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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 43814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18230]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOD-2012-DARS-0087]

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 August 
27, 2012.
    Title, Associated Forms and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 236, Construction and Architect-
Engineer Contracts, and Related Clauses at DFARS 252.236; OMB Control 
Number 0704-0225.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement.
    Number of Respondents: 3587.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 3587.
    Average Burden per Response: 100.008 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 359,015 hours.
    Needs and Uses: DoD contracting officers need this information to 
evaluate contractors proposals for contract modification; to determine 
that a contractor has removed obstructions to navigation; to review 
contractor requests for payment for mobilization and preparatory work; 
to determine reasonableness of costs allocated to mobilization and 
demobilization; and to determine eligibility for the 20 percent 
evaluation preference for United States firms in the award of some 
overseas construction contracts.
    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, 4800 Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, 
VA 22350-3100.

    Dated: July 13, 2012.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-18230 Filed 7-25-12; 8:45 am]
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