[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 167 (Monday, August 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 59201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20636]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[OMB Control Number 0704-0332; Docket Number DARS-2016-0024]


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 
September 28, 2016.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Appendix I, DoD Pilot Mentor-Protege Program; OMB 
Control Number 0704-0332.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Number of Respondents: 122.
    Responses per Respondent: Approximately 2.
    Annual Responses: 240.
    Average Burden per Response: Approximately 1 hour.
    Annual Burden Hours: 240.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Needs and Uses: DoD needs this information to ensure that 
participants in the Mentor-Protege Program (``the Program'') are 
fulfilling their obligations under the mentor-protege agreements and 
that the Government is receiving value for the benefits it provides 
through the Program. DoD uses the information as source data for 
reports to Congress required by section 811(d) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Pub. L. 106-65). Participation 
in the Program is voluntary.
    Respondent's Obligation:
    a. DFARS Appendix I, section I-112.2(a)-(d), requires mentor firms 
to report on the progress made under active mentor-protege agreements 
semiannually for the periods ending March 31 and September 30. The 
September 30 report must address the entire fiscal year. Reports must 
include the following:
    1. Data on performance under the mentor-protege agreement, 
including dollars obligated, expenditures, subcontracts awarded to the 
protege firm, developmental assistance provided, impact and progress of 
the agreement.
    2. A copy of the Individual Subcontracting Report (ISR) or SF 294 
and Summary Subcontracting Report (SSR) for each contract where 
developmental assistance was credited to subcontracting goals.
    b. DFARS Appendix I, section I-112.2(e), requires protege firms to 
submit reports on an annual basis. Reports must include progress made 
by the protege firm in employment, revenues, and participation in DoD 
contracts during each fiscal year of the Program participation term and 
each of the two fiscal years following the expiration of the Program 
participation term. During the Program participation term, the protege 
firms may provide this data to the mentor firm for inclusion in the 
mentor report required by I-112(a)-(d) for the period ending September 
30.
    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. 2016-20636 Filed 8-26-16; 8:45 am]
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