[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 49963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18007]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[OMB Control Number 0704-0441; Docket Number DARS-2016-0019]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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 August 
29, 2016.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS), Part 246, Quality Assurance, and related clauses at 
252.246; OMB Control Number 0704-0441.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 54,250.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 54,250.
    Average Burden per Response: Approximately .5 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 27,250.
    Needs and Uses: DoD needs to ensure that the Government receives 
timely notification of item nonconformances or deficiencies that could 
impact safety. The Procuring Contracting Officer and the Administrative 
Contracting Officer use the information to ensure that the customer is 
aware of potential safety issues in delivered products, has a basic 
understanding of the circumstances, and has a point of contact to begin 
addressing a mutually acceptable plan of action. In addition, DoD needs 
to track warranties for Item Unique Item Identification (IUID) required 
items in the IUID registry. The identification and enforcement of 
warranties is essential to the effectiveness and efficiency of DoD's 
material readiness.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation:
    a. The clause at DFARS 252.246-7003, Notification of Potential 
Safety Issues, requires contractors to provide notification of (1) all 
nonconformances for parts identified as critical safety items acquired 
by the Government under the contract, and (2) all nonconformances or 
deficiencies that may result in a safety impact for systems, or 
subsystems, assemblies, subassemblies, or parts integral to a system 
acquired by or serviced for the Government under the contract.
    b. The provision at DFARS 252.246-7005, Notice of Warranty Tracking 
of Serialized Items, requires an offeror to provide with its offer, for 
each contract line item number, warranty tracking information for each 
warranted item.
    c. The clause at DFARS 252.246-7006, Warranty Tracking of 
Serialized Items, requires contractors, for warranted items, to provide 
(1) the unique item identifier, and (2) the warranty repair source 
information and instructions.
    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 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. 2016-18007 Filed 7-28-16; 8:45 am]
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