Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 39 / Friday, February 27, 2015 / Notices 10703 

Place: Gaithersburg Marriott 

Washingtonian Center, 9751 Washingtonian 

Boulevard, Gaithersburg, MD 20878. 

Contact Person: Thomas A. Winters, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Special Review 

Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, 

National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical 

Center Drive, Room 7W412, Bethesda, MD 

20892–9750, 240–276–6386, twinters@

mail.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Cancer 

Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Pediatric 

Preclinical Testing Consortium. 

Date: March 27, 2015. 

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Cancer Institute Shady 

Grove, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 

7W104, Rockville, MD 20850, (Telephone 

Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Eun Ah Cho, Ph.D., Chief, 

Scientific Review Officer, Special Review 

Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, 

National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical 

Center Drive, Room 7W104, Bethesda, MD 

20892–9750, 240–276–6342, choe@

mail.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Cancer 

Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Cell-Free 

Nucleic Acid-Based Assays. 

Date: April 13–14, 2015. 

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract 

proposals. 

Place: Courtyard Gaithersburg 

Washingtonian Center, 204 Boardwalk Place, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20878. 

Contact Person: Thomas M. Vollberg, 

Ph.D., Chief, Scientific Review Officer, 

Research Technology and Contract Review 

Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, 

National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical 

Center Drive, Room 7W102, Rockville, MD 

20850, 240–276–6341, vollbert@mail.nih.gov. 

Information is also available on the 

Institute’s/Center’s home page: http://

deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/sep/sep.htm, 

where an agenda and any additional 

information for the meeting will be posted 

when available. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction; 

93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention 

Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and 

Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer 

Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology 

Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 

93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, 

Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, 

HHS) 

Dated: February 23, 2015. 

Melanie J. Gray, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–04054 Filed 2–26–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Solicitation of Proposal Information for 

Award of Public Contracts 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Procurement 

Officer, DHS. 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for 

comments; extension without change of 

a currently approved collection, 1600– 

0005. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, Office of the Chief 

Procurement Officer, will submit the 

following Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 

35). DHS previously published this 

information collection request (ICR) in 

the Federal Register on Wednesday, 

December 10, 2014 at 79 FR 73329 for 

a 60-day public comment period. No 

comments were received by DHS. The 

60 Day in error identified the OMB 

Control No. as 1601–0005. The correct 

OMB Control No. for this collection is 

1600–0005. The purpose of this notice 

is to allow additional 30-days for public 

comments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until March 30, 2015. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR 1320.1. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to OMB Desk Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security and sent via 

electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–5806. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) and the Office of the Chief 

Procurement Officer (OCPO) collect 

information when inviting firms to 

submit bids, proposals, and offers for 

public contracts for supplies and 

services. The information collection is 

necessary for compliance with the 

Homeland Security Acquisition 

Regulation (HSAR), 48 CFR Chapter 30, 

and the Small Business Innovative 

Research (SBIR) and Small Business 

Technology Transfer (STTR) programs 

15 U.S.C 628. 

For solicitations to contract made 

through a variety of means, whether 

conducted orally or in writing, 

contracting officers normally request 

information from prospective offerors 

such as pricing information, delivery 

schedule compliance, and whether the 

offeror has the resources (both human 

and financial) to accomplish 

requirements. Examples of the kinds of 

information collected can be found in 

the HSAR in Part 9, Part 19 and Part 47, 

along with associated solicitation 

provisions and contract clauses. 

Examples where collections of 

information occur in soliciting for 

supplies/services include the issuance 

of draft Requests for Proposal (RFP), 

Requests for Information (RFI), and 

Broad Agency Announcements (BAA). 

The Government generally issues an 

RFP using the uniform contract format 

with the intent of awarding a contract to 

one or more prospective offerors. The 

RFP can require those interested in 

making an offer to provide information 

in the following areas: Schedule (FAR 

15.204–2); contract clauses (FAR 

15.204–3); list of documents, exhibits 

and other attachments (FAR 15.204–4) 

or representations and instructions 

(15.204–5). Examples of collections 

under the HSAR include: 

3052.209–70 Prohibition on Contracts 

with Corporate Expatriates 

3052.209–72 Organizational Conflict 

of Interest 

3052.209–74 Limitations on 

Contractors Acting as Lead System 

Integrators 

3052.209–76 Prohibition on Federal 

Protective Service Guard Services 

Contracts with Business Concerns 

Owned, Controlled, or Operated by 

an Individual Convicted of a Felony 

3052.219–72 Evaluation of Prime 

Contractor Participation in the DHS 

Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program 

3052.247–70 F.o.b. Origin Information 

The DHS Science and Technology 

(S&T) Directorate issues BAAs soliciting 

white papers and proposals from the 

public. DHS S&T evaluates white papers 

and proposals received from the public 

in response to a DHS S&T BAA using 

the evaluation criteria specified in the 

BAA through a peer or scientific review 

process in accordance with FAR 

35.016(d). White paper evaluation 

determines those research ideas that 

merit submission of a full proposal and 

proposal evaluation determines those 

proposals that merit selection for 

contract award. Unclassified white 

papers and proposals are typically 

collected via the DHS S&T BAA secure 

Web site, while classified white papers 

and proposals must be submitted via 

proper classified courier or proper 

classified mailing procedures as 

described in the National Industrial 

Security Program Operating Manual 

(NSPOM). 

