[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 31448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15187]
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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, Associated Forms, and OMB Number: Defense FAR Supplement
Part 204, Administrative Matters, and related clauses at 252.204; DD
Forms 2051 and 2051-1; OMB Number 0704-0225.
Type of Request: Extension.
Number of Respondents: 108,261.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 108,261.
Average Burden per Response: 0.60 hours.
Annual Burden Hours: 65,898.
Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement pertains to
information that contractors must submit to DoD to request release of
unclassified data that is not in the public domain, or to provide or
request assignment of a contractor and Government entity (CAGE) code.
This information is used by DoD to: (1) control unclassified data that
is sensitive or otherwise inappropriate for release for the
contractor's stated purpose; and, (2) support efficient data exchange
among automated systems for contract award, contract administration,
and contract payment by assigning a unique code to each contractor
doing business with DoD. The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS), at 204.404-70(a), prescribes the use of the clause
at DFARS 252.204-7000, Disclosure of Information, when the contractor
will have access to or generate unclassified information that may be
sensitive and inappropriate to release to the public. This clause
requires contractors to obtain contracting officer approval to release
unclassified information outside of the contractor's organization
unless the information is already in the public domain. In requesting
such approval, the contractor must identify the specific information
that will be released, the medium that will be used, and the purpose
for the release. The Government reviews the information provided by the
contractor to determine if it is sensitive or otherwise inappropriate
for release for the stated purpose. DFARS 204.602-70 prescribes the use
of the solicitation provision at 252.204-7001, Commercial and
Government Entity (CAGE) Code Reporting, when CAGE codes for
prospective offerors are not available to contracting officers. The
provision requires an offeror to submit as part of its offer either a
previously assigned CAGE code, or to ask the contracting officer to
request a code from the Defense Logistics Service Center. In the latter
case, the Government will obtain a CAGE code for the offeror, if it is
selected for award, using the procedures at DFARS 204.7202-1.
Affected Public: Business or Other For-Profit; Not-For-Profit
Institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondents 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 2, 1998.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 98-15187 Filed 6-8-98; 8:45 am]
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