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###### Department of Defense

###### Office of the Secretary

          - [No. DOD-2006-DARS-0188] 

# 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 September 25, 2006.

*Title and OMB Number:*                         Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 228, Bonds and Insurance and Related clauses at DFARS 252.228; OMB Control Number 0704-0216.                    

*Type of Request:*                         Extension.                    

*Number of Respondents:*                         49.                    

*Responses per Respondent:*                         1.                    

*Annual Responses:*                         49.                    

*Average Burden per Response:*                         17.53 hours.                    

*Annual Burden Hours:*                         859.                    

*Needs and Uses:*                         DoD uses the information obtained through this collection to determine the allowability of a contractor's costs of providing war-hazard benefits to its employees; to determine the need for an investigation regarding an accident that occurs in connection with a contract; and to determine whether a contractor performing a service or construction contract in Spain has adequate insurance coverage.                    

*Affected Public:*                         Business or other for for-profit.                    

*Frequency:*                         On occasion.                    

*Respondents Obligation:*                         Required to obtain or retain benefits.                              ( print page 50394)    

*OMB Desk Officer:*                         Ms. Hillary Jaffe.                    

Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent to Ms. Jaffee 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 charge, 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, RPM, Suite 11000, Arlington, VA 22209-2133.

Dated: August 18, 2006.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 06-7152 Filed 8-24-06 8:45am]

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