[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18563-18564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06972]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2013-OS-0058]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Department of the Air Force announces the proposed 
extension of a public information 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; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
information collection on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by May 28, 
2013.

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, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal

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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 more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to: the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, 
3010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3010, or contact Shanna 
Poole at [email protected] or (703) 692-3032.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Synchronized Predeployment 
and Operational Tracker (SPOT) System; OMB Control Number 0704-0460.
    Needs and Uses: In accordance with section 861 of Public Law 110-
181 and DoD Instruction 3020.41, ``Operational Contract Support'' and 
other appropriate policy, Memoranda of Understanding, and regulations, 
the DoDComponents, the Department of State (DoS), and the United States 
Agency for International Development (USAID) shall ensure that 
contractors enter data into the Synchronized Predeployment and 
Operational Tracker (SPOT) System before deployment outside the United 
States. Data collection on contractors is a condition of their contract 
when DFARS 252.225-7040 is incorporated and persons who choose not to 
have data collected will not be entitled to employment opportunities 
which require this data to be collected.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 150,150 .
    Number of Respondents: 1,300.
    Responses per Respondent: 1 to 32,000 (average 231).
    Annual Responses: 300,300.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The Department of Defense has designated the SPOT as the joint Web-
based database to assist the Combatant Commander (CCDR) in maintaining 
awareness of the nature, extent, and potential risks and capabilities 
associated with contracted support in support of contingency 
operations, humanitarian or peacekeeping operations, or military 
exercises designated by the CCDR.
    The designated joint Web-based database (SPOT or its successor) 
shall:
    (a) Serve as the central repository for up-to-date status and 
reporting on ALL DoD funded contingency contractor personnel as well as 
other personnel as directed by Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)), or by the CCDR.
    (b) Track contract capability information for all DoD funded 
contracts supporting contingency operations, humanitarian or 
peacekeeping operations, or military exercises designated by the CCDR. 
Contract capability information shall provide planners and CCDRs an 
awareness of the nature, extent, and potential risks and capabilities 
associated with the contracted effort.
    (c) Provide by-name accountability of all DoD funded contingency 
contractor personnel and other personnel as directed by USD(AT&L) or 
the CCDR.
    (d) Contain, or link to, minimum contract information (e.g., 
contract number, company contact information, sponsoring (requiring 
activity) military unit contact information, and a summary of services 
or capability provided by the contract) necessary to establish and 
maintain accountability and visibility of the personnel and the 
contract capabilities in contingency operations, humanitarian or 
peacekeeping operations, or military exercises designated by the CCDR.
    Section 861 of the NDAA for FY 2008 required the identification of 
common databases among the DoD, DoS, and USAID to serve as repositories 
of information on contracts and contractor personnel in Iraq and 
Afghanistan. In a signed memorandum of understanding (MOU), the 
Agencies agreed that SPOT will serve as the interagency database for 
information on contractor personnel. Each Agency must require its 
contractors operating in contingency operations to input information 
into SPOT and ensure data integrity.

    Dated: March 21, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-06972 Filed 3-26-13; 8:45 am]
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