[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 208 (Monday, October 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 61116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5340]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DoD-2007-DARS-0114]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Department of Defense 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 November 
28, 2007.
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Part 215.4, Contract Pricing, and associated clause 
at DFARS 252.215 and DD Form 1861; OMB Control Number 0704-0232.
    DoD is combining reporting requirements previously approved under 
both 0704-0267 and 0704-0232 under this revision to 0704-0232.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Number of Respondents: 10,300.
    Responses per Respondent: Approximately 5.19.
    Annual Responses: 53,458.
    Average Burden per Response: Approximately 10.073 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 538,480.
    Needs and Uses: DoD contracting officers use DD Form 1861 in 
computing profit objectives for negotiated contracts. A DD Form 1861 is 
normally completed for each proposal for a contract for supplies or 
services that is priced and negotiated on the basis of cost analysis. 
The form enables contracting officers to differentiate profit 
objectives for various types of contractor assets (land, buildings, 
equipment). DoD needs this information to develop appropriate profit 
objectives when negotiating Government contracts.
    DoD contracting officers need the information required by DFARS 
215.407-5, Estimating systems, and the related contract clause at 
252.215-7002, Cost Estimating System Requirements, to determine if a 
contractor has an acceptable system for generating cost estimates, and 
to monitor the correction of any deficiencies.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Hillary Jaffe.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Jaffe 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:
    <bullet> 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 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.
    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, 1777 North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, Arlington, VA 
22209-2133.

    Dated: October 22, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-5340 Filed 10-26-07; 8:45 am]
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