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Dated: September 30, 2014. 

Melanie J. Gray, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–23736 Filed 10–3–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2014–0050] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Regulation on Agency 

Protests 

AGENCY: Office of Chief Procurement 

Officer, Acquisition Policy and 

Legislation Office, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for 

comments; extension without change, 

1600–0004. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, Office of Chief Procurement 

Officer, Acquisition Policy and 

Legislation Office, 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). 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until December 5, 

2014. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2014–0050, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Please follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: dhs.pra@hq.dhs.gov. Please 

include docket number DHS–2014–0050 

in the subject line of the message. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); 

48 CFR Chapter 1 provides general 

procedures on handling protests 

submitted by contractors to federal 

agencies. This regulation provides 

detailed guidance for contractors doing 

business with acquisition offices within 

the Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) to implement the FAR. FAR Part 

33.103, Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 

prescribe policies and procedures for 

filing protests and for processing 

contract disputes and appeals. 

DHS will not be asking for anything 

outside of what is already required in 

the FAR. Should anything outside the 

FAR arise, DHS will submit a request for 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval. The prior information 

collection request for OMB No. 1600– 

004 was approved through May 31, 2014 

by OMB in a Notice of OMB Action. 

The information being collected will 

be obtained from contractors as part of 

their submissions whenever they file a 

bid protest with the Department’s 

Components. The information will be 

used by DHS officials in deciding how 

the protest should be resolved. Failure 

to collect this information would result 

in delayed resolution of agency protests. 

According to Federal Procurement 

Data System (FPDS), the number of 

protest has increased each year over the 

past two years in annual respondent and 

burden hours. This increase in current 

protest activity is not the result of a 

deliberate program change, but from a 

new estimate of actions that are not 

controllable by the Federal government. 

Although, the number of protests has 

increased, there has not been any 

change in the information being 

collected. 

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 Chief Procurement 

Officer, Acquisition Policy and 

Legislation Office, DHS. 

Title: Regulation on Agency Protests. 

OMB Number: 1600–0004. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Private Sector. 

Number of Respondents: 95. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 190. 

Dated: September 24, 2014. 

Margaret H. Graves, 

Deputy Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–23688 Filed 10–3–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2014–0049] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Various Contract Related 

Forms That Will Be Included in the 

Homeland Security Acquisition 

Regulation, DHS Form 0700–01, DHS 

Form 0700–02, DHS Form 0700–03, 

DHS FORM 0700–04 

AGENCY: Office of Chief Procurement 

Officer, Acquisition Policy and 

Legislation Office, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for 

comments; Extension without Change, 

1600–0002. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, Office of Chief Procurement 

Officer, Acquisition Policy and 

Legislation Office, 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). 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until December 5, 

2014. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2014–0049, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Please follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: dhs.pra@hq.dhs.gov Please 

include docket number DHS–2014–0049 

in the subject line of the message. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection under the HSAR 

is necessary in order to implement 

applicable parts of the FAR (48 CFR). 

The four forms under this collection of 

information request are used by offerors, 

contractors, and the general public to 

comply with requirements in contracts 

awarded by the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). The four 

forms are DHS Form 0700–01, 

Cumulative Claim and Reconciliation 

Statement; DHS Form 0700–02, 

Contractor’s Assignment of Refund, 

Rebates, Credits and Other Amounts; 

DHS Form 0700–03, Contractor’s 

Release; and DHS Form 0700–04, 

Employee Claim for Wage Restitution. 

These four forms will be used by 

contractors and/or contract employees 

during contract administration. 

The information will be used by DHS 

contracting officers to ensure 

compliance with terms and conditions 

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of DHS contracts and to complete 

reports required by other Federal 

agencies such as the General Services 

Administration and the Department of 

Labor. If this information is not 

collected, the DHS could inadvertently 

violate statutory or regulatory 

requirements and the DHS’s interest 

concerning inventions and contractor’s 

claims would not be protected. 

There has been an increase in the 

estimated annual burden hours 

previously reported for this collection. 

