Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS); Quality Assurance, 54678-54679 [2022-19284]

Download as PDF 54678 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 7, 2022 / Notices 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET. There will not be a public comment period. The meeting will not be recorded. Matters To Be Considered The open meeting will include a presentation from the NOAA Marine Debris Program on abandoned and derelict vessels. The agenda topics described are subject to change. The latest version of the agenda will be posted at https://marinedebris. noaa.gov/IMDCC. Special Accommodations The meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Closed captioning will be available. Requests for other auxiliary aids should be directed to Ya’el SeidGreen, Executive Secretariat at yael.seid-green@noaa.gov or 240–533– 0399 by September 22, 2022. Scott Lundgren, Director, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. 2022–19254 Filed 9–6–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Market Risk Advisory Committee Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces that on September 28, 2022, from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time), the Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC or Committee) will hold an in-person public meeting at the CFTC’s Washington, DC headquarters with options for the public to attend virtually. 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Persons requiring special accommodations to attend the meeting because of a disability should notify one of the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. (Authority: 5 U.S.C. app. 2 section 10(a)(2).) Dated: August 31, 2022. Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2022–19230 Filed 9–6–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Defense Acquisition Regulations System [Docket Number DARS–2022–0018; OMB Control Number 0704–0441] Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS); Quality Assurance Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Notice. 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 October 7, 2022. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 246, Quality Assurance, and related clauses at 252.246; OMB Control Number 0704– 0441. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Frequency: On occasion. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\07SEN1.SGM 07SEN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 7, 2022 / Notices Number of Respondents: 34,842. Annual Responses: 122,024. Annual Burden Hours: 2,075,685 (includes 39,075 reporting hours and 2,036,610 recordkeeping hours). Needs and Uses: The information collections under OMB Control Number 0704–0441 pertain to all information that offerors or contractors must submit related to DFARS contract quality assurance programs. a. 252.246–7003, Notification of Potential Safety Issues. Contracting officers require timely notification of potential safety defects so that (1) systems and equipment likely affected by the situation can be readily identified, and (2) appropriate engineering investigation and follow-on actions can be taken to establish and mitigate risk. b. 252.246–7005, Notice of Warranty Tracking of Serialized Items. The information provided by offerors under this solicitation provision alerts contracting officers in those cases where the offeror is proposing to provide a warranty for an individual contract line item for which DoD has not specified a warranty in the solicitation. The warranty notice will permit the Government to recognize and utilize any warranty after contract award. c. 252.246–7006, Warranty Tracking of Serialized Items. The information provided by contractors allows DoD to track warranties for item unique identification (IUID) required items in the IUID registry to obtain maximum utility of warranties provided on contracted items. The identification and enforcement of warranties is essential to the effectiveness and efficiency of DoD’s material readiness. Providing visibility and accountability of warranty data associated with acquired goods, from the identification of the requirement to the expiration date of the warranted item, significantly enhances DoD’s ability to take full advantage of warranties, resulting in— (1) Reduced costs; (2) Ability to recognize benefits included at no additional cost; (3) Ability to compare performance against Government-specified warranties; and (4) Identification of sufficient durations for warranties for specific goods. d. 252.246–7008, Sources of Electronic Parts. The contracting officer uses the information to ensure that the contractor performs the traceability of parts, additional inspection, testing, and authentication required when an electronic part is not obtained from a trusted supplier. The Government may VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:50 Sep 06, 2022 Jkt 256001 also use this information to more actively perform acceptance. Comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent to Ms. Susan Minson, DoD Desk Officer, at Oira_submission@ omb.eop.gov. Please identify the proposed information collection by DoD Desk Officer and the Docket ID number and title of the information collection. You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by the following method: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela Duncan. Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. Duncan at whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil. Jennifer D. Johnson, Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System. [FR Doc. 2022–19284 Filed 9–6–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Defense Acquisition Regulations System [Docket Number DARS–2022–0017; OMB Control Number 0704–0549] Information Collection Requirements; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Notice. 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 October 7, 2022. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 225, Foreign Acquisition, and Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States; OMB Control Number 0704–0549. Affected Public: Businesses entities. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54679 Reporting Frequency: On Occasion. Number of Respondents: 10. Responses per Respondent: 4. Annual Responses: 40. Average Burden per Response: 0.5 hours. Annual Burden Hours: 20. Needs and Uses: Geographic combatant commanders are required by statute to establish procedures and assign responsibilities for ensuring that contractors and contractor personnel report certain security incidents when performing private security functions in covered operational areas. The clause at DFARS 252.225–7039, Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States, requires contractors and subcontractors performing private security functions in designated operational areas outside the United States to comply with 32 CFR part 159 and any orders, directives, and instructions contained in the contract on reporting the following types of incidents to the geographic combatant commander if and when they occur: (a) A weapon is discharged by personnel performing private security functions. (b) Personnel performing private security functions are attacked, killed, or injured. (c) Persons are killed or injured or property is destroyed as a result of conduct by contractor personnel. (d) A weapon is discharged against personnel performing private security functions or personnel performing such functions believe a weapon was so discharged. (e) Active, non-lethal countermeasures (other than the discharge of a weapon) are employed by personnel performing private security functions in response to a perceived immediate threat. Comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent to Ms. Susan Minson, DoD Desk Officer, at Oira_submission@ omb.eop.gov. Please identify the proposed information collection by DoD Desk Officer and the Docket ID number and title of the information collection. You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by the following method: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela Duncan. Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. Duncan at whs.mc- E:\FR\FM\07SEN1.SGM 07SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54678-54679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19284]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2022-0018; OMB Control Number 0704-0441]


