[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 6094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2813]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket No. DARS-2011-0078-0002]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Defense Acquisition Regulations System 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 March 9, 
2012.
    Title, Associated Forms and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 204, Administrative Matters: U.S.-
International Atomic Energy Agency Additional Protocol; and related 
clause at DFARS 252.204-7010, Requirement for Contractor to Notify DoD 
if the Contractor's Activities are Subject to Reporting Under the U.S.-
International Atomic Energy Agency Additional Protocol; OMB Control 
Number 0704-0454.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 300.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 300.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Annual Burden Hours: 300.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Needs and Uses: This requirement is necessary to provide for 
protection of information or activities with national security 
significance. As such, this information collection requires contractors 
to comply with the notification process at DFARS clause 252.204-7010, 
Requirement for Contractor to Notify DoD if the Contractor's Activities 
are Subject to Reporting Under the U.S.-International Atomic Energy 
Agency Additional Protocol.
    Under the U.S.-International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Additional 
Protocol, the United States is required to declare a wide range of 
public and private nuclear-related activities to the IAEA and 
potentially provide access to IAEA inspectors for verification 
purposes. The U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol permits the United States 
unilaterally to declare exclusions from inspection requirements for 
activities with direct national security significance.
    The clause at 252.204-7010 is included in contracts for research 
and development or major defense acquisition programs involving 
fissionable materials (e.g., uranium, plutonium, neptunium, thorium, 
americium); other radiological source materials; or technologies 
directly related to nuclear power production, including nuclear or 
radiological waste materials.
    The clause requires a contractor to provide written notification to 
the applicable DoD program manager and a copy of the notification to 
the contracting officer, if the contractor is required to report its 
activities under the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol. Upon such 
notification, DoD will determine if access may be granted to IAEA 
inspectors, or if a national security exclusion should be applied.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or maintain 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 the Federal Register document. The 
general policy for comments and other public 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 provided. To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please 
check http://www.regulations.gov approximately two to three days after 
submission to verify posting (except allow 30 days for posting of 
comments submitted by mail).
    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, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 2nd Floor, East Tower, Suite 02G09, 
Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.

Mary Overstreet,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2012-2813 Filed 2-6-12; 8:45 am]
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