An adjustment in annual burden is 

necessary at this time in the amount of 

902 actions and hours. The initial 

annual burden was based on a lower 

number of contract actions which 

related to the fact that DHS was a new 

agency with consolidated acquisition 

procedures, processes, and policies. 

Although, there is an increase in the 

estimated burdened hours, there is no 

change in the information being 

collected. 

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 Chief Procurement 

Officer, Acquisition Policy and 

Legislation Office, DHS. 

Title: Various Contract Related Forms 

That Will Be Included in the Homeland 

Security Acquisition Regulation. 

OMB Number: 1600–0002. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Affected Public: Private Sector. 

Number of Respondents: 9537. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 9537. 

Dated: September 24, 2014. 

Margaret H. Graves, 

Deputy Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–23687 Filed 10–3–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Homeland Security Academic Advisory 

Council 

[Docket No. DHS–2014–0043] 

Committee Management; Notice of 

Federal Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security. 

SUMMARY: The Homeland Security 

Academic Advisory Council will meet 

on October 22, 2014 in Washington, DC. 

The meeting will be open to the public. 

DATES: The Homeland Security 

Academic Advisory Council will meet 

Wednesday, October 22, 2014, from 

10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please note that 

the meeting may close early if the 

Council has completed its business. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Ronald Reagan International Trade 

Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Floor B, Room B1.5–10, Washington, DC 

20004. All visitors to the Ronald Reagan 

International Trade Center must bring a 

Government-issued photo ID. Please use 

the main entrance on 14th Street NW. 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, send an email to 

AcademicEngagement@hq.dhs.gov or 

contact Lindsay Burton at 202–447– 

4686 as soon as possible. 

To facilitate public participation, we 

are inviting public comment on the 

issues to be considered by the Council 

prior to the adoption of the 

recommendations as listed in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. Comments must be submitted in 

writing no later than Tuesday, October 

14, 2014, must include DHS–2014–0043 

as the identification number, and may 

be submitted using one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: AcademicEngagement@

hq.dhs.gov. Include the docket number 

in the subject line of the message. 

• Fax: 202–447–3713 

• Mail: Academic Engagement; 

MGMT/Office of Academic 

Engagement/Mailstop 0440, Department 

of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane 

SW., Washington, DC 20528–0440 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and the docket 

number for this action. Comments 

received will be posted without 

alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket, to 

read background documents or 

comments received by the Homeland 

Security Academic Advisory Council, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov and 

search for ‘‘Homeland Security 

Academic Advisory Council’’ then 

select the notice dated October 3, 2014. 

One thirty-minute public comment 

period will be held during the meeting 

on October 22, 2014 after the conclusion 

of the presentation of draft 

recommendations, but before the 

Council deliberates. Speakers will be 

requested to limit their comments to 

three minutes. Contact the Office of 

Academic Engagement as indicated 

below to register as a speaker. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lindsay Burton, Office of Academic 

Engagement/Mailstop 0440, Department 

of Homeland Security; 245 Murray Lane 

SW., Washington, DC 20528–0440, 

email: AcademicEngagement@

hq.dhs.gov, tel: 202–447–4686 and fax: 

202–447–3713. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 

Appendix. The Homeland Security 

Academic Advisory Council provides 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary and senior leadership on 

matters relating to student and recent 

graduate recruitment; international 

students; academic research; campus 

and community resiliency, security and 

preparedness; faculty exchanges; and 

cybersecurity. 

Agenda: The six Council 

subcommittees (Student and Recent 

Graduate Recruitment, Homeland 

Security Academic Programs, Academic 

Research and Faculty Exchange, 

International Students, Campus 

Resilience, and Cybersecurity) will give 

progress reports and may present draft 

recommendations for action in response 

to the taskings issued by the 

Department. DHS senior leadership will 

provide an update on the Department’s 

efforts in implementing the Council’s 

approved recommendations as well as 

its recent initiatives with the academic 

community. 

The meeting materials will be posted 

to the Council Web site at: http://

www.dhs.gov/homeland-securityacademic-advisory-council-hsaac on or 

before October 17, 2014. 

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