[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 117 (Friday, June 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29192-29193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14431]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2009-OS-0088]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 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 or information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received August 18, 
2009.

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, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    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 the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, 
3010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3010, or call at (703) 692-
3032.

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    Title and OMB Number: Synchronized Predeployment and Operational 
Tracker (SPOT) System; OMB Control Number 0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: In accordance with section 861 of Public Law 110-
181 and DoD Instruction 3020.41, ``Contractor Personnel Authorized to 
Accompany the U.S. Armed Forces'' and other appropriate policy, 
Memoranda of Understanding, and regulations, the DoD Components, the 
Department of State (DoS), and the United States Agency for 
International Development (USAID) shall ensure that contractors enter 
data into the Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) 
System before deployment outside the United States.
    Data collection on contractors is a condition of their contract 
when DFARS 252.225-7040 is incorporated and persons who choose not to 
have data collected will not be entitled to employment opportunities 
which require this data to be collected.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 150,000 hours (300,000 individual records x .5 
hrs).
    Number of Respondents: 1,300 companies.
    Responses per Respondent: 1 to 32,000 employees (average 231).
    Average Burden per Response: Approximately 30 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The Department of Defense has designated the SPOT as the joint Web-
based database to assist the Combatant Commander (CCDR) in maintaining 
awareness of the nature, extent, and potential risks and capabilities 
associated with contracted support in support of contingency 
operations, humanitarian or peacekeeping operations, or military 
exercises designated by the CCDR.
    The designated joint Web-based database (SPOT or its successor) 
shall:
    (a) Serve as the central repository for up-to-date status and 
reporting on all DoD funded contingency contractor personnel as well as 
other personnel as directed by the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)), or by the CCDR.
    (b) Track contract capability information for all DoD funded 
contracts supporting contingency operations, humanitarian or 
peacekeeping operations, or military exercises designated by the CCDR. 
Contract capability information shall provide planners and CCDRs an 
awareness of the nature, extent, and potential risks and capabilities 
associated with the contracted effort.
    (c) Provide by-name accountability of all DoD funded contingency 
contractor personnel and other personnel as directed by USD(AT&L) or 
the CCDR.
    (d) Contain, or link to, minimum contract information (e.g., 
contract number, company contact information, sponsoring (requiring 
activity) military unit contact information, and a summary of services 
or capability provided by the contract) necessary to establish and 
maintain accountability and visibility of the personnel and the 
contract capabilities in contingency operations, humanitarian or 
peacekeeping operations, or military exercises designated by the CCDR.
    Section 861 of Public Law 110-181 required the identification of 
common databases among the DoD, DoS, and USAID to serve as repositories 
of information on contracts and contractor personnel in Iraq and 
Afghanistan. In a signed memorandum of understanding, the Agencies 
agreed that SPOT will serve as the interagency database for information 
on contractor personnel. Each Agency must require its contractors 
operating in contingency operations to input information into SPOT and 
ensure data integrity.
    This request has been submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for emergency approval. Any comments received on this 
notice will be addressed in a subsequent information collection package 
to be submitted to OMB under regular processing timeframes.

    Dated: May 19, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-14431 Filed 6-18-09; 8:45 am]
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