[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23280-23281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09176]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2009-OS-0160]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology 
and Logistics 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 June 20, 
2016.

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: ODCMO, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 
4800 Mark Center Drive, ATTN: Mailbox 24, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    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.
    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow 
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

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 
(OUSD AT&L), Manufacturing and Industrial Based Policy (MIBP), ATTN: 
Jonathan Wright, Alexandria, VA 22350-6500, or call MIBP, at 571-372-
6271.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Industrial Capabilities 
Questionnaire; DD Form 2737; OMB Control Number 0704-0377.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to provide the adequate industrial capability analyses to indicate a 
diverse, healthy, and competitive industrial base capable of meeting 
Department demands. Additionally, the information

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is required to perform the industrial assessments required by Chapter 
148, section 2502 of Title 10 of the U.S. Code; and to support 
development of a defense industrial base information system as required 
by Section 722 of the 1992 Defense Production Act, as amended, and 
Section 802 of Executive Order 12919.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 153,600.
    Number of Respondents: 12,800.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 12,800.
    Average Burden per Response: 12 hours.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondents are companies/facilities specifically identified as 
being of interest to the Department of Defense. Industrial Capabilities 
Questionnaire DD Form 2737 records pertinent information needed to 
conduct industrial base analysis for senior DoD leadership to ensure a 
robust defense industrial base to support the warfighter.

    Dated: April 15, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-09176 Filed 4-19-16; 8:45 am]
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