[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 78415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30463]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2014-0052]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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. 35).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by January 
29, 2015.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Independent Research and Development 
Technical Descriptions; OMB Control Number 0704-0483.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 700.
    Responses per Respondent: Approximately 38.5.
    Annual Responses: 26,950.
    Average Burden per Response: Approximately .5 hours.
    Annual Response Burden Hours: 13,475.
    Needs and Uses: DFARS 231.205-18 requires contractors to report 
independent research and development (IR&D) projects to the Defense 
Technical Information Center (DTIC) using the DTIC's online IR&D 
database. The data provides in-process information on IR&D projects for 
which DoD reimburses the contractor as an allowable indirect expense. 
In addition to improving the Department's ability to determine whether 
contractor IR&D costs are allowable, the data provides visibility into 
the technical content of industry IR&D activities to meet DoD needs.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit entities.
    Reporting Frequency: At least annually and when the project is 
completed.
    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 Public Collections Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick C. Licari.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Mr. Licari at: Publication Collections Program, WHS/
ESD Information Management Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 2nd Floor, 
East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.

Manuel Quinones,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2014-30463 Filed 12-29-14; 8:45 am]
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