[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 18 (Thursday, January 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4564-4565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1683]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0133]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; 
Defense Production Act Amendments

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an 
existing OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and 
approve an extension of a previously approved information collection 
requirement concerning Defense Production Act Amendments. A request for 
public comments was published in the Federal Register at 74 FR 58627, 
on November 13, 2009. No comments were received.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the FAR, and whether it will have practical utility; 
whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of 
information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and 
methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, 
through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 1, 2010. Submit 
comments including suggestions for reducing this burden to: FAR Desk 
Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the 
General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVPR), 1800 F

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Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jeritta Parnell, Contract Policy 
Branch, GSA, (202) 501-4082 or e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Title III of the Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950 authorizes 
various forms of Government assistance to encourage expansion of 
production capacity and supply of industrial resources essential to 
national defense. The DPA Amendments of 1992 provide for the testing, 
qualification, and use of industrial resources manufactured or 
developed with assistance provided under Title III of the DPA.
    FAR 34.1 and 52.234-1 require contractors, upon the direction of 
the contracting officer, to test Title III industrial resources for 
qualification, and provide the test results to the Defense Production 
Act Office. The FAR coverage also expresses Government policy to pay 
for such testing and provides definitions, procedures, and a contract 
clause to implement the policy. This information is used by the Defense 
Production Act Office, Title III Program, to determine whether the 
Title III industrial resource has been provided an impartial 
opportunity to qualify.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 6.
    Responses Per Respondent: 3.
    Total Annual Responses: 18.
    Hours Per Response: 100.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,800.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 
4041, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB 
Control Number 9000-0133, Defense Production Act Amendments, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: January 22, 2010.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-1683 Filed 1-27-10; 8:45 am]
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