### 15739 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 52 / Friday, March 16, 2012 / Notices

Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also become a matter of public record.

Dated: March 9, 2012. John Kim, Acting Chief Strategy Officer, Office of Strategy and Special Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2012–6364 Filed 3–15–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6050–$$–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE**

**Defense Acquisition Regulation System** 

**[Docket No. DARS–2012–0015–0002]**

**Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request** 

**ACTION :**  Notice.

The Defense Acquisition Regulations System has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposals 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 April 16, 2012.

Title, Associated Forms and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Business Systems-Definition and Administration; DFARS 234, Earned Value Management Systems, OMB Control Number 0704–0479; and Defense Federal Acquisition RegulationSupplement (DFARS) Business SystemsDefinition and Administration; DFARS 245, Contractors Property Management System, OMB Control Number 0704–
0480.

Type of Request for 0704–0479: Extension.

Number of Respondents for 0704–
0479: 186.

Responses per Respondent for 0704–
0479: 48.

Annual Responses for 0704–0479: 8,928.

Average Burden per Response for
0704–0479: 40 hours.

Annual Burden Hours for 0704–0479: 357,120.

Type of Request for 0704–0480: Extension.

Number of Respondents for 0704–
0480: 2,646.

Responses per Respondent for 0704–
0480: 1.

Annual Responses for 0704–0480: 2,646.

Average Burden per Response for
0704–0480: 1.2 hours. Annual Burden Hours for 0704–0480: 3,200.

Needs and Uses: a. DFARS 242.70, Contractor Business Systems, and the clauses at 252.242–7005, Contractor Business Systems, 252.234–7002, Earned Value Management Systems, and 252.245–7003, Contractor Property Management System Administration, require certain contractors to establish and maintain acceptable business systems which include contractor Earned Value Management Systems and property management systems, and respond in writing to an initial determination from the administrative contracting officer that identifies deficiencies in any of the contractor’s business systems, as well as written notifications from the Government that identifies deficiencies in the contractor’s business systems.

Affected Public: The business systems clause will be used in solicitations and contracts that include DFARS clause 252.234–7002, Earned Value Management System, or 252.245–7003, Contractor Property System Administration.

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 Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA
22350–3100.

Ynette R. Shelkin, Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2012–6255 Filed 3–15–12; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION**

**Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests** 

**AGENCY :**  Department of Education.

**ACTION :**  Comment request.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of Education (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the reporting burden on the public and helps the public understand the Department’s information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13).

**DATES :**  Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before May 15,
2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Written comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ ed.gov or mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the