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preferred mode of submission, at the 

address listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. Each page 

of the comment or statement must 

include the author’s name, title or 

affiliation, address, and daytime phone 

number. The Designated Federal Official 

will review all submitted written 

comments or statements and provide 

them to members of the committee for 

their consideration. Written comments 

or statements being submitted in 

response to the agenda set forth in this 

notice must be received by the 

Designated Federal Official at least 

seven business days prior to the meeting 

to be considered by the committee. 

Written comments or statements 

received after this date may not be 

provided to the committee until its next 

meeting. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.140d, the 

Committee is not obligated to allow a 

member of the public to speak or 

otherwise address the Committee during 

the meeting. Members of the public will 

be permitted to make verbal comments 

during the Committee meeting only at 

the time and in the manner described 

below. If a member of the public is 

interested in making a verbal comment 

at the open meeting, that individual 

must submit a request, with a brief 

statement of the subject matter to be 

addressed by the comment, at least 

seven business days in advance to the 

committee’s Designated Federal Official, 

via electronic mail, the preferred mode 

of submission, at the address listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. The Designated Federal Official 

will log each request, in the order 

received, and in consultation with the 

committee Chair, determine whether the 

subject matter of each comment is 

relevant to the committee’s mission 

and/or the topics to be addressed in this 

public meeting. A 15-minute period 

near the end of the meeting will be 

available for verbal public comments. 

Members of the public who have 

requested to make a verbal comment 

and whose comments have been 

deemed relevant under the process 

described above, will be allotted no 

more than three minutes during the 

period, and will be invited to speak in 

the order in which their requests were 

received by Designated Federal Official. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17482 Filed 8–17–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Advisory Committee on Arlington 

National Cemetery; Request for 

Nominations 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice; request for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on 

Arlington National Cemetery is an 

independent Federal advisory 

committee chartered to provide the 

Secretary of Defense, through the 

Secretary of the Army, independent 

advice and recommendations on 

Arlington National Cemetery, including, 

but not limited to cemetery 

administration, the erection of 

memorials at the cemetery, and master 

planning for the cemetery. The 

Secretary of the Army may act on the 

Committee’s advice and 

recommendations. The Committee is 

comprised of no more than nine (9) 

members. Subject to the approval of the 

Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 

the Army appoints no more than seven 

(7) of these members. The purpose of 

this notice is to solicit nominations from 

a wide range of highly qualified persons 

to be considered for appointment to the 

Committee. Nominees may be appointed 

as members of the Committee and its 

sub-committees for terms of service 

ranging from one to four years. This 

notice solicits nominations to fill 

Committee membership vacancies that 

may occur through January 31, 2018. 

Nominees must be preeminent 

authorities in their respective fields of 

interest or expertise. 

DATES: All nominations must be 

received (see ADDRESSES) no later than 

November 1, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit a resume for consideration by 

the Department of the Army to the 

Committee’s Designated Federal Officer 

at the following address: Advisory 

Committee on Arlington National 

Cemetery, ATTN: Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) (Ms. Yates), Arlington 

National Cemetery, Arlington, VA 

22211. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Renea C. Yates, Designated Federal 

Officer, by email at renea.c.yates.civ@

mail.mil or by telephone 877–907–8585. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Committee on Arlington 

National Cemetery was established 

pursuant to Title 10, United States Code 

Section 4723. The selection, service and 

appointment of members of the 

Committee are publicized in the 

Committee Charter, available on the 

Arlington National Cemetery Web site 

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/

About/Advisory-Committee-onArlington-National-Cemetery/Charter. 

The substance of the provisions of the 

Charter is as follows: 

a. Selection. The Committee Charter 

provides that the Committee shall be 

comprised of no more than nine 

members, all of whom are preeminent 

authorities in their respective fields of 

interest or expertise. Of these, no more 

than seven members are nominated by 

the Secretary of the Army. 

By direction of the Secretary of the 

Army, all resumes submitted in 

response to this notice will be presented 

to and reviewed by a panel of three 

senior Army leaders. Potential nominees 

shall be prioritized after review and 

consideration of their resumes for: 

Demonstrated technical/professional 

expertise; preeminence in a field(s) of 

interest or expertise; potential 

contribution to membership balance in 

terms of the points of view represented 

and the functions to be performed; 

potential organizational and financial 

conflicts of interest; commitment to our 

Nation’s veterans and their families; and 

published points of view relevant to the 

objectives of the Committee. The panel 

will provide the DFO with a prioritized 

list of potential nominees for 

consideration by the Executive Director, 

Army National Military Cemeteries, in 

making an initial recommendation to 

the Secretary of the Army. The 

Executive Director, Army National 

Military Cemeteries; the Secretary of the 

Army; and the Secretary of Defense are 

not limited or bound by the 

recommendations of the Army senior 

leader panel. Sources in addition to this 

Federal Register notice may be utilized 

in the solicitation and selection of 

nominations. 

b. Service. The Secretary of Defense 

may approve the appointment of a 

Committee member for a one-to-four 

year term of service; however, no 

member, unless authorized by the 

Secretary of Defense, may serve on the 

Committee or authorized subcommittee 

for more than two consecutive terms of 

service. The Secretary of the Army shall 

designate the Committee Chair from the 

total Advisory Committee membership. 

