Negotiation of a Renewal of the Reciprocal Defense Procurement Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Defense of Japan, 16705-16706 [2021-06591]
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CPSC staff drafted proposed guidance
clarifying staff’s informational
requirements and process for evaluating
NAMs and IATAs. As described in the
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endpoint; validation studies; or any
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The Commission invites comments on
the ‘‘Proposed Guidance for Industry
and Test Method Developers: CPSC Staff
Evaluation of Alternative Test Methods
and Integrated Testing Approaches and
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The CPSC will consider all timely
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Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Application Package for AmeriCorps
VISTA Application and Reporting
Forms
Corporation for National and
Community Service.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Corporation for National
and Community Service (operating as
AmeriCorps) has submitted a public
information collection request (ICR)
entitled Application Package for
AmeriCorps VISTA Application and
Reporting Forms for review and
approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the individual and office
listed in the ADDRESSES section by April
30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by calling AmeriCorps, Kelly
Daly at 202–606–6849 or by email to
kdaly@cns.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB
is particularly interested in comments
which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of CNCS, including whether
the information will have practical
utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions;
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• Propose ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• Propose ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments
A 60-day Notice requesting public
comment was published in the Federal
Register on November 30, 2020 at Vol.
85, No. 230, Page 76542. This comment
period ended January 29, 2021. Zero
public comments were received from
this Notice.
Title of Collection: Application
Package for AmeriCorps VISTA
Application and Reporting Forms.
OMB Control Number: 3045–0038.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Organizations and State, Local or Tribal
Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 850.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 20,450.
Abstract: AmeriCorps is revising its
VISTA application and reporting forms
to remove duplicative questions,
improve readability, and reflect changes
in reporting requirements, including a
reduction in frequency of programmatic
reporting.
Dated: March 25, 2021.
Margery Ansara,
Director, AmeriCorps VISTA.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
Negotiation of a Renewal of the
Reciprocal Defense Procurement
Memorandum of Understanding with
the Ministry of Defense of Japan
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
On behalf of the U.S.
Government, DoD is contemplating a
renewal of Reciprocal Defense
Procurement Memorandum of
Understanding with the Ministry of
Defense of Japan. DoD is requesting
industry feedback regarding its
experience in public defense
SUMMARY:
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procurements conducted by or on behalf
of the Japanese Ministry of Defense or
Armed Forces.
DATES: Comments must be received by
April 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to
Defense Pricing and Contracting, Attn:
Mr. Gregory D. Snyder, 3060 Defense
Pentagon, Room 3B938, Washington, DC
20301–3060; or by email to
gregory.d.snyder.civ@mail.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Gregory D. Snyder, telephone 703–614–
0719.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD has
concluded a Reciprocal Defense
Procurement Memorandum of
Understanding (RDP MOU) with each of
the 27 ‘‘qualifying’’ countries at the
level of the Secretary of Defense and his
counterpart. The purpose of an RDP
MOU is to promote rationalization,
standardization, and interoperability of
conventional defense equipment with
allies and other friendly governments.
These RDP 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 RDP 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 the following:
• 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 protection
clothing restrictions in 10 U.S.C. 2533a
and the specialty metals restriction in
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10 U.S.C. 2533b(a)(1) do not apply to
products manufactured in a qualifying
country.
• Customs, taxes, and duties are
waived for qualifying country end
products and components of defense
procurements.
If DoD (for the U.S. Government)
renews an RDP MOU with the Ministry
of Defense of Japan, then Japan would
continue to be listed as one of the
‘‘qualifying countries’’ in the definition
of ‘‘qualifying country’’ at Defense
Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) 225.003, and
offers of products of Japan, or that
contain components from Japan, would
continue to be afforded the benefits
available to all qualifying countries.
This also means that U.S. products
would continue to be exempt from any
analogous ‘‘Buy Japan’’ laws or policies
applicable to procurements by the Japan
Ministry of Defense or Armed Forces.
While DoD is evaluating Japan’s laws
and regulations in this area, DoD would
benefit from U.S. industry’s experience
in participating in Japan’s public
defense procurements. DoD is, therefore,
asking U.S. firms that have participated
or attempted to participate in
procurements by or on behalf of Japan’s
Ministry of Defense or Armed Forces 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
Japan when it comes to the openness of
defense procurements to offers of
products from the other country.
