[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88595-88596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28166]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number: DARS-2023-0034; OMB Control Number 0704-0272]


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement; Occupational Safety, Drug-Free Work Force and 
Related Clauses

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

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by January 
22, 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: Environment, Energy and Water Efficiency, 
Renewable Energy Technologies, Occupational Safety, and Drug-free 
Workplace--DoD FAR Supplement Part 223; OMB Control Number 0704-0272.
    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.
    Respondents: 2,283.
    Responses per Respondent: 31.5, approximately.
    Annual Responses: 71,857.
    Hours per Response: 0.41, approximately.
    Annual Burden Hours: 496,094 hours (29,134 reporting hours and 
466,960 recordkeeping hours).
    Reporting Frequency: On occasion.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requires that an 
offeror or contractor submit information to DoD in response to four 
contract clauses relating to occupational safety and drug-free work 
force program. DoD contracting officers use this information to--
    [cir] Verify compliance with requirements for labeling of hazardous 
materials;
    [cir] Ensure contractor compliance and monitor subcontractor 
compliance with DoD 4145.26-M, DoD Contractors' Safety Manual for 
Ammunition and Explosives, and minimize risk of mishaps;
    [cir] Identify the place of performance of all ammunition and 
explosives work; and
    [cir] Ensure contractor compliance and monitor subcontractor 
compliance with DoD 5100.76-M, Physical Security of Sensitive 
Conventional Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives.
    [cir] Ensure compliance with the clause program requirements with 
regard to programs for achieving the objective of a drug-free work 
force; requires contractor recordkeeping.
    This information collection addresses the following requirements:
    1. DFARS 252.223-7001, Hazard Warning Labels. Paragraph (c) 
requires all offerors to list which hazardous materials will be labeled 
in accordance with certain statutory requirements instead of the Hazard 
Communication Standard. Paragraph (d) requires only the apparently 
successful offeror to submit, before award, a copy of the hazard 
warning label for all hazardous materials not listed in paragraph (c) 
of the clause.
    2. DFARS 252.223-7002, Safety Precautions for Ammunition and 
Explosives. Paragraph (c)(2) requires the contractor, within 30 days of 
notification of noncompliance with DoD 4145.26-M, to notify the 
contracting officer of actions taken to correct the noncompliance. 
Paragraph (d)(1) requires the contractor to notify the contracting 
officer immediately of any mishaps involving ammunition or explosives. 
Paragraph (d)(3) requires the contractor to submit a written report of 
the investigation of the mishap to the contracting officer. Paragraph 
(g)(4) requires the contractor to notify the contracting officer before 
placing a subcontract for ammunition or explosives.
    3. DFARS 252.223-7003, Changes in Place of Performance--Ammunition 
and Explosives. Paragraph (a) requires the offeror to identify, in the 
Place of Performance provision of the solicitation, the place of 
performance of all ammunition and explosives work covered by the Safety 
Precautions for Ammunition and Explosives clause of the solicitation. 
Paragraphs (b) and (c) require the offeror or contractor to obtain 
written permission from the contracting officer before changing the 
place of performance after the date set for receipt of offers or after 
contract award.
    4. DFARS 252.223-7007, Safeguarding Sensitive Conventional Arms, 
Ammunition, and Explosives. Paragraph (e) requires the contractor to 
notify the cognizant Defense Security Service field office within 10 
days after award of any subcontract involving sensitive conventional 
arms, ammunition, and explosives within the scope of DoD 5100.76-M.
    5. DFARS 252.223-7004, Drug-Free Work Force. The clause requires 
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certain contractors maintain records necessary to demonstrate 
reasonable efforts to eliminate the unlawful use by contractor 
employees of controlled substances. DoD does not regularly collect any 
information with regard to this clause.
    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. 2023-28166 Filed 12-21-23; 8:45 am]
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