[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 62 (Monday, March 31, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 16845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6529]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DoD-2008-DARS-0031]


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 April 
30, 2008.
    Title And OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Part 247, Transportation, and related clauses in 
DFARS 252.247; OMB Control Number 0704-0245.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 60,400.
    Responses per Respondent: 7.71262.
    Annual Responses: 465,842.
    Average Burden per Response: .322242 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 150,114.
    Needs and Uses: DoD contracting officers use this information to 
verify that prospective contractors have adequate insurance prior to 
award of stevedoring contracts; to provide appropriate price 
adjustments to stevedoring contracts; and to assist the Maritime 
Administration in monitoring compliance with requirements for use of 
U.S.-flag vessels in accordance with the Cargo Preference Act of 1904 
(10 U.S.C. 2631).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Seehra 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 
change, 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: March 24, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-6529 Filed 3-28-08; 8:45 am]
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