[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28688-28689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9745]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement; Substitutions for Military or Federal 
Specifications and Standards (OMB Control Number 0704-0398)

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 
requirement for use through September 30, 2007. This proposal also 
includes 1,124 burden hours related to alternate preservation, 
packaging, and packing, presently approved under OMB Control Number 
0704-0187 for use through February 28, 2009. DoD proposes that OMB 
extend its approval for these collections for 3 additional years.

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

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by OMB Control Number 
0704-0398, 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-
0398 in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (703) 602-7887.
     Mail: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Attn: Ms. 
Amy

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Williams, OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DARS), IMD 3C132, 3062 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-3062.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Defense Acquisition Regulations 
System, Crystal 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 and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Sections 211.272, Alternate Preservation, Packaging, 
and Packing, and 211.273, Substitutions for Military or Federal 
Specifications and Standards, and related clauses at DFARS 252.211-7004 
and 252.211-7005; OMB Control Number 0704-0398.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection permits offerors to 
propose alternatives to military preservation, packaging, or packing 
specifications. DoD uses the information in the offeror's proposal to 
determine if the alternate preservation, packaging, or packing will 
meet the Government's needs. In addition, this information collection 
permits offerors to propose Single Process Initiative (SPI) processes 
as alternatives to military or Federal specifications and standards 
cited in DoD solicitations for previously developed items. DoD uses the 
information in the offeror's proposal to verify Government acceptance 
of an SPI process as a valid replacement for a military or Federal 
specification or standard.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,724.
    Number of Respondents: 581.
    Responses per Respondent: Approximately 3.
    Annual Responses: 1,762.
    Average Burden per Response: Approximately 1 hour.
    Frequency: On occasion.

Summary of Information Collection

    The provision at DFARS 252.211-7004, Alternate Preservation, 
Packaging, and Packing, is used in solicitations that include military 
preservation, packaging, or packing specifications, when it is feasible 
for DoD to evaluate and award using commercial or industrial 
preservation, packaging, or packing. If the offeror chooses to propose 
alternate preservation, packaging, or packing, the provision requires 
the offeror to submit information sufficient to allow evaluation of the 
proposed commercial or industrial preservation, packaging, or packing.
    The clause at DFARS 252.211-7005, Substitutions for Military or 
Federal Specifications and Standards, is used in solicitations and 
contracts for previously developed items. The clause encourages 
offerors to propose management or manufacturing processes, that have 
been previously accepted by DoD under the SPI program, as alternatives 
to military or Federal specifications and standards cited in the 
solicitation. An offeror proposing to use an SPI process must--
    (1) Identify the specific military or Federal specification or 
standard for which the SPI process has been accepted;
    (2) Identify each facility at which the offeror proposes to use the 
SPI process in lieu of military or Federal specifications or standards 
cited in the solicitation;
    (3) Identify the contract line items, subline items, components, or 
elements affected by the SPI process; and
    (4) If the proposed SPI process has been accepted at the facility 
at which it is proposed for use, but is not yet listed at the SPI 
Internet site, submit documentation of DoD acceptance of the SPI 
process.

Michele P. Peterson,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. E7-9745 Filed 5-21-07; 8:45 am]
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