[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25684-25685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10073]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2008-OS-0045]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for 
Industrial Policy (ODUSD(IP)) announces a proposed 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 by July 7, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> 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, please write to the Office of the 
Deputy Under

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Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy, 241 18th Street South, 
Crystal Square 4, Suite 501, ATTN: Dawn Vehmeier, Arlington, VA 22202, 
or e-mail us at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e4ad8a80919790968d8588bbb48b888d879da48b9780ca898d88"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aae3c4cedfd9ded8c3cbc6f5fac5c6c3c9d3eac5d9ce84c7c3c6">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Foreign Sourcing for 
Defense Applications; OMB Number 0704-0419.
    Needs and Uses: The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Industrial 
Policy) has been assigned responsibility to determine the extent of 
foreign sourcing and any relevant impact to on-going programs producing 
precision munitions, consumables and selected high interest force 
protection programs.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 500.
    Average Burden Per Response: 5 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,500.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    Specifically, ODUSD(IP) will evaluate the: (1) Extent of foreign 
sourcing within a sampling of operationally-important products; (2) 
impact of foreign sourcing on military readiness; and (3) extent to 
which DoD actions encourage or discourage use of foreign sources. To 
ensure that it addresses emerging foreign sourcing issues, the 
Department of Defense (DoD) will collect information from prime 
contractors and first and second tier subcontractors.

    Dated: May 1, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
 [FR Doc. E8-10073 Filed 5-6-08; 8:45 am]
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