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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Department of Defense Wage 

Committee; Notice of Closed Meetings 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of closed meetings. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

section 10 of Public Law 92–463, the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice 

is hereby given that a closed meeting of 

the Department of Defense Wage 

Committee will be held. 

DATES: Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at 

10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: 1400 Key Boulevard, Level 

A, Room A101, Rosslyn, Virginia 22209. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Additional information concerning the 

meetings may be obtained by writing to 

the Chairman, Department of Defense 

Wage Committee, 4000 Defense 

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–4000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

provisions of section 10(d) of Public 

Law 92–463, the Department of Defense 

has determined that the meetings meet 

the criteria to close meetings to the 

public because the matters to be 

considered are related to internal rules 

and practices of the Department of 

Defense and the detailed wage data to be 

considered were obtained from officials 

of private establishments with a 

guarantee that the data will be held in 

confidence. 

However, members of the public who 

may wish to do so are invited to submit 

material in writing to the chairman 

concerning matters believed to be 

deserving of the Committee’s attention. 

Dated: November 15, 2011. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29834 Filed 11–17–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[Docket No. DARS–2011–0070–0002] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by December 19, 

2011. 

Title, Associated Forms and OMB 

Number: Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 

217, Special Contracting Methods, and 

related provision and clauses at DFARS 

252.217–7012, Liability and Insurance; 

DFARS 252.217–7026, Identification of 

Sources of Supply; and 252.217–7028, 

Over and Above Work; OMB Control 

Number 0704–0214. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Number of Respondents: 51,839. 

Responses per Respondent: 

Approximately 1.7. 

Annual Responses: 88,091. 

Average Burden per Response: 

Approximately 9.8 hours. 

Annual Burden Hours: 861,942. 

Needs and Uses: DFARS Part 217 

prescribes policies and procedures for 

acquiring supplies and services by 

special contracting methods. 

Contracting officers use the required 

information as follows: 

The clause at DFARS 252.217–7012 is 

used in master agreements for repair 

and alteration of vessels. Contracting 

officers use the information required by 

paragraph (d) of the clause to determine 

that the contractor is adequately 

insured. This requirement supports 

prudent business practice, because it 

limits the Government’s liability as a 

related party to the work the contractor 

performs. Contracting officers use the 

information required by paragraphs (f) 

and (g) of the clause at DFARS 252.217– 

7012 to keep informed of lost or 

damaged property for which the 

Government is liable, and to determine 

the appropriate course of action for 

replacement or repair of the property. 

Contracting officers use the 

information required by the provision at 

DFARS 252.217–7026 to identify the 

apparently successful offeror’s sources 

of supply so that competition can be 

enhanced in future acquisitions. This 

collection complies with 10 U.S.C. 

2384, entitled ‘‘Supplies: Identification 

of supplier and sources,’’ which 

requires the contractor to identify the 

actual manufacturer or all sources of 

supply for supplies furnished under 

contract to DoD. 

Contracting officers use the 

information required by the clause at 

DFARS 252.217–7028 to determine the 

extent of ‘‘over and above’’ work before 

the work commences. This requirement 

allows the Government to review the 

need for pending work before the 

contractor begins performance. 

Contracting officers use the 

information required by DFARS 

217.7004(a) where offerors shall state 

prices for the new items being acquired 

both with and without any exchange 

(trade-in allowance). 

Contracting officers use the 

information from DFARS 217.7404–3(b), 

to evaluate a contractor’s ‘‘qualifying 

proposal’’ in accordance with the 

definitization schedule. This 

requirement will require receipt of a 

qualifying proposal containing 

sufficient information for the DoD to do 

complete a meaningful analyses and 

audit of the information in the proposal, 

and any other information that the 

contracting officer has determined DoD 

needs to review in connection with the 

contract. 

Contracting officers use the 

information from 217.7505(d), where 

the offeror supply’s with its proposal, 

price, and quantity data on any 

Government orders for the 

replenishment part issued within the 

most recent 12 months. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit and not-for- profit institutions. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or maintain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Seehra at the Office of Management 

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 

10236, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

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. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number, and title for the Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other public 

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 provided. To confirm 

receipt of your comment(s), please 

check http://www.regulations.gov 

approximately two to three days after 

submission to verify posting (except 

allow 30 days for posting of comments 

submitted by mail). 

DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia 

Toppings. 

Written requests for copies of the 

information collection proposal should 

be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/ 

Information Management Division, 4800 

Mark Center Drive, 2nd Floor, East 

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Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 

22350–3100. 

