[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 66824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21231]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2023-0035; OMB Control Number 0704-0386]


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement; Small Business Programs

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 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 requirement under Control Number 0704-0386 through January 
31, 2024. 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 November 27, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by OMB Control Number 
0704-0386, 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-
0386 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, at 703-508-7524.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS), Small Business Programs and associated clauses in 
Part 252; OMB Control Number 0704-0386.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Respondents: 41.
    Responses per respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 41.
    Hours per response: 1.
    Estimated Hours: 41.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Needs and Uses: DoD uses this information to improve administration 
under the small business subcontracting program and to evaluate a 
contractor's past performance in complying with its subcontracting 
plan. The clause at DFARS 252.219-7003, Small Business Subcontracting 
Plan (DoD Contracts), is prescribed for use in solicitations and 
contracts that include the clause at FAR 52.219-9, Small Business 
Subcontracting Plan. Paragraph (e) of the clause requires the 
contractor to notify the contracting officer, in writing, of any 
substitutions of firms that are not small business firms, for the small 
business firms specifically identified in the subcontracting plan. The 
notification is necessary when (1) a prime contractor has identified 
specific small business concerns in its subcontracting plan, and (2) 
after contract award, substitutes one of the small businesses 
identified in its subcontracting plan with a firm that is not a small 
business. The intent of this information collection is to alert the 
contracting officer of this situation.

Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2023-21231 Filed 9-27-23; 8:45 am]
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