[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 43112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17840]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2019-OS-0099]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, DoD.

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Logistics Agency 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 
21, 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 Defense 
Logistics Agency, Andrew T. McNamara Building, 8725 John J. Kingman 
Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221, ATTN: Karen Bond, or call (571) 767-
6871.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: ASSIST Database; OMB 
Control Number 0704-0188.
    Needs and Uses: The Data Item Descriptions in the ASSIST database, 
formerly the Acquisition Management Systems and Data Requirements 
Control List (AMSDL), contain data requirements used in Department of 
Defense (DoD) contracts. The information collected will be used by DoD 
personnel and other DoD contractors to support the design, test, 
manufacture, training, operation, and maintenance of procured items, 
including weapons systems critical to the national defense.
    Affected Public: Business or other For-Profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 29,652,480.
    Number of Respondents: 1,040.
    Responses per Respondent: 432.
    Annual Responses: 449,280.
    Average Burden per Response: 66 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The Data Item Descriptions in the ASSIST database, formerly the 
AMSDL, is a collection of data requirements used in Department of 
Defense contracts. Information collection requests are contained in DoD 
contract actions for supplies, services, hardware, and software. This 
information is collected and used by DoD and its component Military 
Departments and Agencies to support the design, test, manufacture, 
training, operation, maintenance, and logistical support of procured 
items, including weapons systems. The collection of such data is 
essential to accomplishing the assigned mission of the Department of 
Defense. Failure to collect this information would have a detrimental 
effect on the DoD acquisition programs and National Security. 
Information used to determine the burden hours is contained in the 
ASSIST Online database.

    Dated: August 14, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-17840 Filed 8-19-19; 8:45 am]
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