[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 31, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 16707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06570]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2021-0003; OMB Control Number 0704-0483]


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement (DFARS); Independent Research and Development 
Technical Descriptions

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 collection of information 
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by April 
30, 2021.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS), Independent Research and Development Technical 
Descriptions; OMB Control Number 0704-0483.
    Type of Request: Revision and extension of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Reporting Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 69.
    Responses per Respondent: 90.49, approximately.
    Annual Responses: 6,244.
    Average Burden per Response: 0.5 hour.
    Annual Burden Hours: 3,122.
    Needs and Uses: DFARS 231.205-18 requires contractors to report 
independent research and development (IR&D) projects to the Defense 
Technical Information Center (DTIC) using DTIC's online IR&D database. 
The inputs must be updated at least annually and when the project is 
completed. The data provide in-process information on IR&D projects for 
which DoD reimburses the contractor as an allowable indirect expense. 
In addition to improving the Department's ability to determine whether 
contractor IR&D costs are allowable, the data provide visibility into 
the technical content of industry IR&D activities to meet DoD needs.
    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. 2021-06570 Filed 3-30-21; 8:45 am]
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