[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84308-84309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26626]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2023-0017; OMB Control Number 0704-0246]


Information Collection Requirements; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement; Part 245, Government Property

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 January 
4, 2024.

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) Part 245, Government Property, related clauses in 
DFARS 252, and related forms in DFARS 253; OMB Control Number 0704-
0246.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.

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    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Number of Respondents: 3,513.
    Annual Responses: 454,184.
    Annual Burden Hours: 47,659.
    Reporting Frequency: On Occasion.
    Needs and Uses: DoD has consolidated the information collection 
requirements for reporting Government-furnished property into a single 
clause at DFARS 252.245-70XX, Management and Reporting of Government 
Property. The clause implements an electronic process for the 
collection of required information for effective management and 
oversight of Government property. The consolidated clause does not 
impose any new information collection requirements; rather, it 
consolidates existing requirements in one location. As a result of the 
consolidation of Government-furnished property reporting requirements 
under DFARS 252.245-70XX, two associated OMB Control Numbers will be 
discontinued, as the reporting requirements are now included in this 
revision for OMB Control Number 0704-0246. The OMB Control Numbers to 
be discontinued are 0704-0398, DFARS Part 211, Describing Agency Needs 
and related clause at 252.211; and 0704-0557, DFARS Part 245, Use of 
the Government Property Clause for Repair of Government-furnished 
Property (GFP).
    The revised information collection includes the following:
     DFARS clause 252.245-70XX, paragraph (b)(1), streamlines 
reporting of GFP requirements under the GFP module of the Procurement 
Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) eBusiness platform. The paper 
form DD Form 1348-1A, Issue Release/Receipt Document, used when 
authorized by the plant clearance officer and outside the continental 
United States (OCONUS) for turn-ins to the Defense Logistics Agency 
disposal activities, is no longer necessary; the electronic equivalent 
data requirements are generated through the GFP Module of the PIEE.
     DFARS clause 252.245-70XX, paragraph (k), provides 
procedures for disposal of scrap. The DD Form 1639, Scrap Warranty, is 
completed by individuals or firms that purchase Government property for 
its material content from a Government contractor. The DD Form 1639, 
addressed in 252.245-70XX, paragraph (k)(2), is used for the sole 
purpose of having the purchasers warrant that the property they have 
purchased will be used only as scrap.
     DFARS 252.245-70XX, paragraph (l), provides procedures for 
sale of surplus contractor inventory.
     DFARS clause 252.245-7003, Contractor Property Management 
System Administration. This clause addresses the requirement for 
certain contractors to respond in writing to an initial or final 
determination from the administrative contracting officer that 
identifies deficiencies in the contractor's property management system. 
This clause is not part of the 252.245-70XX consolidation; however it 
continues to be covered under the OMB Control Number for this 
information collection.
    DoD uses this information for management and oversight of 
Government-furnished property. DFARS clause 252.245-70XX strengthens 
the accountability and end-to-end traceability of Government property 
within DoD.
    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. 2023-26626 Filed 12-4-23; 8:45 am]
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