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[Federal Register: February 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 24)]
[Notices]               
[Page 5996-5997]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOD-2010-DARS-0011]

 
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).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by March 8, 
2010.
    Title, Associated Forms and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 242, Contract Administration and 
Audit Services, and related clauses in DFARS Part 252; DD Form 1659, 
Application for U.S. Government Shipping Documentation/Instructions; 
OMB Control Number 0704-0250.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 15,049.
    Responses per Respondent: 7.037.
    Annual Responses: 105,898.
    Average Burden per Response: 2.6059 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 275,960 hours.

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    Needs and Uses: DoD needs this information to perform contract 
administration functions. DoD uses the information as follows:
    a. Contract administration offices use the information required by 
DFARS Subpart 242.11 to determine contractor progress and to identify 
any factors that may delay contract performance.
    b. Administrative contracting officers use the information required 
by DFARS Subpart 242.73 to determine the allowability of insurance/
pension costs under Government contracts.
    c. Contract administration offices and transportation officers use 
the information required by DFARS 252.242-7003, and submitted on DD 
Form 1659, in providing Government bills of lading to contractors.
    d. Contracting officers use the information required by DFARS 
252.242-7004 to determine if contractor material management and 
accounting systems conform to established DoD standards.
    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: 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 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.
    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, 1777 North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, Arlington, VA 
22209-2133.

    Dated: January 26, 2010.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-2451 Filed 2-4-10; 8:45 am]
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