[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 75304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26134]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket DARS-2017-0008; OMB Control Number 0704-0497]


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement; Part 215 Negotiation; 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 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 
28, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Heather Kitchens, 571-372-6104.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Part 215 Negotiation; OMB Control Number 0704-0497.
    Type of Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 263.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 263.
    Average Burden Per Response: 4 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,052.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Needs and Uses: DFARS 215.403-5 provides contractors with guidance 
for the submittal of forward pricing rate proposals, and includes a 
checklist for contractors to use in preparing their proposals. The 
checklist is submitted to DoD with the forward pricing rate proposal. 
The purpose of this information collection is to improve the efficiency 
of the negotiation process by ensuring the submission of thorough, 
accurate, and complete forward pricing rate proposals. If the 
contracting officer determines that a forward pricing rate proposal 
should be obtained pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation 42.1701, 
then contractors following the contract cost principles for commercial 
organizations in FAR subpart 31.2 will be required to submit a forward 
pricing rate proposal that complies with Federal Acquisition Regulation 
15.408, Table 15-2, and DFARS 215.403-5 and 215.407-5-70. The forward 
pricing rate proposal adequacy checklist at Table 215.403-1 is used by 
the contracting officer and the contractor to ensure the proposal is 
complete. The completed forward pricing rate proposal adequacy 
checklist will be submitted to DoD with the forward pricing rate 
proposal.
    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. 2020-26134 Filed 11-24-20; 8:45 am]
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