[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12351-12352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03905]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2022-0033; OMB Control Number 0750-0001]


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement Performance-Based Payments--Representation

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 
29, 2023.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Performance-Based Payments--Representation; OMB 
Control Number 0750-0001.
    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.

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    Number of Respondents: 710.
    Annual Responses: 710.
    Annual Burden Hours: 71.
    Reporting Frequency: On Occasion.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection concerns the Defense 
Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) solicitation 
provision at 252.232-7015, Performance-Based Payments--Representation. 
This provision is prescribed at DFARS 232.1005-70(b) for use in 
solicitations where the resulting contract may include performance-
based payments. This representation is included in the annual 
representations and certifications in the System for Award Management. 
Paragraph (b) of the provision requires the offeror to check a box 
indicating whether the offeror's financial statements are in compliance 
with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. DoD will use this 
information to decide whether the offeror is eligible for performance-
based payments. The burden has increased due to the use of current 
labor rates and current data from the Federal Procurement Data System.
    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. 2023-03905 Filed 2-24-23; 8:45 am]
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