[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48212-48213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15839]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2023-0027; OMB Control Number 0704-0332]


Information Collection Requirement; DoD Pilot Mentor-
Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Department of Defense 
(DoD).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments regarding a proposed extension 
of an approved information collection requirement.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, DoD 
announces the proposed extension of a public information collection 
requirement and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. DoD 
invites comments on: whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of DoD, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of 
DoD'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

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respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology. The Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved this information collection 
for use under Control Number 0704-0332 through November 30, 2023. DoD 
proposes that OMB approve an extension of the information collection 
requirement, to expire three years after the approval date.

DATES: DoD will consider all comments received by September 25, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by OMB Control Number 
0704-0332, using any of the following methods:
    [cir] Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    [cir] Email: [email protected]. Include OMB Control Number 0704-
0332 in the subject line of the message.
    Comments received generally will be posted without change to 
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jeanette Snyder, 703-508-7524.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Appendix I; OMB Control Number 0704-0332.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    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: 105.
    Responses per Respondent: 2, approximately.
    Annual Responses: 212.
    Average Burden per Response: 2.41 hours, approximately.
    Annual Burden Hours: 512.
    Needs and Uses: Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 1991 (Pub. L. 101-510, 10 U.S.C. 2302 
Note, redesignated as 10 U.S.C. 4902) required DoD to establish the DoD 
Pilot Mentor-Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program (the ``Program''). Congress 
requires DoD to collect certain information from program participants 
in section 861, paragraph (b)(2), of Public Law 114-92. Thus, the need 
for this information collection is to comply with existing laws. DoD 
has incorporated these information collection requirements into the 
DFARS in section I-112 of Appendix I. Program participants agree to 
comply with these information collection requirements when they execute 
their mentor-prot[eacute]g[eacute] agreements, receiving the program's 
benefits in consideration.
    This information is necessary to ensure that participants are 
fulfilling their obligations under the mentor-prot[eacute]g[eacute] 
agreements and furthering the purpose of the Mentor-
Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program as required by section 18(d)(7) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(7). In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 
4902, DoD uses the information to decide whether to approve 
continuation of the agreement. In addition, the information is 
necessary for program managers to direct developmental assistance to 
the most appropriate small business concerns and to ensure the program 
meets the Congressionally-mandated goal of enhancing the defense 
industrial base.

Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2023-15839 Filed 7-25-23; 8:45 am]
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