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• 7125 (Cabinets, Lockers, Bins, and
Shelving)
• 7210 (Household Furnishings)
• 8405 (Outerwear, Men’s)
• 8410 (Outerwear, Women’s)
• 8415 (Clothing, Special Purpose)
• 8420 (Underwear and Nightwear,
Men’s)
• 8465 (Individual Equipment)
• 9905 (Signs, Advertising, Displays,
and Identification Plates)
The DPC memorandum with the
current list of product categories for
which FPI has a significant market share
is posted at https://www.acq.osd.mil/
dpap/policy/policyvault/USA00025723-DPC.pdf.
The statute, as implemented, also
requires DoD to—
(1) Include FPI in the solicitation
process for these items. A timely offer
from FPI must be considered and award
procedures must be followed in
accordance with existing policy at
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
8.602(a)(4)(ii) through (v);
(2) Continue to conduct acquisitions,
in accordance with FAR subpart 8.6, for
items from product categories for which
FPI does not have a significant market
share. FAR 8.602 requires agencies to
conduct market research and make a
written comparability determination, at
the discretion of the contracting officer.
Competitive (or fair opportunity)
procedures are appropriate if the FPI
product is not comparable in terms of
price, quality, or time of delivery; and
(3) Modify the published list if DoD
subsequently determines that new data
requires adding or omitting a product
category from the list.
public comment on the provisions
thereof. Comments are invited on:
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;
the accuracy of the agency’s 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 through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by July 5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Department of Defense, Office of
the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense
for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and
Transparency, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria,
VA 22350–1700.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
number and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System.
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 Defense Human
Resources Activity, 4800 Mark Center
Drive, Suite 08F05, Alexandria, VA
22350, LaTarsha Yeargins, 571–372–
2089.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD–2023–OS–0037]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness
(OUSD(P&R)), Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: 60-Day information collection
notice.
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AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
OUSD(P&R) announces a proposed
public information collection and seeks
SUMMARY:
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Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Active Duty Spouse Survey;
OMB Control Number 0704–0604.
Needs and Uses: The Active Duty
Spouse Survey (ADSS) is the primary
source for reliable and generalizable
survey data on the effects of military life
on military spouses and their families
and the effectiveness of current
programs and policies. This scientific
survey is designed to enhance
understanding of how spouse and
family resilience impact force readiness
and retention and inform the
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effectiveness of programs and policies
under the purview of DoD’s Military
Community and Family Policy (MC&FP)
Department. The ADSS provides
unique, ongoing, reliable data to equip
policymakers with the information they
need to make strategic, data-driven
decisions on a vital component of the
total force—military spouses and
families. All active duty spouses who
want to share their experiences but were
not selected as part of the larger
scientific survey will be able to
complete a shorter survey hosted online
during the same field period.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Annual Burden Hours: 2,875.
Number of Respondents: 11,500.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 11,500.
Average Burden per Response: 15
minutes.
Frequency: Once.
The Office of People Analytics (OPA)
will administer the Active Duty Spouse
Survey (ADSS) to active duty spouses of
Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air
Force members who are below flag rank.
Only spouses selected as part of the
random sample will be asked to
complete the survey. The ADSS
includes a paper survey option and
postal notifications will include a
respondent-specific QR code, enabling
spouses to quickly access their survey
via mobile platforms. To reduce
respondent burden, web-based surveys
use ‘‘smart skip’’ technology to ensure
respondents only answer questions that
are applicable to them. Respondents
may access the survey via the web on
a device they select. Respondents may
return to the survey to continue/
complete the questionnaire anytime
during the survey period. Because the
ADSS contains questions on sensitive
topics, consent information will inform
sample members that the survey is
voluntary, that they may decline or skip
questions they do not wish to answer,
and identify any potential risks and
benefits of participation. The web
survey will be administered on
proprietary software developed by
OPA’s operations contractor, Data
Recognition Corporation (DRC).
Digitally signed emails, electronic files,
and web-based technology will be used
for respondent communications and for
data collection. OPA uses a sampling
tool developed by the Research Triangle
Institute (RTI) to determine the sample
size needed to achieve 95% confidence
and an associated precision of 5% or
less on each reporting category domain.
OPA uses Service, paygrade, gender,
and family status to define the initial
strata. We collapse these strata when
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there are fewer than 200 individuals in
the stratum. OPA weights the eligible
respondents in order to make inferences
about the entire population of active
duty spouses. The weighting
methodology utilizes standard
weighting processes.
Dated: April 27, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD–2023–OS–0038]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness
(OUSD(P&R)), Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: 60-Day information collection
notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
OUSD(P&R) announces a proposed
public information collection and seeks
public comment on the provisions
thereof. Comments are invited on:
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;
the accuracy of the agency’s 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 through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by July 5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Department of Defense, Office of
the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense
for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and
Transparency, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria,
VA 22350–1700.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
number and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
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SUMMARY:
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for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
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 Office of the Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Defense for
Military Personnel Policy, Office of
Military Compensation Policy, ATTN:
Mr. Ronald Garner, Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301–1500, or call
(703) 693–1059.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Data for Payment of Retired
Personnel; DD Form 2656; OMB Control
Number 0704–0569.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary to
obtain applicable retirement
information from Uniformed Service
members and allow those members to
make certain retired pay and survivor
annuity elections prior to retirement
from service or prior to reaching
eligibility to receive retired pay. The
form will also allow eligible members
covered by the Blended Retirement
System to make a voluntary election of
a partial lump sum of retired pay, as
required by section 1415 of title 10,
United States Code.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Annual Burden Hours: 31,988.
