[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 110 (Friday, June 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31814-31815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2845]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOD-2007-OS-0061]


Proposed Collection: Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics/Defense Technical 
Information Center (DTIC).

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(C)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics/Defense Technical Information 
Center (DTIC) announces the proposed extension of the currently 
approved collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. 
Comments are invited on:
    (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information shall have practical utility.
    (b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection.
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected.
    (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.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by August 
7, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
     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 change, including any personal identifiers or contact 
information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request further information about 
this proposed information collection, or to obtain a copy of the 
proposal and the associated collection instrument, please write or send 
an e-mail to the DTIC-BC Registration Team, Defense Technical 
Information Center, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 0944, Fort 
Belvoir, VA 22060-6218, or e-mail Ms. Kerry Christensen: 
[email protected]. Ms. Christensen may be telephoned at: (703) 767-
8247.
    Title, Form, and OMB Number: Registration for Scientific and 
Technical Information Services; DD Form 1540; OMB Control Number 0704-
0264.
    Needs and Uses: The data that the Defense Technical Information 
Center handles is controlled, because of either distribution 
limitations or security classification. For this reason, all potential 
users are required to register for service. DoD Instruction 3200.14, 
Principles and Operational Parameters of the DoD Scientific and 
Technical Information Program, mandates the registration procedure. 
Federal Government agencies and their contractors are required to 
complete the DD Form 1540, Registration for Scientific and Technical 
Information Services. The contractor community completes a separate DD 
Form 1540 for each contract or grant, and registration is valid until 
the contract expires.
    Affected Public: Business or other-for-profit, Federal Government, 
and State, local, or tribal government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,667.
    Number of Annual Respondents: 10,000.
    Annual Responses to Respondent: 10,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The DD Form 1540 serves as a registration tool for Federal 
Government agencies and their contractors to access DTIC services. 
Potential users registering for services are required to obtain 
certification from a designated approving official. Collected 
information is verified by DTIC's Marketing and Registration Division.


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    Dated: June 1, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-2845 Filed 6-7-07; 8:45 am]
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