[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5863-5864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01850]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2022-0020; OMB Control Number 0750-0005]


Information Collection Requirements; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement; Part 225, Disclosure of Employment of 
Individuals Who Work in the People's Republic of China

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 March 1, 
2023.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Part 225, Disclosure of Employment of Individuals 
Who Work in the People's Republic of China; OMB Control Number 0750-
0005.
    Type of Request: Extension 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.
    Number of Respondents: 30.
    Annual Responses: 50.
    Annual Burden Hours: 50.
    Reporting Frequency: On Occasion.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection implements section 855 
of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 
2022 (Pub. L. 117-81, 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.). DoD uses the 
information obtained through this collection to ensure compliance with 
the statute as follows:
    DFARS 252.225-7057, Preaward Disclosure of Employment of 
Individuals Who Work in the People's Republic of China. The offeror's 
disclosure is required when the offeror

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submits a proposal in response to a solicitation for a contract or 
subcontract with a value in excess of $5 million, excluding contracts 
for commercial items. The solicitation provision requires the offeror 
to disclose their proposed use of workforce and facilities in the 
People's Republic of China, if the offeror employs one or more 
individuals who will perform work in the People's Republic of China. 
The offeror will provide their disclosure in writing.
    DFARS 252.225-7058, Postaward Disclosure of Employment of 
Individuals Who Work in the People's Republic of China. Before renewing 
a covered contract, the contractor's recurring postaward disclosure is 
required from covered entities for fiscal years 2023 and 2024, to 
disclose if the contractor employs one or more individuals who perform 
work in the People's Republic of China. The disclosure must include the 
total number of individuals who will perform work in the People's 
Republic of China on the contract and a description of the exact street 
location of the physical presence in China where the work on the 
contract will be performed.
    DoD uses this information to provide the congressional defense 
committees with briefings that summarize the disclosures received from 
offerors and contractors, in accordance with section 855 of the NDAA 
for FY 2022.
    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. 2023-01850 Filed 1-27-23; 8:45 am]
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