2019-11028. Information Collection Requirements; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; DFARS Part 242, Contract Administration and Related Clause in DFARS 252; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY:

Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Defense Acquisition Regulations System 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 June 28, 2019.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title and OMB Number: Information Collection in Support of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 242; Contract Administration and related clause in DFARS 252; OMB Control Number 0704-0250.

Needs and Uses: The Government requires this information in order to perform its contract administration functions. The information required by DFARS clause 252.242-7004, Material Management and Accounting System, is used by contracting officers to determine if contractor material management and accounting systems conform to established DoD standards.

Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for- profit institutions.

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

Frequency: On occasion.

Type of Request: Revision.

Number of Respondents: 261.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 261.

Average Burden per Response: 475 hours.

Annual Burden Hours: 123,975.

Reporting Frequency: On Occasion.

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.

Comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, DoD Desk Officer, at [e-mail]. Please identify the proposed information collection by DoD Desk Officer and the Docket ID number and title of the information collection.

You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by the following method:

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

DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela James.

Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. James at [e-mail].

Jennifer Lee Hawes,

Regulatory Control Officer, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.