[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 203 (Monday, October 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58898-58899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23211]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2021-OS-0109]


Proposed Collection; 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: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation announces a proposed 
public information collection and seeks public comment on the 
provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by December 
27, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to the 
COVID-19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the docket 
listed above.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the 
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the 
internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to Office of Local 
Defense Community Cooperation, 2231 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202 
ATTN: Mr. James Holland or call 703-697-2188.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Defense Manufacturing 
Community Support Program Grant Proposals; OMB Control Number 0704-
0606.
    Needs and Uses: The Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program 
(DMCSP), authorized under Section 846 of the Fiscal Year 2019

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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. The DMCSP is designed to recognize communities 
that demonstrate best practices in attracting and expanding defense 
manufacturing. This information collection is necessary to facilitate 
the identification of new Defense Manufacturing Communities and the 
awarding of grants under the DMCSP via a grant proposal package. The 
proposal package is prepared in accordance to a Federal Funding 
Opportunity Announcement posted on the Grants.gov website.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
Institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 525.
    Number of Respondents: 75.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 75.
    Average Burden per Response: 7 hours.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondents will be institutions of higher education or a 
consortium of higher education institutions; public or private non-
profit consortium of defense industries; and state, local or tribal 
government organization. The proposal will consist of: (1) Defense 
Manufacturing Community Designation Concept (slide presentation, 10-
slide maximum); (2) Defense Manufacturing Community Designation White 
Paper (20-page maximum); and (3) Any Necessary Supporting Documentation 
(25-page maximum). Respondents return the proposal package by uploading 
electronically on the Grants.gov website.

    Dated: October 20, 2021.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-23211 Filed 10-22-21; 8:45 am]
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