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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3575-3576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01132]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2013-0049]

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Defense Acquisition Regulations System 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 February 
21, 2014.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) part 237, Service Contracting, and 
associated clauses at DFARS 252-237-7000, Notice of Special Standards 
of Responsibility; 252.237-7011, Preparation History, and DD Form 2063, 
Record of Preparation and Disposition of Remains (Within CONUS); 
252.237-7023, Continuation of Essential Contractor Services; and 
252.237-7024, Notice of Continuation of Essential Contractor Services; 
OMB Control Number 0704-0231, which incorporates the annual reporting 
burden previously approved under OMB Control Number 0704-0465.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 7,810.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.22.
    Annual Responses: 9,560.
    Average Burden per Response: Approximately 1.87 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 17,905.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is used by contracting 
officers for the following purposes:
    (1) Audit Services. The clause at 252-237-7000 is used to provide 
information that enables verification that the apparently successful 
offeror for audit services is licensed by the cognizant licensing 
authority in the state or other political jurisdiction where the 
offeror operates its professional practice.
    (2) Mortuary Services. The clause at DFARS 252.237-7011 and DD Form

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2063 are used (a) to ensure the mortuary contractor has properly 
prepared the body, and (b) by the contract carrier, so that the body 
can be shipped by that carrier. When additional preparation of the body 
is required subsequent to shipment, information regarding the initial 
preparation of the body may be used by the mortuary services contractor 
to whom the body has been shipped.
    (3) Continuation of Essential Services. The provision at DFARS 
252.237-7024 requires offerors to submit with its offer a written plan 
describing how it will continue to perform essential contractor 
services during periods of crisis. The associated clause at 252.237-
7023 requires the contractor to maintain and update its plan as 
necessary.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit entities and not-
for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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.

Manuel Quinones,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2014-01132 Filed 1-21-14; 8:45 am]
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