[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 125 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38870-38871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13977]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket DARS-2019-0063; OMB Control Number 0750-0002]


Information Collection; Covered Defense Telecommunications 
Equipment or Services; 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 extension of a collection 
of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 29, 
2020.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement (DFARS); DFARS Part 204, Covered Defense

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Telecommunications Equipment or Services; OMB Control Number 0750-0002.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit entities.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Reporting Frequency: At least annually.
    Number of Respondents: 216,843.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 432,939.
    Preparation Hours per Response (weighted average of the estimated 
hours to complete the representations, the disclosure, and the report): 
4.45 hours
    Annual Response Burden Hours: 97,359.
    A notice requesting that OMB provide emergency clearance of 
collections of information was published in the Federal Register at 84 
FR 69362, on December 18, 2019. OMB authorized emergency processing of 
an information collection involved in this rule under OMB Control 
Number 0750-0002. This notice was published in conjunction with 
pubication of an interim rule under DFARS Case 2018-D022, Covered 
Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services, published on December 
31, 2019, at 84 FR 72231.
    Needs and Uses: The collection of information is necessary to 
protect against foreign interference with DoD telecommunications, which 
could jeopardize our military communications, the lives of our 
warfighters, and our national security. The collection of information 
is essential to the mission of the agencies to ensure DoD does not 
purchase prohibited equipment, systems, and services, and can respond 
appropriately if any such purchases are not identified until after 
delivery or use.
    This requirement supports implementation of section 1656(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. Section 1656 
prohibits DoD from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a 
contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to 
carry out the nuclear deterrence mission and homeland defense mission 
that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a 
substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical 
technology as a part of any system.
    This requirement is implemented in the Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) through the provision at 252.204-7016, 
Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--
Representation, the provision at 252.204-7017, Prohibition on the 
Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or 
Services--Representation, and the clause at 252.204-2018, Prohibition 
on Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or 
Services.
    This clearance covers the following requirements:
     DFARS 252.204-7016 requires the offeror to represent 
whether it does or does not provide covered defense telecommunications 
equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to 
the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or 
other contractual instrument.
     DFARS 252.204-7017 requires that if an offeror provides an 
affirmative representation under the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered 
Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation, that 
offeror is required to represent whether it will or will not provide 
under the contract, covered defense telecommunications equipment or 
services.
     DFARS 252.204-7018 requires contractors to report covered 
telecommunications equipment, systems and services identified during 
performance of a contract.
    OMB Desk Officer: Comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to Ms. Susan Minson, 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: Requests for copies of the information 
collection proposal should be sent to Ms. Angela James at [email protected].

Jennifer Lee Hawes,
Regulatory Control Officer, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2020-13977 Filed 6-26-20; 8:45 am]
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