[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 13779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05814]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulation System

[Docket Number 2015-0039]


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. chapter 
35).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by April 
14, 2016.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title, Associated Forms, and OMB Number: Safeguarding Covered 
Defense Information, Cyber Incident Reporting, and Cloud Computing; 
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Parts 204 and 
239, and related clauses at DFARS 252; OMB Control Number 0704-0478.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 10,954.
    Responses per Respondent: 5.5, approximately.
    Annual Responses: 60,494.
    Average Burden per Response: 4.15 hours, approximately.
    Annual Burden Hours: 250,840.
    Needs and Uses: This requirement provides for the collection of 
information related to reporting of cyber incidents on unclassified 
networks or information systems, within cloud computing services, and 
when they affect contractors designated as providing operationally 
critical support as required by statute.
    a. The clause at DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense 
Information and Cyber Incident Reporting, requires contractors to 
report cyber incidents that affect a covered contractor information 
system or the covered defense information residing therein.
    b. The provision at DFARS 252.204-7008, Compliance with 
Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls, requires an offeror 
that proposes to deviate from any of the security controls of National 
Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-171 in 
effect at the time the solicitation is issued, the offeror must submit 
to the contracting officer a written explanation of how the specified 
security control is not applicable or an alternative control or 
protective measure is used to achieve equivalent protection.
    c. The provision at DFARS 252.239-7009, Representation of Use of 
Cloud Computing, requires contractors to report that they 
``anticipate'' or ``do not anticipate'' utilizing cloud computing 
service in performance of the resultant contract in order to notify 
contracting officers of the applicability of the requirement in the 
clause at DFARS 252.239-7010.
    d. The clause at DFARS 252.239-7010, Cloud Computing Services, 
requires reporting of cyber incidents that occur when DoD is purchasing 
cloud computing services.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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.

Jennifer L. Hawes,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2016-05814 Filed 3-14-16; 8:45 am]
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