The Committee meets at the call of the 

DFO, in consultation with the 

Committee Chair. It is estimated that the 

Committee meets four times per year. 

c. Appointment. The operations of the 

Committee and the appointment of 

members are subject to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended) and departmental 

implementing regulations, including 

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Department of Defense Instruction 

5105.04, Department of Defense Federal 

Advisory Committee Management 

Program, available at http://

www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/

510504p.pdf. Appointed members who 

are not full-time or permanent part-time 

Federal officers or employees shall be 

appointed as experts and consultants 

under the authority of Title 5, United 

States Code Section 3109 and shall 

serve as special government employees. 

Committee members appointed as 

special government employees shall 

serve without compensation except that 

travel and per diem expenses associated 

with official Committee activities are 

reimbursable. 

Additional information about the 

Committee is available on the Internet 

at: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/

About/Advisory-Committee-onArlington-National-Cemetery/Charter. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17484 Filed 8–17–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[Docket Number: DARS–2017–0005; OMB 

Control Number: 0704–0272] 

Information Collection Requirement; 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; Occupational 

Safety, Drug-Free Work Force and 

Related Clauses 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments regarding a proposed 

extension of an approved information 

collection requirement. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, DoD 

announces the proposed extension of a 

public information collection 

requirement and seeks public comment 

on the provisions thereof. DoD invites 

comments on: Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of DoD, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the 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 the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has approved this information 

collection requirement for use through 

October 31, 2017. DoD proposes that 

OMB extend its approval for use for 

three additional years beyond the 

current expiration date. 

DATES: DoD will consider all comments 

received by October 17, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OMB Control Number 

0704–0272, using any of the following 

methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for sending comments. 

• Email: osd.dfars@mail.mil. Include 

OMB Number 0704–0272 in the subject 

line of the message. 

• Fax: 571–372–6094. 

• Mail: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Attn: Ms. Lee 

Renna, OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DARS), 3060 

Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Instructions: Search for ‘‘Docket 

Number: DARS–2017–0005.’’ Select 

‘‘Comment Now’’ and follow the 

instructions provided to submit a 

comment. All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this notice. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. To 

confirm receipt of your comment(s), 

please check www.regulations.gov, 

approximately two to three days after 

submission to verify posting (except 

allow 30 days for posting of comments 

submitted by mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Lee Renna, 571–372–6095. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title, Associated Form, and OMB 

Number: Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement (DFARS) part 

223, Occupational Safety and Drug-Free 

Work Force and Related Clauses in 

DFARS 252.223; OMB Control Number 

0704–0272. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection requires that an offeror or 

contractor submit information to DoD in 

response to DFARS solicitation four 

contract clauses relating to occupational 

safety and drug-free work force program. 

DoD contracting officers use this 

information to— 

Æ Verify compliance with 

requirements for labeling of hazardous 

materials; 

Æ Ensure contractor compliance and 

monitor subcontractor compliance with 

DoD 4145.26–M, DoD Contractors’ 

Safety Manual for Ammunition and 

Explosives, and minimize risk of 

mishaps; 

Æ Identify the place of performance of 

all ammunition and explosives work; 

and 

Æ Ensure contractor compliance and 

monitor subcontractor compliance with 

DoD 5100.76–M, Physical Security of 

Sensitive Conventional Arms, 

Ammunition, and Explosives. 

Æ Ensure compliance with the clause 

program requirements with regard to 

programs for achieving the objective of 

a drug-free work force; requires 

contractor recordkeeping. 

Type of Collection: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 3,695. 

Responses per Respondent: 16.8, 

approximately. 

Annual Responses: 62,053. 

Average Burden per Response: 10.4 

hours, approximately. 

Annual Burden Hours: 645,744 hours. 

Summary of Information Collection 

This information collection addresses 

the following requirements: 

1. DFARS 252.223–7001, Hazard 

Warning Labels. Paragraph (c) requires 

all offerors to list which hazardous 

materials will be labeled in accordance 

with certain statutory requirements 

instead of the Hazard Communication 

Standard. Paragraph (d) requires only 

the apparently successful offeror to 

submit, before award, a copy of the 

hazard warning label for all hazardous 

materials not listed in paragraph (c) of 

the clause. 

2. DFARS 252.223–7002, Safety 

Precautions for Ammunition and 

Explosives. Paragraph (c)(2) requires the 

contractor, within 30 days of 

notification of noncompliance with DoD 

4145.26–M, to notify the contracting 

officer of actions taken to correct the 

noncompliance. Paragraph (d)(1) 

requires the contractor to notify the 

contracting officer immediately of any 

mishaps involving ammunition or 

explosives. Paragraph (d)(3) requires the 

contractor to submit a written report of 

the investigation of the mishap to the 

contracting officer. Paragraph (g)(4) 

requires the contractor to notify the 

contracting officer before placing a 

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