2022-01397. Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

60-Day information collection notice.

SUMMARY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Logistics Agency 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 March 28, 2022.

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: DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the docket listed above.

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 Defense Logistics Agency Information Operations, ATTN: Timothy Noll, 2001 Mission Drive, Suite 2, New Cumberland, PA 17070, or call [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Project Time Record System; OMB Control Number 0704-0452.

Needs and Uses: This collection of information is for the purpose of tracking Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contractor workload/project activity, time and attendance, and labor distribution and data for analysis and reporting, management, and planning purposes. Additionally, the data allows government supervisors to maintain management records associated with the operations of contracts and to evaluate and monitor contractor performance and other matters concerning contracts. Government supervisors are able to monitor all aspects of a contract and resolve any discrepancy in hours billed to DLA. Records devoid of personal identifiers are used for extraction or compilation of data and reports for management studies and statistical analyses for use internally as required by the DoD.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Annual Burden Hours: 15,600.

Number of Respondents: 1,200.

Responses per Respondent: 52.

Annual Responses: 62,400.

Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.

Frequency: Weekly.

Dated: January 19, 2022.

Aaron T. Siegel,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.