[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 101 (Thursday, May 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28585-28586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11272]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2021-OS-0041]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: Consistent with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its 
implementing regulations, this document provides notice DoD is 
submitting an Information Collection Request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information necessary for the 
Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation to make and maintain 
grants to qualified applicants under the Defense Manufacturing 
Community Support Program. DoD requests emergency processing and OMB 
authorization to collect the information after publication of this 
Notice for a period of six months.

DATES: Comments must be received by June 28, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The Department has requested emergency processing from OMB 
for this information collection request by 30 days after publication of 
this notice. Interested parties can access the supporting materials and 
collection instrument as well as submit comments and recommendations to 
OMB at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search

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function. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be 
summarized and included in the request for OMB approval of this 
information collection. They will also become a matter of public 
record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Duncan, 571-372-7574, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Defense Manufacturing Community Support 
Program, authorized under Section 846 of the Fiscal Year 2019 National 
Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. 115-232), is designed to undertake 
long-term investments in critical skills, facilities, research and 
development, and small business support in order to strengthen the 
national security innovation and manufacturing base. The program also 
seeks to ensure complementarity of those communities so designated with 
existing Defense Manufacturing Institutes. Defense Manufacturing 
Institutes are manufacturing ecosystems established since 2014, with 
common manufacturing and design challenges revolving around specific 
technologies. This information collection supports the awarding of 
grants under the Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program, 
including the initial Grant Proposal, final Grant Application, and 
Post-Award Performance Reporting.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Defense Manufacturing 
Community Support Program; OMB Control Number 0704-DMCS.
    Type of Request: New.

Grant Proposal

    Number of Respondents: 75.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 75.
    Average Burden per Response: 7 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 525.

Grant Application and Post-Award Performance Reporting

    Number of Respondents: 6.
    Responses per Respondent: 6.
    Annual Responses: 36.
    Average Burden per Response: 170 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 102.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary (Grant Proposal); Required to 
Obtain or Retain Benefits (Grant Application and Post-Award Performance 
Reporting).

Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
DoD, including whether the information collected has practical utility; 
(2) the accuracy of DoD's estimate of the burden (including hours and 
cost) of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including automated collection techniques or the use of 
other forms of information technology.

    Dated: May 24, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 2021-11272 Filed 5-26-21; 8:45 am]
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