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10704 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 39 / Friday, February 27, 2015 / Notices 

Federal agencies with an annual 

extramural research and development 

(R&D) budget exceeding $100 million 

are required to participate in the SBIR 

Program. Similarly, Federal agencies 

with an extramural R&D budget 

exceeding $1 billion are required to 

participate in the STTR Program. 

Federal agencies who participate in 

the SBIR and STTR programs must 

collect information from the public to: 

(1) Meet their reporting requirements 

under 15 U.S.C. 638(b)(7), (g)(8), (i), 

(j)(1)(E), (j)(3)(C), (l), (o)(10), and (v); 

(2) Meet the requirement to maintain 

both a publicly accessible database of 

SBIR/STTR award information and a 

government database of SBIR/STTR 

award information for SBIR and STTR 

program evaluation under 15 U.S.C. 

638g(10), (k), (o)(9), and (o)(15); and 

(3) Meet requirements for public 

outreach under 15 U.S.C. 638(j)(2)(F), 

(o)(14), and (s). 

The prior information collect request 

for OMB No. 1600–0005 was approved 

through February 28, 2015 by OMB in 

a Notice of OMB Action. 

The information being collected is 

used by the Government’s contracting 

officers and other acquisition personnel, 

including technical and legal staffs to 

determine adequacy of technical and 

management approach, experience, 

responsibility, responsiveness, expertise 

of the firms submitting offers, 

identification of members of the public 

(i.e., small businesses) who qualify for, 

and are interested in participating in, 

the DHS SBIR Program, facilitate SBIR 

outreach to the public, and provide the 

DHS SBIR Program Office necessary and 

sufficient information to determine that 

proposals submitted by the public to the 

DHS SBIR Program meet criteria for 

consideration under the program. 

Failure to collect this information 

would adversely affect the quality of 

products and services DHS receives 

from contractors. Potentially, contracts 

would be awarded to firms without 

sufficient experience and expertise, 

thereby placing the Department’s 

operations in jeopardy. Defective and 

inadequate contractor deliverables 

would adversely affect DHS’s 

fulfillment of the mission requirements 

in all areas. Additionally, the 

Department would be unsuccessful in 

identifying small businesses with 

research and development (R&D) 

capabilities, which would adversely 

affect the mission requirements in this 

area. 

Many sources of the requested 

information use automated word 

processing systems, databases, and web 

portal to facilitate preparation of 

material to be submitted and to post and 

collect information. It is common place 

within many of DHS’s Components for 

submissions to be electronic as a result 

of implementation of e-Government 

initiatives. 

Information technology (i.e., 

electronic web portal) is used in the 

collection of information to reduce the 

data gathering and records management 

burden. DHS uses a secure Web site 

which the public can propose SBIR 

research topics and submit proposals in 

response to SBIR solicitations. In 

addition, DHS uses a web portal to 

review RFIs and register to submit a 

white paper or proposal in response to 

a specific BAA. The data collection 

forms standardize the collection of 

information that is necessary and 

sufficient for the DHS SBIR Program 

Office to meet its requirements under 15 

U.S.C. 638. 

There has been no change in the 

information being collected. The 

reduction in the total annual burden is 

based on agency estimates. First, the 

estimate is based on the number of 

expected contract awards requiring the 

submission of information has been 

declining in the last three years. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

4. Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

Analysis: 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief 

Procurement Officer, DHS. 

Title: Solicitation of Proposal 

Information for Award of Public 

Contracts. 

OMB Number: 1600–0005. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Private Sector. 

Number of Respondents: 13,612. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 7 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 285,852. 

Carlene C. Ileto, 

Executive Director, Enterprise Business 

Management Office. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2011–1178] 

National Preparedness for Response 

Exercise Program (PREP) Guidelines 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 

announces that the updated draft PREP 

Guidelines are available for public 

comment. The USCG is publishing this 

notice on behalf of the National 

Scheduling Coordination Committee 

(NSCC), which is comprised of 

representatives from the USCG; 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA); Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA) under the Department of 

Transportation (DOT); and the Bureau of 

Safety and Environmental Enforcement 

(BSEE) under the Department of the 

Interior (DOI). 

DATES: Comments must reach USCG by 

April 28, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

and additional materials, identified by 

USCG docket number USCG–2011– 

1178, using any one of the following 

methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

(3) Mail or Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility (M–30), U.S. 

Department of Transportation, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. Deliveries 

accepted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The telephone number is 202– 

366–9329. 

See the ‘‘Public Participation and 

Request for Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for further instructions on 

submitting comments. To avoid 

duplication, please use only one of 

these methods. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For USCG: Mr. Jonathan Smith, Office 

of Marine Environmental Response 

Policy, 202–372–2675. 

For BSEE: Mr. John Caplis, Oil Spill 

Preparedness Division, 703–787–1364. 

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