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they would furnish or did furnish 

negative credit reporting information 

about you? 

4. Have you filed a dispute regarding 

furnished information about your debt 

to the furnisher or a consumer reporting 

agency? How was the dispute handled? 

5. Do you believe information about 

your debt has affected your ability to get 

subsequent employment, obtain credit, 

rental housing, or other problems? 

Financial Health 

1. What the effects of employer-driven 

debt were on your finances, 

employment experience, professional 

mobility, workplace health and safety, 

and compensation? 

2. What the effects of employer-driven 

debt were on your family’s well-being? 

Rohit Chopra, 

Director, Consumer Financial Protection 

Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13030 Filed 6–16–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, June 22, 

2022; 2:00 p.m. 

PLACE: The meeting will be held 

remotely. 

STATUS: Commission Meeting—Open to 

the Public. 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Decisional 

Matter: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: 

Safety Standard for Recreational OffHighway Vehicle and Utility Task/ 

Terrain Vehicle Debris Penetration 

Hazards. 

All attendees should pre-register for 

the Commission meeting using the 

following link: https://cpsc.webex.com/ 

cpsc/onstage/g.php?MTID=

e4deb22642fc939114f31638cbcb5057e. 

After registering you will receive a 

confirmation email containing 

information about joining the meeting. 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, June 22, 

2022; 2:00 p.m. (immediately following 

the conclusion of the Public 

Commission Meeting). 

PLACE: The meeting will be held 

remotely. 

STATUS: Commission Meeting—Closed 

to the Public. 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Briefing 

Matter: Commission staff will brief the 

Commission on a compliance matter. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Alberta E. Mills, Office of the Secretary, 

U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814, 301–504–7479 

(Office) or 240–863–8938 (Cell). 

Dated: June 15, 2022. 

Alberta E. Mills, 

Commission Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13254 Filed 6–15–22; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[Docket Number DARS–2022–0012] 

Department of Defense Contract 

Finance Study 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: The DoD Contract Finance 

Study is the first comprehensive 

contract finance study since publication 

of the Defense Financial and Investment 

Review in June 1985. DoD is committed 

to transparency and is interested in 

obtaining the perspective of companies 

of all sizes as well as individuals on a 

number of relevant topics to contribute 

to this important study. 

DATES: Interested parties should submit 

written comments to the address shown 

in ADDRESSES on or before July 18, 2022 

to be considered in the Contract Finance 

Study. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the 

questions provided below, using any of 

the following methods: 

Æ Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Search for 

‘‘Docket Number DARS–2022–0012.’’ 

Select ‘‘Comment’’ and follow the 

instructions to submit a comment. 

Please include your name, company 

name (if any), and ‘‘Docket Number 

DARS–2022–0012’’ on any attached 

document(s). 

Æ Email: osd.pentagon.ousd-as.mbx.dpc-pcf@mail.mil. Include ‘‘DoD 

Contract Finance Study’’ in the subject 

line of the message. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. To 

confirm receipt of your comment(s), 

please check https://

www.regulations.gov, approximately 

two to three days after submission to 

verify posting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Sara Higgins, telephone 703–614–1255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

The Government Accountability 

Office (GAO) Final Report, GAO–19– 

406, ‘‘CONTRACT FINANCING: DoD 

Should Comprehensively Assess How 

Its Policies Affect the Defense 

Industries,’’ dated June 27, 2019, 

recommended a comprehensive 

assessment of the effect that DoD’s 

contract financing and profit policies 

have on the defense industry. DoD 

concurred with this recommendation. 

The Defense Contract Finance Study 

is being headed by the Defense Pricing 

and Contracting’s Director of Price, Cost 

and Finance. The study is comprised of 

two phases with multiple parts and 

participants. The first phase includes 

data collection, research, and analysis 

focused on areas of study that include 

the financial health of the Defense 

Industrial Base, commercial financing 

trends, the effectiveness of current 

methods of DoD contract financing, and 

other aspects of contract financing. The 

second phase will commence upon 

completion of the analysis of inputs 

from the first phase and may include 

policy recommendations. Through 

initiatives such as the Defense Contract 

Finance study, DoD remains committed 

to enabling the delivery and 

sustainment of capability to our 

Warfighters and maintaining a resilient 

Defense Industrial Base. 

This notice requests comments and 

information from the public, specifically 

companies currently in the Defense 

Industrial Base, to assist DoD with this 

complex and significant study. 

B. Topics 

DoD is particularly interested in 

comments and information with regard 

to contract finance policies as they 

affect all levels of the defense sector. 

Note that for the purpose of 

understanding financial health over 

time, the DoD Contract Finance Study is 

not covering impacts of the coronavirus 

disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic. 

Therefore, unless specifically asked, 

responses should exclude the period 

after the presidential declaration of a 

national emergency concerning the 

COVID 19 pandemic (March 13, 2020). 

DoD is seeking input from all business 

sizes, as identified below, on the 

following topics: 

1. Financial Health 

a. What is your view of the financial 

health of the Defense Industrial Base? 

