[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 11530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05845]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2019-OS-0035]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, DoD.

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public 
comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and 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 May 28, 
2019.

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: Department of Defense, Office of the Chief Management 
Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, 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.

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 Defense Manpower 
Data Center, Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker 
Enterprise Suite (SPOT-ES) Program Management Office, ATTN: Samuel 
Gregson, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 04E25, Alexandria, VA 22350, or 
call SPOT-ES PMO at 571-372-1139.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Synchronized Predeployment 
and Operational Tracker Enterprise Suite (SPOT-ES), OMB Control Number 
0704-0460.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to comply with section 861 of Public Law 110-181 and DoD Instruction 
3020.41, ``Operational Contract Support'' and other appropriate policy, 
Memoranda of Understanding, and regulations. The Department of Defense, 
the Department of State (DoS), and the United States Agency for 
International Development (USAID) require that Government contract 
companies enter their employee's data into the Synchronized 
Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) System before contractors 
are deployed outside of the United States. Any persons who choose not 
to have data collected will not be entitled to employment opportunities 
which require this data to be collected.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 37,114.
    Number of Respondents: 964.
    Responses per Respondent: 77.
    Annual Responses: 74,228.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Data collection on contractors is a condition of DoD contracts when 
DFARS 252.225-7040, Contractor Personnel Authorized to Accompany
    U.S. Armed Forces Deployed Outside the United States, is 
incorporated. This clause applies when contractors are authorized to 
accompany U.S. Armed Forces deployed outside of the United States in 
contingency or peacekeeping operations or other military operations/
exercises when designated by the Combatant Commander.
    SPOT is the authorized system for contractor accountability and the 
only system that provides the Letter of Authorization (LOA) which is 
required to process through a deployment center to, from, or within the 
designated operational area. The LOA is also required for access to 
Authorized Government Services (AGS) which are assigned on the LOA for 
each individual contractor IAW their contract by the responsible 
Contracting Officer. If the data is not collected to generate the LOA, 
contractors would not be able to obtain AGS in their deployed 
locations, including access to dining facilities--limiting their 
ability to obtain critical life support.

    Dated: March 22, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-05845 Filed 3-26-19; 8:45 am]
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