Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts, 11185-11186 [2018-05183]
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The Western Pacific Stock
Assessment Review (WPSAR) Steering
Committee will convene a public
meeting to discuss and approve the 5year calendar for stock assessments, and
to address any other concerns related to
the WPSAR process.
DATES: The Steering Committee will
meet from 1 to 3 p.m. on April 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be at the
Council office, 1164 Bishop St., Suite
1400, Honolulu, HI 96813.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marlow Sabater, (808) 522–8143 or
marlowe.sabater@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
WPSAR steering committee consists of
the Council’s Executive Director, the
Director of the NMFS Pacific Islands
Fisheries Science Center, and the
Regional Administrator of the NMFS
Pacific Islands Regional Office. You may
read more about WPSAR at https://
www.pifsc.noaa.gov/peer_reviews/
wpsar/index.php.
The public will have an opportunity
to comment during the meeting. The
agenda order may change. The meeting
will run as late as necessary to complete
scheduled business.
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Meeting Agenda
1. Introductions.
2. Discuss and update the 5-year stock
assessment review schedule, including
any changes to the scheduling of
reviews for stock assessments already
on the calendar, and any new additions
to the schedule.
3. Discuss and update review levels,
that is, whether the stock assessments
on the calendar will be benchmark
assessments (new assessments) or
assessment updates (updates of existing
models with recent data).
4. Review the upcoming schedule and
nominate additional products for review
by the Center for Independent Experts,
if necessary.
5. Discuss the Stock Assessment
Prioritization process.
6. Discuss any changes related to the
proposed action to reclassify certain
management unit species as ecosystem
component species.
7. Discuss process and timing for
efficient release of information, that is,
from WPSAR to the Council’s Scientific
and Statistical Committee, to the
Council, and to NMFS for rulemaking.
8. Public Comment.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Make direct
requests for sign language interpretation
or other auxiliary aids to Marlowe
Sabater at (808) 522–8143 or
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days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 8, 2018.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
[Docket Number DARS–2018–0011; OMB
Control Number 0704–0255]
Information Collection Requirement;
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement; Construction
and Architect-Engineer Contracts
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments regarding a proposed
extension of an approved information
collection requirement.
AGENCY:
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
September 30, 2018. DoD proposes that
OMB extend its approval for three
additional years.
DATES: DoD will consider all comments
received by May 14, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by OMB Control Number
0704–0255, using any of the following
methods:
Æ Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
SUMMARY:
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Æ Email: osd.dfars@mail.mil. Include
OMB Control Number 0704–0255 in the
subject line of the message.
Æ Fax: 571–372–6094.
Æ Mail: Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Attn: Mr. Mark
Gomersall, OUSD (A&S) DPAP (DARS),
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941,
Washington, DC 20301–3060.
Comments received generally will be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Mark Gomersall, 571–372–6099. The
information collection requirements
addressed in this notice are available
electronically on the internet at: https://
www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/
index.htm. Paper copies are available
from Mr. Mark Gomersall, OUSD (A&S)
DPAP (DARS), Room 3B941, 3060
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–3060.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title, Associated Form, and OMB
Number: Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) part
236, Construction and ArchitectEngineer Contracts, and related clauses
at DFARS 252.236; OMB Control
Number 0704–0255.
Needs and Uses: DoD contracting
officers need this information to
evaluate contractor proposals for
contract modifications; to determine
that a contractor has removed
obstructions to navigation; to review
contractor requests for payment for
mobilization and preparatory work; to
determine reasonableness of costs
allocated to mobilization and
demobilization; and to determine
eligibility for the 20 percent evaluation
preference for United States firms in the
award of some overseas construction
contracts.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profit entities.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Reporting Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Respondents: 1,735.
Responses per Respondent: 5.
Annual Responses: 8,675.
Average Burden per Response: 12.
Annual Response Burden Hours:
104,100.