Mary Overstreet, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29902 Filed 11–17–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[Docket No. DARS 2011–0069–0002] 

Information Collection Requirement; 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; Requests for 

Equitable Adjustment (OMB Control 

Number 0704–0397) 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35), DoD announces the 

proposed extension of a public 

information collection requirement and 

seeks public comment on the provisions 

thereof. DoD invites comments on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of DoD, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has approved this information 

collection for use through November 30, 

2012. DoD proposes that OMB extend its 

approval for use for three additional 

years. 

DATES: DoD will consider all comments 

received by January 17, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OMB Control Number 

0704–0397, using any of the following 

methods: 

Æ Regulations.gov: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Æ Email: dfars@osd.mil. Include OMB 

Control Number 0704–0397 in the 

subject line of the message. 

Æ Fax: (703) 602–0350. 

Æ Mail: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Attn: Ms. Meredith 

Murphy, OUSD (AT&L) DPAP (DARS), 

3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B855, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. To 

confirm receipt of your comment, please 

check http://www.regulations.gov 

approximately two to three days after 

submission to verify posting, except 

allow 30 days for posting of comments 

submitted by mail. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Meredith Murphy, (703) 602–1302. The 

information collection requirements 

addressed in this notice are available on 

the World Wide Web at: http:// 

www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars.html. 

Paper copies are available from Ms. 

Meredith Murphy, OUSD (AT&L) DPAP 

(DARS), 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 

3B855, Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title and OMB Number: Defense 

Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement (DFARS) part 243, Contract 

Modifications, and the related clause at 

DFARS 252.243–7002; OMB Control 

Number 0704–0397. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection required by the clause at 

DFARS 252.243–7002, Requests for 

Equitable Adjustment, implements 10 

U.S.C. 2410(a). DoD contracting officers 

and auditors use this information to 

evaluate contractor requests for 

equitable adjustment to contract terms. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. 

Annual Burden Hours: 2,120. 

Number of Respondents: 440. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 440. 

Average Burden per Response: 4.8 

hours. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Summary of Information Collection 

The clause at DFARS 252.243–7002, 

Requests for Equitable Adjustment, 

requires contractors to certify that 

requests for equitable adjustment that 

exceed the simplified acquisition 

threshold are made in good faith and 

that the supporting data are accurate 

and complete. The clause also requires 

contractors to fully disclose all facts 

relevant to the requests for adjustment. 

Ynette R. Shelkin, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Commission Meeting and 

Public Hearing 

Notice is hereby given that the 

Delaware River Basin Commission will 

hold an informal conference followed 

by a public hearing on Thursday, 

December 8, 2011. The hearing will be 

part of the Commission’s regularly 

scheduled business meeting. The 

conference session and business 

meeting both are open to the public and 

will be held at the West Trenton 

Volunteer Fire Company, located at 40 

West Upper Ferry Road, West Trenton, 

New Jersey. 

The morning conference session will 

begin at 10:30 a.m. and will consist of 

presentations: (a) By A. Scott Andres, 

P.G. of the Delaware Geological Survey 

on the Groundwater Availability Report 

undertaken by the Delaware Water 

Supply Coordinating Council; (b) by Dr. 

Thomas J. Fikslin of the DRBC on an 

overview of DRBC’s monitoring 

programs; and (c) by David Sayers of the 

DRBC staff on implementation of the 

Commission’s Water Loss 

Accountability rule, which will go into 

effect in calendar year 2012. 

Items for Public Hearing. The subjects 

of the public hearing to be held during 

the 1:30 p.m. business meeting on 

December 8, 2011 include draft dockets 

for which the names and brief 

descriptions will be posted on the 

Commission’s Web site at drbc.net at 

least 10 days prior to the meeting date. 

Draft dockets also will be posted on the 

Web site ten days prior to the meeting 

date. Additional public records relating 

to the dockets may be examined at the 

Commission’s offices. Please contact 

William Muszynski at (609) 883–9500, 

extension 221, with any docket-related 

questions. 

In addition to the hearings on draft 

dockets, public hearings also will be 

held during the 1:30 p.m. business 

meeting on: (a) A proposed resolution 

authorizing the Executive Director to 

issue a request for proposal and enter 

into an agreement with the winning firm 

(or firms) to conduct surface water 

sampling at natural gas well pad sites; 

(b) a proposed resolution to adopt the 

Delaware River Basin Commission fiscal 

year 2013 operating budget; and (c) a 

show cause hearing concerning notices 

of violation, provided that settlements 

with the alleged violators are not 

reached prior to the December meeting 

date. 

Other Agenda Items. Other agenda 

items will consist of the standard 

business meeting items: Adoption of the 

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