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement (DFARS); Quality Assurance

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 October 
7, 2022.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Part 246, Quality Assurance, and related clauses at 
252.246; OMB Control Number 0704-0441.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

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    Number of Respondents: 34,842.
    Annual Responses: 122,024.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,075,685 (includes 39,075 reporting hours and 
2,036,610 recordkeeping hours).
    Needs and Uses: The information collections under OMB Control 
Number 0704-0441 pertain to all information that offerors or 
contractors must submit related to DFARS contract quality assurance 
programs.
    a. 252.246-7003, Notification of Potential Safety Issues. 
Contracting officers require timely notification of potential safety 
defects so that (1) systems and equipment likely affected by the 
situation can be readily identified, and (2) appropriate engineering 
investigation and follow-on actions can be taken to establish and 
mitigate risk.
    b. 252.246-7005, Notice of Warranty Tracking of Serialized Items. 
The information provided by offerors under this solicitation provision 
alerts contracting officers in those cases where the offeror is 
proposing to provide a warranty for an individual contract line item 
for which DoD has not specified a warranty in the solicitation. The 
warranty notice will permit the Government to recognize and utilize any 
warranty after contract award.
    c. 252.246-7006, Warranty Tracking of Serialized Items. The 
information provided by contractors allows DoD to track warranties for 
item unique identification (IUID) required items in the IUID registry 
to obtain maximum utility of warranties provided on contracted items. 
The identification and enforcement of warranties is essential to the 
effectiveness and efficiency of DoD's material readiness. Providing 
visibility and accountability of warranty data associated with acquired 
goods, from the identification of the requirement to the expiration 
date of the warranted item, significantly enhances DoD's ability to 
take full advantage of warranties, resulting in--
    (1) Reduced costs;
    (2) Ability to recognize benefits included at no additional cost;
    (3) Ability to compare performance against Government-specified 
warranties; and
    (4) Identification of sufficient durations for warranties for 
specific goods.
    d. 252.246-7008, Sources of Electronic Parts. The contracting 
officer uses the information to ensure that the contractor performs the 
traceability of parts, additional inspection, testing, and 
authentication required when an electronic part is not obtained from a 
trusted supplier. The Government may also use this information to more 
actively perform acceptance.
    Comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection 
should be sent to Ms. Susan Minson, DoD Desk Officer, at 
[email protected]. Please identify the proposed information 
collection by DoD Desk Officer and the Docket ID number and title of 
the information collection.
    You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by the following method: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela Duncan. Requests for copies of 
the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. Duncan at 
[email protected].

Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2022-19284 Filed 9-6-22; 8:45 am]
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