[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 85604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28774]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket DARS-2020-0007; OMB Control Number 0704-0519]


Information Collection; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Subpart 204.17, Service Contracts Inventory and 
Associated Clause; 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 a new collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by January 
28, 2021.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS); DFARS Subpart 204.17, Service Contracts Inventory 
and Associated Clause; OMB Control Number 0704-0519.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit entities.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Type of Request: Approval of a new information collection.
    Reporting Frequency: Annually.
    Number of Respondents: 1,934.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.267, approximately.
    Annual Responses: 4,386.
    Average Burden per Response: 2 hours.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,772.
    Needs and Uses: 10 U.S.C. 2330a, as amended by section 812 of 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, requires DoD 
to establish a data collection system to provide certain management 
information with regard to each purchase of services by a Military 
Department or Agency that is in excess of $3 million for services in 
the following service acquisition portfolio groups: Logistics 
management services, equipment-related services, knowledge-based 
services, and electronics and communications services. New DFARS clause 
252.204-70XX, Reporting Requirements for Contracted Services, requires 
a contractor to report annually, in the System for Award Management, on 
the services performed under the contract or order, during the 
preceding Government fiscal year. Specifically, the contractor is 
required to report the total dollar amount invoiced for services 
performed during the preceding fiscal year and the number of direct 
labor hours, including subcontractor hours (when applicable), expended 
on services performed during the previous Government fiscal year.
    The information collection will provide DoD with the ability to 
identify and report annually to Congress, in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 
2330a, on the inventory of contractor service contract actions. As an 
adjunct, the information will support DoD's total force management and 
in making strategic workforce planning and budget decisions pursuant to 
10 U.S.C. 129a.
    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, the Docket 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. Angela James at 
[email protected].

Jennifer D. Johnson,
Regulatory Control Officer, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2020-28774 Filed 12-28-20; 8:45 am]
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