[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 163 (Thursday, August 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47629-47630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18300]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2021-0013; OMB Control Number 0704-0246]


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement; DFARS Part 245, Government Property

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 
September 27, 2021.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Part 245, Government Property, related clauses in 
DFARS 252, and related forms in DFARS 253; OMB Control Number 0704-
0246.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Respondents: 1,509.
    Responses per Respondent: 25, approximately.
    Annual Responses: 37,484.
    Hours per response: 1, approximately.
    Estimated Hours: 36,459.
    Reporting Frequency: On occasion.
    Needs and Uses: This requirement provides for the collection of 
information related to providing Government property to contractors; 
contractor use and management of Government property; and reporting, 
redistribution, and disposal of property.
    a. DFARS 245.302 concerns contracts with foreign governments or 
international organizations. Paragraph (1)(i) requires contractors to 
request and obtain contracting officer approval before using Government 
property on work for foreign governments and international 
organizations.
    b. DFARS 245.604-3 concerns the sale of surplus Government 
property. Under paragraph (b), a contractor may be directed by the 
plant clearance officer to issue informal invitations for bids.

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Under paragraph (d), a contractor may be authorized by the plant 
clearance officer to purchase or retain Government property at less 
than cost if the plant clearance officer determines this method is 
essential for expeditious plant clearance.
    c. The clause at DFARS 252.245-7003, Contractor Property Management 
System Administration, prescribed at 245.107(5), and DFARS 245.105, 
Contractor's Property Management System Compliance, address the 
requirement for contractors to respond in writing to initial and final 
determinations from the administrative contracting officer that 
identifies deficiencies in the contractor's property management system. 
Estimated hours, number of respondents, and number of responses were 
increased slightly to accommodate a public comment.
    d. DD Form 1348-1A, DoD Single Line Item Release/Receipt Document, 
is prescribed at DFARS 245.7001-3. The form is used when authorized by 
the plant clearance officer.
    e. DD Form 1639, Scrap Warranty, is prescribed in the clause at 
DFARS 252.245-7004, Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal. When scrap 
is sold by the contractor, after Government approval, the purchaser of 
the scrap material(s) may be required to certify, by signature on the 
DD Form 1639, that (i) the purchased material will be used only as 
scrap and (ii), if sold by the purchaser, the purchaser will obtain an 
identical warranty from the individual buying the scrap from the 
initial purchaser. The warranty contained in the DD Form 1639 expires 
by its terms five years from the date of the sale.
    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: http://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. 2021-18300 Filed 8-25-21; 8:45 am]
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