[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 9461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03259]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2019-0019; OMB Control Number 0750-0001]


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement (DFARS); Performance-Based Payments--
Representation; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

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.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by March 
20, 2020.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Performance-Based Payments--
Representation; OMB Control Number 0750-0001.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for- profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Request: New submission.
    Number of Respondents: 144.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 144.
    Average Burden per Response: Approximately .1 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 15.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is a result of a new 
DFARS requirement to implement section 831 the National Defense 
Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, which amends 10 
U.S.C. 2307. The rule adds a new provision with a reporting requirement 
that will require an entry in the annual representations and 
certifications with regard to whether the offeror's financial 
statements are in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting 
Principles. This provision is for use in solicitations where the 
resulting contract may include performance-based payments. This 
representation will be included in the annual representations and 
certifications in the System for Award Management. (See DFARS Case 
2019-D002, proposed rule published at 84 FR 18221 on April 30, 2019.)
    Comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection 
should be sent to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, DoD Desk Officer, at 
[email protected]. Please identify the proposed information 
collection by DoD Desk Officer and the Docket ID number and title of 
the information collection
    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.
    DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela James. Requests for copies of the 
information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. James at [email protected].

Jennifer Lee Hawes,
Regulatory Control Officer, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2020-03259 Filed 2-18-20; 8:45 am]
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