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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 102120-102121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29611]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2024-OS-0131]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation announces a proposed 
public information collection and seeks public comment on the 
provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
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 February 
18, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the 
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 
4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 05F16, Alexandria, VA 22350-
1700.
    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.

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 Office of Local 
Defense Community Cooperation, 2231 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202, 
ATTN: Mr. Michael Wilson or call (703) 697-2188.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Defense Manufacturing 
Community Support Program Grant Proposals; OMB Control Number 0704-
0606.
    Needs and Uses: The Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program 
(DMCSP) is designed to undertake long-term investments in critical 
skills, facilities, research and development, and small business 
support in order to strengthen the

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national security innovation and manufacturing base. The program also 
seeks to ensure complementarity of those communities so designated with 
existing Defense Manufacturing Institutes. Defense Manufacturing 
Institutes are manufacturing ecosystems with common manufacturing and 
design challenges revolving around specific technologies. The DMCSP is 
designed to recognize communities that demonstrate best practices in 
attracting and expanding defense manufacturing. This information 
collection is necessary to facilitate the identification of new Defense 
Manufacturing Communities and the awarding of grants under the DMCSP 
via a grant proposal package. The proposal package is prepared in 
accordance to a Federal Funding Opportunity Announcement posted on the 
Grants.gov website.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
Institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 525.
    Number of Respondents: 75.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 75.
    Average Burden per Response: 7 hours.
    Frequency: Annually.

    Dated: December 11, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-29611 Filed 12-16-24; 8:45 am]
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