[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 225 (Friday, November 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74323-74324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25708]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

[Docket Number: DARS-2020-0021; OMB Control Number 0704-0272]


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement; Occupational Safety, Drug-Free Work Force and 
Related Clauses

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 proposed revision and extension of a 
collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by December 
21, 2020.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: Environment, Energy and Water Efficiency, 
Renewable Energy Technologies, Occupational Safety, and Drug-free 
Workplace--DoD FAR Supplement Part 223; OMB Control Number 0704-0272.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.

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    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Respondents: 4,527.
    Annual Responses: 70,346.
    Estimated Hours: 581,165 hours (48,525 reporting hours and 532,640 
recordkeeping hours).
    Reporting Frequency: On occasion.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requires that an 
offeror or contractor submit information to DoD in response to DFARS 
solicitations, four contract clauses relating to occupational safety 
and one clause relating to the drug-free work force program. DoD 
contracting officers use this information to--
    [cir] Verify compliance with requirements for labeling of hazardous 
materials;
    [cir] Ensure contractor compliance and monitor subcontractor 
compliance with DoD 4145.26-M, DoD Contractors' Safety Manual for 
Ammunition and Explosives, and minimize risk of mishaps;
    [cir] Identify the place of performance of all ammunition and 
explosives work; and
    [cir] Ensure contractor compliance and monitor subcontractor 
compliance with DoD 5100.76-M, Physical Security of Sensitive 
Conventional Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives.
    [cir] Ensure compliance with the clause program requirements with 
regard to programs for achieving the objective of a drug-free work 
force; requires contractor recordkeeping.
    This information collection addresses the following requirements:
    [cir] DFARS 252.223-7001, Hazard Warning Labels. Paragraph (c) 
requires all offerors to list which hazardous materials will be labeled 
in accordance with certain statutory requirements instead of the Hazard 
Communication Standard. Paragraph (d) requires only the apparently 
successful offeror to submit, before award, a copy of the hazard 
warning label for all hazardous materials not listed in paragraph (c) 
of the clause.
    [cir] DFARS 252.223-7002, Safety Precautions for Ammunition and 
Explosives. Paragraph (c)(2) requires the contractor, within 30 days of 
notification of noncompliance with DoD 4145.26-M, to notify the 
contracting officer of actions taken to correct the noncompliance. 
Paragraph (d)(1) requires the contractor to notify the contracting 
officer immediately of any mishaps involving ammunition or explosives. 
Paragraph (d)(3) requires the contractor to submit a written report of 
the investigation of the mishap to the contracting officer. Paragraph 
(g)(4) requires the contractor to notify the contracting officer before 
placing a subcontract for ammunition or explosives.
    [cir] DFARS 252.223-7003, Changes in Place of Performance--
Ammunition and Explosives. Paragraph (a) requires the offeror to 
identify, in the Place of Performance provision of the solicitation, 
the place of performance of all ammunition and explosives work covered 
by the Safety Precautions for Ammunition and Explosives clause of the 
solicitation. Paragraphs (b) and (c) require the offeror or contractor 
to obtain written permission from the contracting officer before 
changing the place of performance after the date set for receipt of 
offers or after contract award.
    [cir] DFARS 252.223-7007, Safeguarding Sensitive Conventional Arms, 
Ammunition, and Explosives. Paragraph (e) requires the contractor to 
notify the cognizant Defense Security Service field office within 10 
days after award of any subcontract involving sensitive conventional 
arms, ammunition, and explosives within the scope of DoD 5100.76-M.
    [cir] DFARS 252.223-7004, Drug-Free Work Force. The clause requires 
that certain contractors maintain records necessary to demonstrate 
reasonable efforts to eliminate the unlawful use by contractor 
employees of controlled substances. DoD does not regularly collect any 
information with regard to this clause.
    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: Ms. Angela James. Requests for copies of the 
information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. James at [email protected].

Jennifer D. Johnson,
Regulatory Control Officer, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2020-25708 Filed 11-19-20; 8:45 am]
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