[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 120 (Friday, June 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 41087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13403]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2023-0013; OMB Control Number 0704-0477]


Information Collection Requirement; Organizational Conflicts of 
Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs

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 July 24, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Duncan, 571-372-7574, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Major 
Defense Acquisition Programs; OMB Control Number 0704-0477.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Annual Responses: 60.
    Average Burden per Response: 40 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,400.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection under OMB Control Number 
0704-0477 pertains to organizational conflicts of interest in major 
defense acquisition programs (MDAPs). This collection implements 
section 207 of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009, which 
requires DoD to tighten requirements for organizational conflicts of 
interest by contractors in major defense programs. This statutory 
requirement is implemented in the solicitation provision at DFARS 
252.209-7008, Notice of Prohibition Relating to Organizational Conflict 
of Interest--Major Defense Acquisition Program, which requires offerors 
to submit a mitigation plan when there is an organizational conflict of 
interest that can be resolved through mitigation.
    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. 2023-13403 Filed 6-22-23; 8:45 am]
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