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###### Department of Defense

###### Office of the Secretary

# ACTION:

Notice. 

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).

# DATES:

Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 12, 2004.

*Title And OMB Number:*                         Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Subpart 215.4, Contract Pricing, and related clause in DFARS 252.215; OMB Control Number 0704-0232.                    

*Type Of Request:*                         Extension.                    

*Number Of Respondents:*                         310.                    

*Responses Per Respondent:*                         45.                    

*Annual Responses:*                         141.                    

*Average Burden Per Response:*                         37.94 hours.                    

*Annual Burden Hours:*                         5,350.                    

*Needs And Uses:*                         DoD contracting officers need this information to negotiate an equitable adjustment in the total amount paid or to be paid under a fixed-price redeterminable or fixed-price incentive contract, to reflect final subcontract prices; and to determine if a contractor has an adequate system for generating cost estimates, and monitor correction of any deficiencies.                    

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

*Frequency:*                         On occasion.                    

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

*OMB Desk Officer:*                         Ms. Jacqueline Zeiher.                    

Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent to Ms. Zeiher 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/ESCD/Information Management Division, 1225 South Clark Street, Suite 504, Arlington, VA 22202-4326.

Dated: October 5, 2004.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 04-22970 Filed 10-12-04; 8:45 am]

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