[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2651-2652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00627]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2020-0042; OMB Control Number 0704-0341]


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement; Part 239, Acquisition of Information Technology

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.

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DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by February 
12, 2021.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Part 239, Acquisition of Information Technology, and 
the associated clause at DFARS 252.239-7000; OMB Control Number 0704-
0341.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Type of Request: Revision and extension of a currently approved 
collection.
    Reporting Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 820.
    Responses per Respondent: Approximately 7.
    Annual Responses: 5,932.
    Average Burden per Response: Approximately 0.5 hour.
    Annual Burden Hours: 3,025.
    Needs and Uses: This requirement provides for the collection of 
information from contractors regarding security of information 
technology and proposals from common carriers to perform special 
construction under contracts for telecommunications services. 
Contracting officers and other DoD personnel use the information to 
ensure that information technology is protected and to establish 
reasonable prices for special construction by common carriers.
    The clause at DFARS 252.239-7000, Protection Against Compromising 
Emanations, requires that the contractor provide, upon request of the 
contracting officer, documentation that information technology used or 
provided under the contract meets appropriate information assurance 
requirements. DFARS 239.7408 requires the contracting officer to obtain 
a detailed special construction proposal from a common carrier that 
submits a proposal or quotation that has special construction 
requirements related to the performance of basic telecommunications 
services.
    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: https://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. 2021-00627 Filed 1-12-21; 8:45 am]
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