2021-24803. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY:

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION:

30-Day information collection notice.

SUMMARY:

The DoD has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES:

Consideration will be given to all comments received by December 15, 2021.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Angela Duncan, 571-372-7574, or [e-mail] .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Procurement Technical Assistance Center Cooperative Agreement Performance Report; DLA Form 1806; OMB Control Number 0704-0320.

Type of Request: Extension.

Number of Respondents: 95.

Responses per Respondent: 4.

Annual Responses: 380.

Average Burden per Response: 5 hours.

Annual Burden Hours: 1,900.

Needs and Uses: This information collection by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) gathers data to be used in measuring, on a quarterly basis, cooperative agreement recipients' performance against goals and objectives established by awards. The Department of Defense (DoD) Procurement Technical Assistance (PTA) Cooperative Agreement Program was established by Congress in 1985 to assist state and local governments, tribal organizations, tribal economic enterprises, and other non-profit entities in establishing or maintaining PTA activities to help business firms market their goods and services to the DoD, other federal agencies, and state and local governments. Administrative requirements for the program are established by the DoD Grant and Agreement Regulations.

Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government; not-for-profit institutions.

Frequency: Quarterly.

Respondent's Obligation : Required to obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.

You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by Docket ID number and title, by the following method:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name, Docket ID 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.

DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela Duncan.

Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. Duncan at [e-mail].

Dated: November 8, 2021.

Aaron T. Siegel,

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.