 8697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-874]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[DOD-2007-DARS-0014]


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).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by March 
29, 2007.
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Subparts 227.71, Rights in Technical Data and 
227.72, Rights in Computer Software and Computer Software Documentation 
and related clauses at 252.227; OMB Control Number 0704-0369.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 54,925.
    Responses per Respondent: 9.6 approximately.
    Annual Responses: 526,797.
    Average Burden per Response: 2.9 hours (average).
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,633,269 (1,535,894 annual response burden 
hours and 97,375 annual recordkeeping burden hours).
    Needs and Uses: DFARS Subparts 227.71 and 227.72 prescribe the use 
of solicitation provisions and contract clauses containing information 
collection requirements that are associated with rights in technical 
data and computer software. DoD needs this information to implement 10 
U.S.C. 2320, Rights in technical data, and 10 U.S.C. 2321, Validation 
of proprietary data restrictions. DoD uses the information to recognize 
and protect contractor rights in technical data and computer software 
that are associated with privately funded developments; and to ensure 
that technical data delivered under a contract is complete and accurate 
and satisfies contract requirements.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    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.
    You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the 
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
charge, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia Toppings. Written requests for 
copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. 
Toppings at WHS/ESD/Information Management Division, 1777 North Kent 
Street, RPN, Suite 11000, Arlington, VA 22209-2133.

    Dated: February 20, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-874 Filed 2-26-07; 8:45 am]
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