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Regulatory Control Officer, Defense
Acquisition Regulations System.
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System
[Docket Number DARS–2020–0038; OMB
Control Number 0750–0004]
Information Collection Requirement;
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS);
Assessing Contractor Implementation
of Cybersecurity Requirements
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice.
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a. Basic Assessment
Respondents: 13,068.
Responses per respondent: 1.
Annual responses: 13,068.
Hours per Response: 0.75.
Annual Burden Hours: 9,801.
b. Medium Assessment
Respondents: 200.
Responses per respondent: 1.
Annual responses: 200.
Hours per Response: 8.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,600.
c. High Assessment
Respondents: 110.
Responses per respondent: 1.
Annual responses: 110.
Hours per Response: 420.
Annual Burden Hours: 46,200.
d. Total Public Burden (All Entities)
Respondents: 13,068.
Total annual responses: 13,378.
Total burden hours: 57,601.
e. Total Public Burden (Small Entities)
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
AGENCY:
The Defense Acquisition
Regulations System has submitted to
OMB for clearance, the following
proposal for collection of information
under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by April 30, 2021.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and OMB Number: Defense
Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS), Assessing
Contractor Implementation of
Cybersecurity Requirements; OMB
Control Number 0750–0004.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
DoD estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as follows:
Reporting Frequency: On occasion.
SUMMARY:
Respondents: 8,823.
Total annual responses: 9,023.
Total burden hours: 41,821.
Needs and Uses: The collection of
information is necessary for DoD to
immediately begin assessing where
vulnerabilities in its supply chain exist
and take steps to correct such
deficiencies. In addition, the collection
of information is necessary to ensure
Defense Industrial Base (DIB)
contractors that have not fully
implemented the NIST SP 800–171
security requirements pursuant to
DFARS clause 252.204–7012,
Safeguarding Covered Defense
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
Negotiation of a Renewal of the Reciprocal Defense Procurement
Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Defense of Japan
AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: On behalf of the U.S. Government, DoD is contemplating a
renewal of Reciprocal Defense Procurement Memorandum of Understanding
with the Ministry of Defense of Japan. DoD is requesting industry
feedback regarding its experience in public defense
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procurements conducted by or on behalf of the Japanese Ministry of
Defense or Armed Forces.
DATES: Comments must be received by April 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Defense Pricing and Contracting, Attn:
Mr. Gregory D. Snyder, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B938, Washington,
DC 20301-3060; or by email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gregory D. Snyder, telephone 703-
614-0719.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD has concluded a Reciprocal Defense
Procurement Memorandum of Understanding (RDP MOU) with each of the 27
``qualifying'' countries at the level of the Secretary of Defense and
his counterpart. The purpose of an RDP MOU is to promote
rationalization, standardization, and interoperability of conventional
defense equipment with allies and other friendly governments. These RDP
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 RDP 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 the following:
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 protection 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.
Customs, taxes, and duties are waived for qualifying
country end products and components of defense procurements.
If DoD (for the U.S. Government) renews an RDP MOU with the
Ministry of Defense of Japan, then Japan would continue to be listed as
one of the ``qualifying countries'' in the definition of ``qualifying
country'' at Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
225.003, and offers of products of Japan, or that contain components
from Japan, would continue to be afforded the benefits available to all
qualifying countries. This also means that U.S. products would continue
to be exempt from any analogous ``Buy Japan'' laws or policies
applicable to procurements by the Japan Ministry of Defense or Armed
Forces.
While DoD is evaluating Japan's laws and regulations in this area,
DoD would benefit from U.S. industry's experience in participating in
Japan's public defense procurements. DoD is, therefore, asking U.S.
firms that have participated or attempted to participate in
procurements by or on behalf of Japan's Ministry of Defense or Armed
Forces 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 Japan when it
comes to the openness of defense procurements to offers of products
from the other country.
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Regulatory Control Officer, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2021-06591 Filed 3-30-21; 8:45 am]
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