[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 210 (Thursday, October 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64585-64586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25844]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2014-0040]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the 
Army (OAA-AAHS-RDR-C), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Department of the Army announces a proposed public information 
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments 
are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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 December 
29, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
    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.
    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow 
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

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 the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)/G-1, Attn: 
SAMR-FMMR, (Dr. John Anderson), 111 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 
20310-0111; or call Department of the Army Reports Clearance Officer at 
(703) 428-6440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: The Contractor Manpower 
Reporting System; OMB Control Number 0702-0120.
    Needs and Uses: This program greatly enhances the ability of the 
Army to identify and track its contractor workforce. Current systems do 
not have contractor manpower data that is collected by the contractor 
Manpower Reporting System--i.e., Direct Labor Hours, Direct Labor 
Dollars, and Organization supported. Existing financial and procurement 
systems have obligation amounts of an unknown mix of services and 
supplies, and the Department of the Army is not able to trace the 
funding to the organization supported. Like all other Federal 
Government agencies, the Army's reliance on service contractor 
employees has increased significantly over the past few years.
    Affected Public: Business or Other For Profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,018.
    Number of Respondents: 12,215.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually.
    The Contractor Manpower Reporting System represents a program aimed 
at obtaining information regarding the use of contractor employees by 
the Army. Reliance on contractors in support of military operations 
will continue and likely grow. This guidance emphasizes the fact that 
armed forces are deploying and will deploy without a standard means of 
tracking the contractor workforce. Section 807 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 requires the Secretary of 
Defense not later than a third quarter of each fiscal year to submit to 
Congress an annual inventory of the activities performed during the 
preceding year pursuant to contracts for services for or on behalf of 
the Department of Defense.

    Dated: October 27, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-25844 Filed 10-29-14; 8:45 am]
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