[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 97 (Friday, May 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43387-43388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10912]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2024-OS-0052]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
OUSD(A&S) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks 
public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information 
collection on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 16, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the 
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 
4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-
1700.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the 
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the 
internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to OUSD(A&S), 1400 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301, ATTN: Dr. Maureen Raley, or 
call 571-372-6278.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Trusted Capital Digital 
Marketplace Application; OMB Control Number 0704-0596.
    Needs and Uses: Per the authority vested in the Secretary of 
Defense (SECDEF) by Section 1711 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act of 2018, the OUSD(A&S) proposed a ``Trusted Capital'' initiative in 
the form of a public-private partnership designed to convene trusted 
sources of private capital with innovative companies critical to the 
defense industrial base (DIB) and national security. The initiative 
included the establishment of a Trusted Capital Digital Marketplace 
(TCDM) to facilitate business relationships between eligible investors

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(``Capital Providers'') and eligible small and medium-sized businesses 
that have been ``down-selected'' by Department of Defense (DoD) 
Components based on relevancy, technical merit, business viability, or 
innovativeness (``Capability Providers''). The COVID-19 pandemic 
highlighted the criticality of the security and resiliency of defense 
supply chains. The Federal emergency enabled DoD to accelerate 
initiatives to identify constraints and risks in our supply chains that 
were initially identified in the Executive Order (E.O.) 13806 report, 
which was published in 2018. One of the risk archetypes identified in 
the report is foreign dependency on capital and supply chains. The 
OUSD(A&S) Trusted Capital program offers critical technology companies 
an alternative to adversarial capital. To accomplish this important 
national security mission the Trusted Capital program must gather data 
required to conduct national security and supply chain due-diligence to 
prioritize ``trusted'' sources of commercial capital. Information 
collected will be used in determining an applicant's eligibility for 
TCDM participation. Parties complete an electronic application and are 
subjected to a due diligence screening process to assess for 
adversarial foreign ownership, influence, or control--as well as other 
national security risks. In the event additional information is 
necessary to process an application, additional inquiries may be sent 
to the applicant. Applicants that receive a favorable due diligence 
screening adjudication by OUSD(A&S) are approved for TCDM 
participation. In addition to initial application requirements, 
participants will be subject to continuous reporting obligations.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 450.
    Number of Respondents: 300.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 300.
    Average Burden per Response: 90 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: May 13, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-10912 Filed 5-16-24; 8:45 am]
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