[Federal Register: October 13, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 197)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

 
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).
    Title and OMB Number:  Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement Part 217, Special Contracting Methods, and Related 
Provisions and Clauses in DFARS 252.217; OMB Number 0704-0214.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 72,586.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.3.
    Annual Responses: 95,520.
    Average Burden per Response: 14.4 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,372,401.
    Needs and Uses: DFARS Part 217 prescribes policies and procedures 
for acquiring supplies and services by special contracting methods. 
Contracting officers use the required information as follows:
    The clause at DFARS 252.217-7012 is used in master agreements for 
repair and alteration of vessels. Contracting officers use the 
information required by paragraph (d) of the clause to determine that 
the contractor is adequately insured. This requirement supports prudent 
business practice because it limits the Government's liability as a 
related party to the work the contractor performs. Contracting officers 
use the information required by paragraphs (f) and (g) of the clause to 
keep informed of lost or damaged property for which the Government is 
liable, and to determine the appropriate course of action for 
replacement or repair of the property.
    Contracting officers use the information required by the clause at 
DFARS 252.217-7018 to determine the place of performance under 
contracts for bakery and dairy products. This represents prudent 
business practice because it helps to ensure that food products are 
manufactured and processed in sanitary facilities.
    Contracting officers use the information required by the provision 
at DFARS 252.217-7026 to identify the apparently successful offeror's 
sources of supply so that competition can be enhanced in future 
acquisitions. This collection complies with 10 U.S.C. 2384, Supplies: 
Identification of Supplier and Sources, which requires the contractor 
to identify the actual manufacturer or all sources of supply for 
supplies furnished under contract to DoD.
    Contracting officers use the information required by the clause at 
252.215-7028 to determine the extent of ``over and above'' work before 
the work commences. This requirement supports prudent business practice 
because it allows the Government to review the need for pending work 
before the contractor begins performance.
    Affected Pubic: Business or Other For-profit.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Peter N. Weiss.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Mr. Weiss at the Office of Management and 
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD Acquisitions, Room 10236, New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert Cushing.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302.

    Dated: October 6, 1999.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Dense.
[FR Doc. 99-26637 Filed 10-12-99; 8:45 am]
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