Has it improved over the last decade or 

two? Please provide your reasons and a 

description of any financial metrics that 

you think are relevant to answering 

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b. How does the Defense Sector 

compare to relevant commercial sectors 

when it comes to financial health? 

Please explain. 

c. How important is cash flow and 

why? In the context of publicly traded 

companies, how do cash flow-related 

metrics influence executive 

compensation? 

2. Financing 

a. For companies who perform work 

on DoD contracts as either a prime 

contractor or subcontractor, what, if 

any, obstacles have you encountered in 

obtaining financing? Please explain and 

also identify whether you are a large or 

small business. 

b. For companies who perform work 

both for DoD and in the commercial 

sector, what is your view on how 

financing compares between DoD and 

your commercial customers? Please 

explain. What about delivery terms? For 

example, DoD’s terms to prime 

contractors are 30 days. How does this 

compare to commercial terms? 

3. Prime Contractors (Regardless of Size 

Status) on Defense Contracts 

a. What is your size status (see 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

part 19) in the context of your defense 

work? 

b. What percentage of your suppliers 

receive contract financing (payments 

prior to delivery) from your firm? 

c. Is the answer different for large 

business suppliers than for small 

business suppliers? Does one group 

receive financing more often than the 

other? 

d. What are your criteria for 

determining which suppliers receive 

financing? 

e. How do your lower-tier suppliers 

know they are performing under a 

Government prime contract? 

f. If you have been or are receiving a 

higher progress payment rate due to the 

COVID–19 pandemic, have you 

accelerated payments to your suppliers 

since the COVID–19 pandemic? If so, by 

how much time have you accelerated 

payments to your suppliers? Please be 

specific. Did you provide financing 

(predelivery payments) to suppliers that 

were not receiving financing prior to the 

COVID–19 pandemic? 

g. If you did not receive a higher 

progress payment rate due to the 

COVID–19 pandemic, e.g., you do not 

receive progress payments on your 

defense contract, did you accelerate 

payments to your suppliers since the 

COVID–19 pandemic? If so, by how 

much time have you accelerated 

payments to your suppliers? Please be 

specific and address the extent to which 

you have accelerated payments. Did you 

provide financing (predelivery 

payments) to suppliers that were not 

receiving financing prior to the COVID– 

19 pandemic? 

4. Subcontractors or Suppliers 

(Regardless of Size Status) Under a 

Defense Contract 

a. When you are performing as a 

subcontractor or supplier under a 

defense prime contract, how do you 

know that the ultimate customer is the 

Federal Government? 

b. Do you know the prime contract 

number (between the prime and the 

Government)? If so, how? Do you know 

who the Federal Government 

contracting officer is, or how to contact 

them? Would you be willing to contact 

the contracting officer if you were 

experiencing issues getting paid? 

c. Have financing payments or 

payments upon delivery from your 

customer (contractor) been accelerated 

during the COVID–19 pandemic? What 

are your normal terms and how much 

time have payments been accelerated? 

Did you receive financing (predelivery 

payments) from your prime or highertier contractor that you did not receive 

prior to the COVID–19 pandemic? 

d. Are there any conditions (e.g., 

changes in terms) associated with 

receiving payments from your prime or 

higher-tier contractor in a more 

expedited manner? 

5. Small Businesses Performing on 

Defense Contracts 

a. If you are a small business 

performing as a prime contractor, what 

is your experience regarding receipt of 

timely payments from DoD? 

b. If you are a small business 

performing as a supplier or 

subcontractor, are you aware of whether 

the clause at Defense Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Supplement 

(DFARS) 252.232–7017, Accelerating 

Payments to Small Business 

Subcontractors—Prohibition on Fees 

and Consideration, is in the prime’s 

contract? Is the substance of this clause 

in your subcontract? 

c. What are your normal payment 

terms (e.g., amount of time) for 

financing and for delivery? 

d. Are you receiving accelerated 

payments from your prime contractor? 

By how many days are payments being 

accelerated? 

Authority: DoD Instruction 5000.35, 

Defense Acquisition Regulations (DAR) 

System. 

Jennifer D. Johnson, 

Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13047 Filed 6–16–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[Docket Number DARS–2022–0007; OMB 

Control Number 0704–0250] 

Information Collection Requirement; 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement (DFARS); 

DFARS Part 242, Contract 

Administration and Related Clause in 

DFARS 252 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System has submitted to 

OMB, for clearance, the following 

proposed revision and extension of a 

collection of information under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act. 

DATES: DoD will consider all comments 

received by July 18, 2022. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title and OMB Number: Defense 

Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement (DFARS) Part 242; Contract 

Administration and Related Clause in 

DFARS 252; OMB Control Number 

0704–0250. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Respondents: 292. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 292. 

Average Burden per Response: 475 

hours. 

Annual Burden Hours: 138,700. 

Reporting Frequency: On Occasion. 

Needs and Uses: The Government 

requires this information in order to 

perform its contract administration 

functions. The information required by 

DFARS contract clause 252.242–7004, 

Material Management and Accounting 

System, is used by contracting officers 

to determine if contractor material 

management and accounting systems 


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