[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 93 (Friday, May 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 29300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10311]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0052]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE), Department of 
Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, CAPE 
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 July 12, 
2022.

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, 
Regulatory Directorate, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Attn: Mailbox 24, Suite 
08D09, 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 OSD CAPE, 1800 
Defense Pentagon, Room BE798, Washington, DC 20301-1800, Kelly Hazel, 
or call (703) 614-5397.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Software Resource Data 
Reports; DD Forms 3026-1, 3026-2, 3026-3; OMB Control Number 0704-SRDR.
    Needs and Uses: The intent of the Software Resource Date Reports is 
to capture software resource and effort data, at the Software Release 
and Computer Software Configuration Item levels that are significant 
either for a current program, or when a similar effort may be required 
for a future program. The collected data is the primary data source 
utilized when completing cost estimates. Respondents are any weapon 
system contractor or government entity with contracts, subcontracts, or 
agreements that are required to provide Cost and Software Data Reports 
based on all anticipated costs that individually or collectively 
surpass the corresponding dollar thresholds established in DoDI 
5000.73.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,946
    Number of Respondents: 13.
    Responses per Respondent: 12.
    Annual Responses: 156.
    Average Burden per Response: 16 hours.
    Frequency: Annually.
    CAPE is statutorily required by Title 10, United Stated Code 
(U.S.C.) in Section 2334(g), to ``develop policies, procedures, 
guidance and a collection method to ensure that quality acquisition 
cost data are collected to facilitate cost estimation and comparison 
across acquisition programs.'' Section 2334(g) also contains a 
$100,000,000 threshold statutory requirement for providing cost data 
from each acquisition program that exceeds this amount.

    Dated: May 9, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-10311 Filed 5-12-22; 8:45 am]
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