06-2680. Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY:

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense.

ACTION:

Notice.

In compliance with section 35006(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics announces the proposed extension of a public information collection for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of Dod'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 forms of information technology.

DATES:

Consideration will be given to all comments received by May 22, 2006.

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: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.

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 the Defense Standardization Program Office (DSPO), Defense Logistics Agency, J-307, Attention: Ms. Karen Bond, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Mail Stop 6233, Fort Belvoir, VA 20060-6221, or contact the Defense Standardization Program Office (DSPO) at [phone].

Title, Associated Forms, and OMB Number: Acquisition Management Systems and Data Requirements Control List (AMSDL); Numerous Forms; 0704-0188.

Needs and Uses: The Acquisition Management Systems and Data Requirements Control List (AMSDL) is a list of data requirements used in Department of Defense (DoD) contracts. The information collected will be used by DoD personnel and other DoD contractors to support the design, test, manufacture, training, operation, and maintenance of procured items, including weapons systems critical to the national defense.

Affected Public: Business or Other For-Profit; Not-For-Profit Institutions.

Annual Burden Hours: 26,915,328.

Number of Respondents: 944.

Responses Per Respondent: 432.

Average Burden Per Response: 66 hours.

Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

The Acquisition Management Systems and Data Requirements Control List (AMSDL) is a list of data requirements used in Department of Defense contracts. Information collection requests are contained in DoD contract actions for supplies, services, hardware, and software. This information is collected and used by DoD and its component Military Departments and Agencies to support the design, test, manufacture, training, operation, maintenance, and logistical support of procured items, including weapons systems. The collection of such data is essential to accomplishing the assigned mission of the Department of Defense. Failure to collect this information would have a detrimental effect on the DoD acquisition programs and the National Security.

Note: The AMSDL is in coordination for cancellation. The Defense Standardization Program Office is waiting for the coordination of two Services. All others have coordinated. Once cancelled, the information used to prepare the burden hours will be contained in the ASSIST Online database.

Dated: March 13, 2006.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.