[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 88592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28168]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket DARS-2023-0036; OMB Control Number 0704-0497]


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement; Part 215 Negotiation

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 215 Negotiation; OMB Control Number 0704-0497.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 157.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 157.
    Average Burden per Response: 4 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 628.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Needs and Uses: The purpose of this information collection is to 
improve the efficiency of the negotiations process by ensuring the 
submission of thorough, accurate, and complete forward pricing rate 
proposals. If the contracting officer determines that a forward pricing 
rate proposal should be obtained pursuant to Federal Acquisition 
Regulation 42.1701, then contractors following the contract cost 
principles for commercial organizations in FAR subpart 31.2 will be 
required to submit a forward pricing rate proposal that complies with 
Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.408, Table 15-2, and DFARS 215.403-5 
and 215.407-5-70. DFARS 215.403-5 provides contractors with guidance 
for the submittal of forward pricing rate proposals, including a 
checklist for contractors to use in preparing their proposals. The 
checklist is submitted to DoD with the forward pricing rate proposal. 
The forward pricing rate proposal adequacy checklist at Table 215.403-1 
is used by the contracting officer and the contractor to ensure the 
proposal is complete.
    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. 2023-28168 Filed 12-21-23; 8:45 am]
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