[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 108 (Friday, June 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24197-24198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10278]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
[Docket Number DARS-2025-0007; OMB Control Number 0750-0006]
Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 237, Service Contracting, and
Related Clauses
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 0750-0006 through October 31,
2025. 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 5, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by OMB Control Number
0750-0006, using either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: [email protected]. Include OMB Control Number
0750-0006 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: Saleemah McMillan, at 202-308-5383.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) Part 237, Service Contracting and Associated Clauses
at 252.237-7025 and 252.237-7026; OMB Control Number 0750-0006.
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: 12.
Responses per Respondent: 35.
Annual Responses: 420.
Average Burden per Response: 0.062 hour.
Annual Burden Hours: 26.
Needs and Uses: This information collection is required to
implement section 1006 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232), as amended by section 1011
of the NDAA for FY 2020 (Pub. L. 116-92). Section 1006 applies to
accounting firms that provide financial statement auditing to DoD in
support of the audit under 31 U.S.C. 3521 or audit remediation services
in support of the Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan
described in 10 U.S.C. 240b. Such firms, when responding to a
solicitation or awarded a contract for the acquisition of covered
services, must disclose to DoD before any contract action (including
award, renewals, and amendments) the details of any disciplinary
proceedings with respect to the accounting firm or its associated
persons before any entity with the authority to enforce compliance with
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rules or laws applying to audit services offered by the accounting
firm. DoD, as a matter of policy to provide a level playing field
between firms that provide audit services to support certain DoD
audits, is extending this requirement to firms other than accounting
firms that provide such services. Section 1011 amended section 1006 to
require any disclosures to be treated as confidential to the extent
required by the court or agency in which the proceeding occurred and to
be treated in a manner consistent with any protections or privileges
established by any other provision of Federal law.
a. DFARS provision 252.237-7025, Preaward Transparency Requirements
for Firms Offering to Support Department of Defense Audits--
Representation and Disclosure, is prescribed at DFARS 237.270(e)(3) for
use in solicitations for the acquisition of financial statement
auditing or audit remediation services.
b. DFARS clause 252.237-7026, Postaward Transparency Requirements
for a Firm that Supports Department of Defense Audits, is prescribed at
DFARS 237.270(e)(4) for use in solicitations and contracts for the
acquisition of financial statement auditing or audit remediation
services.
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2025-10278 Filed 6-5-25; 8:45 am]
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