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supporting the iconic image of ANC; 

and a briefing on the status of all 

commemorative monuments within and 

proposed for erection at the cemetery. 

Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 

102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the 

availability of space, this meeting is 

open to the public. Seating is on a firstcome basis. The ANC Welcome Center 

Conference room is readily accessible to 

and usable by persons with disabilities. 

For additional information about public 

access procedures, contact Mr. Timothy 

Keating, the Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer, at the email address or 

telephone number listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Written Comments and Statements: 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

public or interested organizations may 

submit written comments or statements 

to the subcommittee, in response to the 

stated agenda of the open meeting or in 

regard to the subcommittee’s mission in 

general. Written comments or 

statements should be submitted to Mr. 

Timothy Keating, the subcommittee’s 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer, 

via electronic mail, the 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. Written 

comments or statements being 

submitted in response to the agenda set 

forth in this notice must be received by 

the Designated Federal Officer at least 

seven business days prior to the meeting 

to be considered by the subcommittee. 

The Designated Federal Officer will 

review all timely submitted written 

comments or statements with the 

respective subcommittee Chairperson, 

and ensure the comments are provided 

to all members of the subcommittee 

before the meeting. Written comments 

or statements received after this date 

may not be provided to the 

subcommittee until its next meeting. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.140d, the 

subcommittee is not obligated to allow 

the public to speak or otherwise address 

the subcommittee during the meeting. 

However, interested persons may 

submit a written statement or a request 

to speak for consideration by the 

subcommittee. After reviewing any 

written statements or requests 

submitted, the subcommittee 

Chairperson and the Designated Federal 

Officer may choose to invite certain 

submitters to present their comments 

verbally during the open portion of this 

meeting or at a future meeting. The 

Designated Federal Officer in 

consultation with the subcommittee 

Chairperson, may allot a specific 

amount of time for submitters to present 

their comments verbally. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22788 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[Docket DARS–2017–0006] 

Negotiation of a Follow on Reciprocal 

Defense Procurement Memorandum of 

Understanding With the Ministry of 

Defence of the United Kingdom of 

Great Britain and Northern Ireland and 

With the Republic of Finland 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: On behalf of the United States 

Government, DoD is contemplating 

negotiating and concluding two follow 

on Reciprocal Defense Procurement 

(RDP) Memoranda of Understanding 

(MOU) with the Ministry of Defence of 

the United Kingdom of Great Britain 

and Northern Ireland and with the 

Republic of Finland, respectively. DoD 

is requesting industry feedback 

regarding its experience in public 

defense procurements conducted by or 

on behalf of the United Kingdom (UK) 

Ministry of Defence and by or on behalf 

of the Republic of Finland (Finland) 

Ministry of Defence. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

November 20, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to 

Defense Procurement and Acquisition 

Policy, Attn: Ms. Patricia Foley, 3060 

Defense Pentagon, Room 5E621, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060; or by 

email to patricia.g.foley.civ@mail.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Patricia Foley, Senior Procurement 

Analyst, Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology 

and Logistics (OUSD(AT&L)), Defense 

Procurement and Acquisition Policy, 

Contract Policy and International 

Contracting; Room 5E621, 3060 Defense 

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3060; 

telephone 703–693–1145. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD has 

concluded RDP MOUs with 27 

‘‘qualifying’’ countries at the level of the 

Secretary of Defense and his 

counterpart. The purpose of a RDP MOU 

is to promote rationalization, 

standardization, and interoperability of 

conventional defense equipment with 

allies and other friendly governments. 

These MOUs provide a framework for 

ongoing communication regarding 

market access and procurement matters 

that enhance effective defense 

cooperation. 

RDP MOUs generally include 

language by which the Parties agree that 

their defense procurements will be 

conducted in accordance with certain 

implementing procedures. These 

procedures relate to— 

• Publication of notices of proposed 

purchases; 

• The content and availability of 

solicitations for proposed purchases; 

• Notification to each unsuccessful 

offeror; 

• Feedback, upon request, to 

unsuccessful offerors concerning the 

reasons they were not allowed to 

participate in a procurement or were not 

awarded a contract; and 

• Provision for the hearing and 

review of complaints arising in 

connection with any phase of the 

procurement process to ensure that, to 

the extent possible, complaints are 

equitably and expeditiously resolved. 

Based on the MOU, each country 

affords the other country certain 

benefits on a reciprocal basis consistent 

with national laws and regulations. The 

benefits that the United States accords 

to the products of qualifying countries 

include— 

• Offers of qualifying country end 

products are evaluated without applying 

the price differentials otherwise 

required by the Buy American statute 

and the Balance of Payments Program; 

• The chemical warfare protective 

clothing restrictions in 10 U.S.C. 2533a 

and the specialty metals restriction in 

10 U.S.C. 2533b(a)(1) do not apply to 

products manufactured in a qualifying 

country; and 

• Customs, taxes, and duties are 

waived for qualifying country end 

products and components of defense 

procurements. 

Both countries have been listed as 

‘‘qualifying countries’’ in the definition 

of ‘‘qualifying country’’ at Defense 

Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement 225.003(10), and offers of 

products of the UK and Finland, or that 

contain components from these 

countries, would continue to be 

afforded the benefits available to all 

qualifying countries. This also means 

that U.S. products would be exempt 

from any analogous ‘‘Buy National’’ 

laws or policies applicable to 

procurements by the Ministry of 

Defence of each country. 