Summary of Information Collection
DFARS 236.570(a) prescribes use of
the clause at DFARS 252.236–7000,
Modification Proposals—Price
Breakdown, in all fixed-price
construction solicitations and contracts.
The clause requires the contractor to
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submit a price breakdown with any
proposal for a contract modification.
DFARS 236.570(b) prescribes use of
the following clauses in fixed-price
construction contracts and solicitations
as applicable:
(1) The clause at DFARS 252.236–
7002, Obstruction of Navigable
Waterways, requires the contractor to
notify the contracting officer of
obstructions in navigable waterways.
(2) The clause at DFARS 252.236–
7003, Payment for Mobilization and
Preparatory Work, requires the
contractor to provide supporting
documentation when submitting
requests for payment for mobilization
and preparatory work.
(3) The clause at DFARS 252.236–
7004, Payment for Mobilization and
Demobilization, permits the contracting
officer to require the contractor to
furnish cost data justifying the
percentage of the cost split between
mobilization and demobilization, if the
contracting officer believes that the
proposed percentages do not bear a
reasonable relation to the cost of the
work.
DFARS 236.570(c) prescribes use of
the following provisions in solicitations
for military construction contracts that
are funded with military construction
appropriations and are estimated to
exceed $1,000,000:
(1) The provision at DFARS 252.236–
7010, Overseas Military Construction—
Preference for United States Firms,
when contract performance will be in a
United States outlying area in the
Pacific or in a country bordering the
Arabian Gulf, requires an offeror to
specify whether or not it is a United
States firm.
(2) The provision at DFARS 252.236–
7012, Military Construction on
Kwajalein Atoll—Evaluation Preference,
when contract performance will be on
Kwajalein Atoll, requires an offeror to
specify whether it is a United States
firm, a Marshallese firm, or other firm.
Jennifer L. Hawes,
Regulatory Control Officer,Defense
Acquisition Regulations System.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
[Docket Number DARS–2018–0010; OMB
Control Number 0704–0187]
Information Collection Requirement;
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement; Information
Collection in Support of the DoD
Acquisition Process (Various
Miscellaneous Requirements)
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments regarding a proposed
extension of an approved information
collection requirement.
AGENCY:
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
July 31, 2018. DoD proposes that OMB
extend its approval for three additional
years.
DATES: DoD will consider all comments
received by May 14, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by OMB Control Number
0704–0187, using any of the following
methods:
Æ Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Æ Email: osd.dfars@mail.mil. Include
OMB Control Number 0704–0187 in the
subject line of the message.
Æ Fax: 571–372–6094.
Æ Mail: Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Attn: Ms. Amy
Williams, OUSD (A&S) DPAP (DARS),
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941,
Washington, DC 20301–3060.
Comments received generally will be
posted without change to https://
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www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Amy Williams, 571–372–6106. The
information collection requirements
addressed in this notice are available
electronically on the internet at: https://
www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/
index.htm. Paper copies are available
from Ms. Amy Williams, OUSD (A&S)
DPAP (DARS), Room 3B941, 3060
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–3060.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title, Associated Form, and OMB
Number: Information Collection in
Support of the DoD Acquisition Process
(Various Miscellaneous Requirements);
OMB Control Number 0704–0187.
Needs and Uses: This information
collection requirement pertains to
information required in DFARS parts
208, 209, 235, and associated clauses in
part 252 that an offeror must submit to
DoD in response to a request for
proposals or an invitation for bids or a
contract requirement. DoD uses this
information to—
• Determine whether to provide
precious metals as Governmentfurnished material;
• Determine whether a foreign
government owns or controls the offeror
to prevent access to proscribed
information;
• Determine whether there is a
compelling reason for a contractor to
enter into a subcontract in excess of
$30,000 with a firm, or subsidiary of a
firm, that is identified in the ‘‘List of
Parties Excluded from Federal
Procurement and Nonprocurement’’ as
being ineligible for award of Defense
subcontracts because it is owned or
controlled by the government of a
country that is a state sponsor of
terrorism;
• Evaluate claims of indemnification
for losses or damages occurring under a
research and development contract; and
• Keep track of radio frequencies on
electronic equipment under research
and development contracts so that the
user does not override or interfere with
the use of that frequency by another
user.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Number of Respondents: 308.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 308.