Number of Respondents: 127,950.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 127,950.
Average Burden per Response: 15
minutes.
Frequency: As required.
Every member of the Uniformed
Services who retires or reaches the age
of eligibility to begin receiving retired
pay, in the case of members of the
Reserves and National Guard, will
voluntarily complete this form to
request retired pay, designate
beneficiaries, and make a Survivor
Benefit Plan election. In an average
calendar year, approximately 127,950
members of the Uniformed Service will
complete this form. The spouses of
retiring members of the Uniformed
Services are only required to complete
part V of this form if the Service
member declines or reduces his or her
level of under the Survivor Benefit Plan.
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Dated: April 27, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for an
Enhanced Integrated Air and Missile
Defense System on Guam
Missile Defense Agency (MDA),
Department of Defense (DoD).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of intent.
The MDA is issuing this
notice of intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to assess the potential environmental
impacts associated with an Enhanced
Integrated Air and Missile Defense
(EIAMD) system for the defense of
Guam. The EIS will be prepared in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969; the Council on Environmental
Quality Regulations for Implementing
the Procedural Provisions of NEPA;
MDA’s NEPA Implementing Procedures;
U.S. Department of the Army’s (Army)
NEPA Implementing Procedures; U.S.
Department of the Navy’s (DoN)
Environmental Readiness Program; U.S.
Department of the Air Force’s (DAF)
Environmental Impact Analysis Process;
and Federal Aviation Administration’s
(FAA) NEPA Policies and Procedures.
The EIS will evaluate the potential
environmental impacts from the
proposed deployment and operation of
missile defense radars and sensors,
missile interceptor launchers, and
command and control systems;
construction and operation of associated
support facilities and infrastructure; and
management of associated airspace
(hereafter called ‘‘Proposed Action’’).
The MDA is initiating a public scoping
period to receive comments on the
scope of the EIS including identification
of potential alternatives, information,
and analyses relevant to the Proposed
Action, and the Proposed Action’s
potential to affect historic properties
pursuant to section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of
1966.
SUMMARY:
The MDA invites comments
during the public scoping period
beginning with publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Comments must be postmarked or
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2023-OS-0037]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness (OUSD(P&R)), Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
OUSD(P&R) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks
public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on:
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; the accuracy of the
agency's 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 through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 5,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency,
4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-
1700.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov as they are received without
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
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 Defense Human
Resources Activity, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 08F05, Alexandria, VA
22350, LaTarsha Yeargins, 571-372-2089.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Active Duty Spouse Survey;
OMB Control Number 0704-0604.
Needs and Uses: The Active Duty Spouse Survey (ADSS) is the primary
source for reliable and generalizable survey data on the effects of
military life on military spouses and their families and the
effectiveness of current programs and policies. This scientific survey
is designed to enhance understanding of how spouse and family
resilience impact force readiness and retention and inform the
effectiveness of programs and policies under the purview of DoD's
Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP) Department. The ADSS
provides unique, ongoing, reliable data to equip policymakers with the
information they need to make strategic, data-driven decisions on a
vital component of the total force--military spouses and families. All
active duty spouses who want to share their experiences but were not
selected as part of the larger scientific survey will be able to
complete a shorter survey hosted online during the same field period.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Burden Hours: 2,875.
Number of Respondents: 11,500.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 11,500.
Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
Frequency: Once.
The Office of People Analytics (OPA) will administer the Active
Duty Spouse Survey (ADSS) to active duty spouses of Army, Navy, Marine
Corps, and Air Force members who are below flag rank. Only spouses
selected as part of the random sample will be asked to complete the
survey. The ADSS includes a paper survey option and postal
notifications will include a respondent-specific QR code, enabling
spouses to quickly access their survey via mobile platforms. To reduce
respondent burden, web-based surveys use ``smart skip'' technology to
ensure respondents only answer questions that are applicable to them.
Respondents may access the survey via the web on a device they select.
Respondents may return to the survey to continue/complete the
questionnaire anytime during the survey period. Because the ADSS
contains questions on sensitive topics, consent information will inform
sample members that the survey is voluntary, that they may decline or
skip questions they do not wish to answer, and identify any potential
risks and benefits of participation. The web survey will be
administered on proprietary software developed by OPA's operations
contractor, Data Recognition Corporation (DRC). Digitally signed
emails, electronic files, and web-based technology will be used for
respondent communications and for data collection. OPA uses a sampling
tool developed by the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) to determine
the sample size needed to achieve 95% confidence and an associated
precision of 5% or less on each reporting category domain. OPA uses
Service, paygrade, gender, and family status to define the initial
strata. We collapse these strata when
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there are fewer than 200 individuals in the stratum. OPA weights the
eligible respondents in order to make inferences about the entire
population of active duty spouses. The weighting methodology utilizes
standard weighting processes.
Dated: April 27, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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