[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88593-88594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28167]


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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.

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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: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Part 219, Small Business Programs, and Associated 
Clause in Part 252; OMB Control Number 0704-0386.
    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: 41.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 41.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Annual Burden Hours: 41.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection includes requirements 
relating to DFARS part 219, Small Business Programs, and the clause at

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DFARS 252.219-7003, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts). 
DoD needs this information to improve administration under the small 
business subcontracting program and to evaluate a contractor's past 
performance in complying with its small business subcontracting plan.
    The clause at DFARS 252.219-7003 is prescribed for use in 
solicitations and contracts that include the clause at Federal 
Acquisition Regulation 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan. 
Paragraph (e) of the DFARS 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.
    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. 2023-28167 Filed 12-21-23; 8:45 am]
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