[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 72029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28137]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DoD-2008-DARS-0095]


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 December 
26, 2008.
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Part 217, Special Contracting Methods, and related 
provisions and clauses at DFARS 252.217; OMB Control Number 0704-0214.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 54,181.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.0065.
    Annual Responses: 108,714.
    Average Burden per Response: 10.23901 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,113,124.
    Needs and Uses: Contracting officers need the information required 
by DFARS Part 217 and the related provisions and clauses to determine 
the economic advantage of exchange (trade-in) of personal property; to 
permit definitization of contract actions; to determine the 
reasonableness of proposed prices; to determine that a contractor is 
adequately insured; to determine the appropriate course of action in 
the event of loss or damage to a vessel; to provide for competition in 
future acquisitions; and to determine the need for ``over and above'' 
work.
    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. 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: November 18, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-28137 Filed 11-25-08; 8:45 am]
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