[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 144 (Friday, July 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 41025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16153]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2021-0009; OMB Control Number 0704-0187]


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement; Information Collection in Support of the DoD 
Acquisition Process (Various Miscellaneous Requirements)

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 August 
30, 2021.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS), Information Collection in Support of the DoD 
Acquisition Process (Various Miscellaneous Requirements), OMB Control 
Number 0704-0187.
    Type of Request: Revision and extension.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Number of Respondents: 469.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.29.
    Annual Responses: 601.
    Hours per Response: 1.68, approximately.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,010.
    Reporting Frequency: On occasion.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement pertains to 
information required in DFARS parts 208, 209, 235, and associated 
solicitation provision and contract clauses in part 252 that offerors 
and contractors must submit to DoD in response to a request for 
proposals or an invitation for bids or a contract requirement. The 
estimates of the number of respondents and responses are revised to 
correct a typographical error. DoD uses this information to--
     Determine whether to provide precious metals as 
Government-furnished material;
     Determine whether a foreign government owns or controls 
the offeror to prevent access to proscribed information;
     Determine whether there is a compelling reason for a 
contractor to enter into a subcontract in excess of $35,000 with a 
firm, or subsidiary of a firm, that is identified in the System for 
Award Management Exclusions as ineligible for award of Defense 
subcontracts because it is owned or controlled by the government of a 
country that is a state sponsor of terrorism;
     Evaluate claims of indemnification for losses or damages 
occurring under a research and development contract; and
     Keep track of radio frequencies on electronic equipment 
under research and development contracts so that the user does not 
override or interfere with the use of that frequency by another user.
    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 Duncan. Requests for copies of 
the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. Duncan at 
[email protected].

Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2021-16153 Filed 7-29-21; 8:45 am]
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