[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66823-66824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21240]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

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


Information Collection Requirement; DoD Pilot Mentor-Protege 
Program

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

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 October 
30, 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) Appendix I; OMB Control Number 0704-0332.
    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.
    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-

[[Page 66824]]

Protege 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-protege 
agreements, receiving the program's benefits in consideration.
    This information is necessary to ensure that participants are 
fulfilling their obligations under the mentor-protege agreements and 
furthering the purpose of the Mentor-Protege 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.
    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. 2023-21240 Filed 9-27-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 5001-06-P