[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 4908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01676]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2015-OS-0007]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 
and Logistics announces a proposed 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 by March 
30, 2015.

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, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
    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.
    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow 
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to the Defense 
Standardization Program Office, Defense Logistics Agency, 8725 John J. 
Kingman Road, STOP 5100, ATTN: Mr. Tim Koczanski, Fort Belvoir, VA 
22060, or call the Defense Standardization Program Office at (703) 767-
6870.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Certification of Qualified 
Products; DD Form 1718; OMB Control Number 0704-0487.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain, certify and record qualification of products or processes 
falling under the DoD Qualification Program. This form is included as 
an exhibit in an appeal or hearing case file as evidence of the 
reviewer's products or process qualifications in advance of, and 
independent of an acquisition.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 638.
    Number of Respondents: 1,276.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 1,276.
    Average Burden per Response: 0.30 minutes.
    Frequency: Biennially.
    Respondents are individuals who supply products to the Department 
of Defense that are listed on Qualified Products Lists (QPLs) or 
Qualified Manufacturers List (QMLs). DD Form 1718, ``Certification of 
Qualified Products'' records and certifies, from the manufacturers, 
distributor, or reseller that the products still conforms to the 
specification. If the form is not included in the contract file, 
individuals procuring these items cannot be assured that the products 
conform to the specification and therefore are qualified products from 
qualified sources. The use of the DD Form 1718 is essential in 
maintaining the integrity of the qualification program.

    Dated: January 26, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-01676 Filed 1-28-15; 8:45 am]
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