Average Burden per Response: 2
hours.
Annual Burden Hours: 616.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
[Docket Number DARS-2018-0011; OMB Control Number 0704-0255]
Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement; Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts
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 September 30, 2018. DoD proposes that OMB
extend its approval for three additional years.
DATES: DoD will consider all comments received by May 14, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by OMB Control Number
0704-0255, using any of the following methods:
[cir] Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
[cir] Email: [email protected]. Include OMB Control Number 0704-
0255 in the subject line of the message.
[cir] Fax: 571-372-6094.
[cir] Mail: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Attn: Mr. Mark
Gomersall, OUSD (A&S) DPAP (DARS), 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941,
Washington, DC 20301-3060.
Comments received generally will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Mark Gomersall, 571-372-6099. The
information collection requirements addressed in this notice are
available electronically on the internet at: https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/index.htm. Paper copies are available from Mr. Mark
Gomersall, OUSD (A&S) DPAP (DARS), Room 3B941, 3060 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301-3060.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) part 236, Construction and Architect-
Engineer Contracts, and related clauses at DFARS 252.236; OMB Control
Number 0704-0255.
Needs and Uses: DoD contracting officers need this information to
evaluate contractor proposals for contract modifications; to determine
that a contractor has removed obstructions to navigation; to review
contractor requests for payment for mobilization and preparatory work;
to determine reasonableness of costs allocated to mobilization and
demobilization; and to determine eligibility for the 20 percent
evaluation preference for United States firms in the award of some
overseas construction contracts.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit entities.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Reporting Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Respondents: 1,735.
Responses per Respondent: 5.
Annual Responses: 8,675.
Average Burden per Response: 12.
Annual Response Burden Hours: 104,100.
Summary of Information Collection
DFARS 236.570(a) prescribes use of the clause at DFARS 252.236-
7000, Modification Proposals--Price Breakdown, in all fixed-price
construction solicitations and contracts. The clause requires the
contractor to
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submit a price breakdown with any proposal for a contract modification.
DFARS 236.570(b) prescribes use of the following clauses in fixed-
price construction contracts and solicitations as applicable:
(1) The clause at DFARS 252.236-7002, Obstruction of Navigable
Waterways, requires the contractor to notify the contracting officer of
obstructions in navigable waterways.
(2) The clause at DFARS 252.236-7003, Payment for Mobilization and
Preparatory Work, requires the contractor to provide supporting
documentation when submitting requests for payment for mobilization and
preparatory work.
(3) The clause at DFARS 252.236-7004, Payment for Mobilization and
Demobilization, permits the contracting officer to require the
contractor to furnish cost data justifying the percentage of the cost
split between mobilization and demobilization, if the contracting
officer believes that the proposed percentages do not bear a reasonable
relation to the cost of the work.
DFARS 236.570(c) prescribes use of the following provisions in
solicitations for military construction contracts that are funded with
military construction appropriations and are estimated to exceed
$1,000,000:
(1) The provision at DFARS 252.236-7010, Overseas Military
Construction--Preference for United States Firms, when contract
performance will be in a United States outlying area in the Pacific or
in a country bordering the Arabian Gulf, requires an offeror to specify
whether or not it is a United States firm.
(2) The provision at DFARS 252.236-7012, Military Construction on
Kwajalein Atoll--Evaluation Preference, when contract performance will
be on Kwajalein Atoll, requires an offeror to specify whether it is a
United States firm, a Marshallese firm, or other firm.
Jennifer L. Hawes,
Regulatory Control Officer,Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
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