[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35569-35570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17317]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) Part 223, Environment, Conservation, and
Occupational Safety, and Related Clauses at 252.223; OMB Number 0704-
0272.
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Type of Request: Revision.
Number of Respondents: 2,856.
Responses Per Respondent: 12.56.
Annual Responses: 35,873.
Average Burden Per Response: 0.81 hours.
Annual Burden Hours: 28,964.
Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement
consolidates the requirements previously covered by OMB Control Numbers
0704-0272, 0704-0343, and 0704-0385, and also transfers requirements
relating to Part 223 from OMB Control Number 0704-0187. This
information collection requirement pertains to information that an
offeror/contractor must submit to the Department of Defense (DoD) in
response to solicitation provisions and contract clauses in DFARS
252.223. The information is used by DoD contracting officers to: (1)
Verify compliance with requirements for labeling of hazardous material;
(2) ensure compliance of contractors with DoD 4145.26-M, DoD
Contractors' Safety Manual for Ammunition and Explosives, and minimize
risk of future mishaps; (3) monitor subcontractor compliance with DoD
4145.26-M; (4) verify that the contractor has the financial capability
to reimburse the Government for any liabilities incurred by the
Government as a result of the contractor's negligence or breach of
contract; and, (5) monitor subcontractor compliance with DoD 5100.76-M,
Physical Security of Sensitive Conventional Arms.
Affected Public: Business or Other For-Profit; Not-For Profit
Institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Peter N. Weiss.
Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information
collection should be sent to Mr. Weiss at the Office of Management and
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert Cushing.
Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal
should be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302.
Dated: June 25, 1998.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 98-17317 Filed 6-29-98; 8:45 am]
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