[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 225 (Friday, November 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 74325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25709]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2017-0003; OMB Control Number 0704-0386]


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement; Small Business Programs; 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 proposed 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: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Part 219, Small Business Programs, and Associated 
Clause in Part 252; OMB Control Number 0704-0386.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Number of Respondents: 41.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 41.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Annual Burden Hours: 41.
    Reporting Frequency: On occasion.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection includes requirements 
relating to DFARS part 219, Small Business Programs, and the clause at 
DFARS 252.219-7003, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts). 
DoD needs this information to improve administration under the small 
business subcontracting program and to evaluate a contractor's past 
performance in complying with its subcontracting plan.
    The clause at DFARS 252.219-7003 is prescribed for use in 
solicitations and contracts that include the clause at FAR 52.219-9, 
Small Business Subcontracting Plan. Paragraph (e) of the DFARS clause 
requires the contractor to notify the contracting officer, in writing, 
of any substitutions of firms that are not small business firms, for 
the small business firms specifically identified in the subcontracting 
plan. The notification is necessary when (1) a prime contractor has 
identified specific small business concerns in its subcontracting plan, 
and (2) after contract award, substitutes one of the small businesses 
identified in its subcontracting plan with a firm that is not a small 
business. The intent of this information collection is to alert the 
contracting officer of this situation.
    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. 2020-25709 Filed 11-19-20; 8:45 am]
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