While DoD is evaluating laws and 

regulations in this area, DoD would 


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benefit from U.S. industry’s experience 

in participating in public defense 

procurements issued by these countries. 

DoD is, therefore, asking U.S. firms that 

have participated or attempted to 

participate in procurements by or on 

behalf of the UK’s Ministry of Defence 

or Finland’s Ministry of Defence to let 

us know if the procurements were 

conducted with transparency, integrity, 

fairness, and due process in accordance 

with published procedures, and if not, 

the nature of the problems encountered. 

DoD is also interested in comments 

relating to the degree of reciprocity that 

exists between the United States and the 

UK Finland when it comes to the 

openness of defense procurements to 

offers of products from either country. 

Jennifer L. Hawes, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22714 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension/Revision 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, intends to 

extend for three years, an information 

collection request with the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the extended 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 collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before December 19, 

2017. If you anticipate difficulty in 

submitting comments within that 

period, contact the person listed below 

as soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to Sandra K. Dentinger, AU–70/E– 

455 Germantown Building, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585–1290 or by fax at 301–903– 

2194, by email at Sandra.Dentinger@

hq.doe.gov, or information about the 

collection instruments may be obtained 

at: https://energy.gov/ehss/informationcollection. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to the person listed above in 

ADDRESSES. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. 1910–1800; (2) Information 

Collection Request Title: Security; (3) 

Type of Review: renewal/revision; (4) 

Purpose: The collections are used by 

DOE to exercise management oversight 

and control over its contractors that 

provide goods and services for DOE 

organizations and activities in 

accordance with the terms of their 

contracts and the applicable statutory, 

regulatory, and mission support 

requirements of the Department. 

Information collected is for (1) Foreign 

Ownership, Control or Influence data 

from bidders on DOE contracts requiring 

personnel security clearances; and (2) 

individuals in the process of applying 

for a security clearance/access 

authorization or who already holds one. 

The collections are: DOE Form 5631.18, 

Security Acknowledgement; DOE F 

5631.20, Request for Visitor Access 

Approval; DOE Form 5631.29, Security 

Termination Statement; DOE F 5631.34, 

Data Report on Spouse/Cohabitant; DOE 

Form 5631.5, The Conduct of Personnel 

Security Interviews; DOE Form 5639.3 

Report of Security Incident/Infraction; 

DOE F 471.1, Security Incident 

Notification Report; DOE Form 472.3 

Foreign Citizenship Acknowledgement; 

DOE Form 473.2, Security Badge 

Request; DOE Form 473.3, U.S. 

Department of Energy Clearance Access 

Request; Influence (e-FOCI) System as 

required by DOE Order 470.4B, 

Safeguards and Security Program, 

Section 2; and the Foreign Access 

Central Tracking System (FACTS); (5) 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

86,893; (6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 86,893; (7) Annual 

Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 

11,296; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting 

and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 0. 

Statutory Authority: Section 641 of 

the Department of Energy Organization 

Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7251, and the 

following additional authorities: 

DOE F 5631.34, Data Report on 

Spouse/Cohabitant: Section 145(b) of 

the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 

amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 2165; 

Executive Order 12968 (August 2, 1995); 

Executive Order 10865 (February 20, 

1960); Executive Order 10450 (April 27, 

1953); DOE O 472.2 (July 21, 2011). 

Security Incident Notification Report 

and Report of Preliminary Security 

Incident/Infraction (DOE F 471.1 and 

DOE F 5639.3): Executive Order 13526 

(December 29, 2009); 32 CFR part 2001; 

DOE O 470.4B (July 21, 2011). 

DOE F 5631.20, Request for Visitor 

Access Approval: Section 145(b) of the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 

codified at 42 U.S.C. 2165. 

DOE Form 5631.18, Security 

Acknowledgement: Section 145(b) of the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 

codified at 42 U.S.C. 2165; Executive 

Order 13526 (December 29, 2009); 

Executive Order 10865 (Feb. 20, 1960); 

Executive Order 10450 (April 27, 1953); 

DOE O 5631.2C (February 17, 1994). 

DOE Form 5631.29, Security 

Termination Statement: Section 145(b) 

of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 

amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 2165; 

Executive Order 13526 (December 29, 

2009); Executive Order 10865 (Feb. 20, 

1960); Executive Order 10450 (Apr. 27, 

1953); 32 CFR part 2001; DOE O 472.2 

(July 21, 2011). 

DOE Form 5631.5, The Conduct of 

Personnel Security Interviews: 10 CFR 

part 710; Executive Order 12968 (Aug. 

2, 1995); Executive Order 10450 (April 

27, 1953); DOE Order 472.2 (July 21, 

2011). 

DOE F 471.1, Security Incident 

Notification Report; DOE Form 472.3 

Foreign Citizenship Acknowledgement; 

and DOE Form 473.2, Security Badge 

Request; the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 

as amended, and by Executive Orders 

13764, 10865, and 13526. 

Electronic Foreign Ownership, Control 

or Influence (e-FOCI) System: Executive 

Order 12829 (January 6, 1993); DOE O 

470.4B (July 21, 2011). 

Foreign Access Central Tracking 

System (FACTS): Presidential Decision 

Directive 61 (February 1999); DOE O 

142.3A (October 14, 2010). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 28, 

2017. 

Stephanie K. Martin, 

Director, Office of Resource Management, 

Office of Environment, Health, Safety and 

Security. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22799 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am] 

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