[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 38522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15827]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2014-OS-0100]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Washington Headquarters Service, Acquisition Directorate (WHS/
AD), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Washington Headquarters Service, Acquisition 
Directorate (WHS/AD), announces a proposed 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 
September 8, 2014.

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 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 Director, 
Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate, 1225 S. Clark 
Street, Suite 1202, Arlington, VA 22302 (703-545-0423).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: OFPP Rate the Agency 
Initiative; OMB Control Number 0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain offerors' feedback on the pre-award phase of WHS/AD Requests 
for Proposals (RFPs) greater than $1M. Their answers will help WHS/AD 
assess performance and identify strengths and weaknesses. The survey is 
optional and anonymous. The results from the survey will not be 
published or made publicly available. The survey will be provided to 
all those firms submitting offers in response to specific Requests for 
Proposals greater than $1M.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 133.
    Number of Respondents: 800.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    OMB has asked the Acquisitions Directorate (AD) of Washington 
Headquarters Service to participate in a pilot program whereby AD 
surveys its contractors after the pre-award phase of the acquisition 
process to obtain their feedback. Responses to the survey will help 
assess AD's performance and identify its strengths and weaknesses. The 
survey contains 17 questions and should take no more than 10 minutes to 
complete.

    Dated: July 1, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-15827 Filed 7-7-14; 8:45 am]
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