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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 161 (Monday, August 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 48541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7042]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[DoD-2006-OS-0183]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) announces a 
proposed new public information collection and seeks public comment on 
the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's 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 through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received on October 
20, 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 associated 
collection instrument, please write to the Defense Threat Reduction 
Agency, Office of Small Business Programs (DTRA/B), 8725 John J. 
Kingman Road MSC 6201, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-6201, or call (703) 767-
7889, or e-mail [email protected].
    Title and OMB Number: DTRA Industry Partner Questionnaire; OMB 
Control Number 0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection instrument will allow 
DTRA to benchmark our contract relationships and request best practices 
from our industry partners via an electronic questionnaire. Further, 
the questionnaire will result in more constructive agendas for 
subsequent DTRA industry outreach conferences.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 70.
    Number of Respondents: 209.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: .33 hours.
    Frequency: On Occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Respondents are small businesses, large businesses, and 
universities that have received DTRA contract awards greater than 
$100,000 since October 1, 2002, major Indefinite Delivery Indefinite 
Quantity (IDIQ) subcontractors, and vendors that have bid 
unsuccessfully on DTRA contracts greater than $100,000 since October 1, 
2002. DTRA plans to utilize this survey information in subsequent 
business process reengineering initiatives which leverage our industry 
partnerships to better support the warfighter. Further, DTRA is 
required under the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 
(DFARS) to maintain an active industry outreach program. DTRA plans to 
use the survey results to develop constructive agendas for subsequent 
outreach conferences with our contractor community.

    Dated: August 14, 2006.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 06-7042 Filed 8-18-06; 8:45 am]
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