[Federal Register: March 19, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 53)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Technology, 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 and Technology announces the proposed extension of a 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

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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 May 18, 
1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the Defense Standardization 
Program Office (DLSC-LM), 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2533, For 
Belvoir, VA 22060-6221, Attn: Ms. Karen Bond.

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 above address, 
or call the Defense Standardization Program Office, at (703) 767-6871.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Acquisition Management 
Systems and Data Requirements Control List (AMSDL); Numerous Forms; OMB 
Number 0704-0188.
    Needs and Uses: The Acquisition Management Systems and Data 
Requirements Control List (AMSDL) is a list of data requirements used 
in Department of Defense (DoD) contracts. The information collected 
will be used by DoD personnel and other DoD contractors to support the 
design, test, manufacture, training, operation, and maintenance of 
procured items, including weapons systems critical to the national 
defense.
    Affected Public: Business or Other For-Profit; Not-For-Profit 
Institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 52,628,400.
    Number of Respondents: 886.
    Responses per Respondent: 540.
    Average Burden Per Response: 110 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The Acquisition Management Systems and Data Requirements Control 
List (AMSDL) is a list of data requirements used in Department of 
Defense contracts. Information collection requests are contained in DoD 
contract actions for supplies, services, hardware, and software. This 
information is collected and used by DoD and its component Military 
Departments and Agencies to support the design, test, manufacture, 
training, operation, maintenance, and logistical support of procured 
items, including weapons systems. The collection of such data is 
essential to accomplishing the assigned mission of the Department of 
Defense. Failure to collect this information would have a detrimental 
effect on the DoD acquisition programs and the National Security.

    Dated: March 5, 1999.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 99-6676 Filed 3-18-99; 8:45 am]
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