[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 124 (Thursday, June 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 53592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14013]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
[Docket Number DARS-2024-0021; OMB Control Number 0704-0454]
Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS); U.S. International Atomic Energy Agency
Additional Protocol
AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System; Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments regarding a proposed extension
of an approved information collection requirement.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, DoD
announces the proposed extension of a public information collection
requirement and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. DoD
invites comments on: whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of DoD, including
whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of
DoD'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. The
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved this information
collection for use under Control Number 0704-0454 through October 31,
2024. DoD proposes that OMB approve an extension of the information
collection requirement, to expire three years after the approval date.
DATES: DoD will consider all comments received by August 26, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by OMB Control Number
0704-0454, using either of the following methods:
[cir] Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
[cir] Email: [email protected]. Include OMB Control Number 0704-
0454 in the subject line of the message.
Comments received generally will be posted without change to
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Heather Kitchens, at 571-296-7152.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement; U.S. International Atomic Energy Agency Additional
Protocol; OMB Control Number 0704-0454.
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: 10.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 10.
Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
Annual Burden Hours: 10.
Needs and Uses: This information collection is necessary to provide
for protection of information or activities with national security
significance. As such, this information collection requires contractors
to comply with the notification process in the contract clause at DFARS
252.204-7010, Requirement for Contractor to Notify DoD if the
Contractor's Activities are Subject to Reporting Under the U.S.-
International Atomic Energy Agency Additional Protocol.
Under the U.S.-International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Additional
Protocol, the United States is required to declare a wide range of
public and private nuclear-related activities to the IAEA and
potentially provide access to IAEA inspectors for verification
purposes. The U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol permits the United States
unilaterally to declare exclusions from inspection requirements for
activities with direct national security significance.
The contract clause at DFARS 252.204-7010, as prescribed at DFARS
204.470-3, is included in contracts for research and development or
major defense acquisition programs involving fissionable materials
(e.g., uranium, plutonium, neptunium, thorium, americium); other
radiological source materials; or technologies directly related to
nuclear power production, including nuclear or radiological waste
materials.
The clause requires a contractor to provide written notification to
the applicable DoD program manager and a copy of the notification to
the contracting officer if the contractor is required to report its
activities under the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol. Upon such
notification, DoD will determine if access may be granted to IAEA
inspectors, or if a national security exclusion should be applied.
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2024-14013 Filed 6-26-24; 8:45 am]
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