[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 159 (Friday, August 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 41973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17641]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2019-OS-0094]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering, DoD.

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Technical Information Center 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 October 
15, 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 the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Information 
Management Control Officer, 3030 Defense Pentagon, RM 3C152, 
Washington, DC 20301, Mr. Steve Lippi or call 703-614-4161.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Representations to 
Implement Appropriation Act Provisions on Felony Convictions and Unpaid 
Federal Tax Liabilities, OMB Control Number 0704-0494.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to enable DoD awarding officials to exercise due diligence and continue 
to comply with provisions found in Sections 745 and 746 of the 
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 
(Division E of Pub. L. 114-113, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2016), as well as similar provisions that future years' appropriations 
acts may include. The requirements of these provisions were originally 
enacted in three Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 appropriations acts that made 
funds available to DoD Components for obligation. The details of the 
provisions in the three FY 2012 acts varied somewhat but they generally 
required DoD to consider suspension or debarment before using 
appropriated funding to enter into a grant or cooperative agreement 
with a corporation if the awarding official was aware that the 
corporation had an unpaid federal tax liability or was convicted of a 
felony criminal violation within the preceding 24 months. The FY 2012 
provisions were in:
    Sections 8124 and 8125 of the Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2012 (Division A of Pub. L. 112-74, the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2012);
    Section 514 of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (Division H of Pub. L. 112-
74); and
    Sections 504 and 505 of the Energy and Water Development 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Division B of Pub. L. 112-74).
    Generally, the requirements related to these provisions of the FY 
2012 appropriations acts have been included in each subsequent fiscal 
year's appropriations acts. Since FY 2015, the provisions related to 
felony convictions and unpaid federal tax liabilities have been enacted 
in the government-wide general provisions portion of the Financial 
Services and General Government Appropriations Act.
    Affected Public: Not-For-Profit institutions; Individuals or 
Households; Business or Other For-Profit; Farms; Federal Government; or 
State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,250.
    Number of Respondents: 2,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 6.
    Annual Responses: 15,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: August 13, 2019.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-17641 Filed 8-15-19; 8:45 am]
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