2022-10311. Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY:

Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION:

60-Day information collection notice.

SUMMARY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, CAPE 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 12, 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: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, Regulatory Directorate, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Attn: 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 OSD CAPE, 1800 Defense Pentagon, Room BE798, Washington, DC 20301-1800, Kelly Hazel, or call [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Software Resource Data Reports; DD Forms 3026-1, 3026-2, 3026-3; OMB Control Number 0704-SRDR.

Needs and Uses: The intent of the Software Resource Date Reports is to capture software resource and effort data, at the Software Release and Computer Software Configuration Item levels that are significant either for a current program, or when a similar effort may be required for a future program. The collected data is the primary data source utilized when completing cost estimates. Respondents are any weapon system contractor or government entity with contracts, subcontracts, or agreements that are required to provide Cost and Software Data Reports based on all anticipated costs that individually or collectively surpass the corresponding dollar thresholds established in DoDI 5000.73.

Affected Public: Individuals and households.

Annual Burden Hours: 2,946

Number of Respondents: 13.

Responses per Respondent: 12.

Annual Responses: 156.

Average Burden per Response: 16 hours.

Frequency: Annually.

CAPE is statutorily required by Title 10, United Stated Code (U.S.C.) in Section 2334(g), to “develop policies, procedures, guidance and a collection method to ensure that quality acquisition cost data are collected to facilitate cost estimation and comparison across acquisition programs.” Section 2334(g) also contains a $100,000,000 threshold statutory requirement for providing cost data from each acquisition program that exceeds this amount.

Dated: May 9, 2022.

Aaron T. Siegel,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.