[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 59879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18633]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket DARS-2023-0020; OMB Control Number 0750-0002]


Information Collection; Covered Defense Telecommunications 
Equipment or Services

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 extension of a collection 
of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by 
September 29, 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: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS); DFARS Part 204, Covered Defense Telecommunications 
Equipment or Services; OMB Control Number 0750-0002.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
entities.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 3,446.
    Annual Responses: 172,320.
    Annual Response Burden Hours: 62,085.
    Needs and Uses: The collection of information is necessary to 
protect against foreign interference with DoD telecommunications, which 
could jeopardize our military communications, the lives of our 
warfighters, and our national security. The collection of information 
is essential to the mission of the agencies to ensure DoD does not 
purchase prohibited equipment, systems, and services, and can respond 
appropriately if any such purchases are not identified until after 
delivery or use.
    This requirement supports implementation of section 1656(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2018. Section 1656 
prohibits DoD from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a 
contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to 
carry out the nuclear deterrence mission and homeland defense mission 
that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a 
substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical 
technology as a part of any system.
    This requirement is implemented in the Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) through the provision at 252.204-7017, 
Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications 
Equipment or Services--Representation, and the clause at 252.204-7018, 
Prohibition on Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications 
Equipment or Services.
    This clearance covers the following requirements:
     DFARS 252.204-7017 requires that if an offeror provides an 
affirmative representation under the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered 
Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation, that 
offeror is required to represent whether it will or will not provide 
under the contract covered defense telecommunications equipment or 
services.
     DFARS 252.204-7018 requires contractors to report covered 
telecommunications equipment, systems, and services identified during 
performance of a contract.
    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. 2023-18633 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]
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