Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Occupational Safety, Drug-Free Work Force and Related Clauses, 88595-88596 [2023-28166]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 245 / Friday, December 22, 2023 / Notices Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for profit institutions. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Frequency: On occasion. Number of Respondents: 1,684. Responses per Respondent: Approximately 9.1. Annual Responses: 15,347. Average Burden per Response: 0.5 hour. Annual Burden Hours: 7,674. Needs and Uses: This information collection permits contractors to place orders from Government supply sources, including Federal Supply Schedules, requirements contracts, and Government stock. Contractors are required to provide a copy of their written authorization to use Government supply sources with their order. The authorization is used by the Government source of supply to verify that a contractor is authorized to place such orders and under what conditions. The clause at DFARS 252.251–7000, Ordering from Government Supply Sources, requires a contractor to provide a copy of the authorization when placing an order under a Federal Supply Schedule, a Personal Property Rehabilitation Price Schedule, or an Enterprise Software Agreement. 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. 2023–28165 Filed 12–21–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–FR–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Defense Acquisition Regulations System [Docket Number: DARS–2023–0034; OMB Control Number 0704–0272] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Occupational Safety, Drug-Free Work Force and Related Clauses Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Defense Acquisition Regulations System has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposed extension of a collection of SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:10 Dec 21, 2023 Jkt 262001 information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act. DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by January 22, 2024. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to https://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. 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Duncan, 571–372–7574, or whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddodinformation-collections@mail.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title and OMB Number: Environment, Energy and Water Efficiency, Renewable Energy Technologies, Occupational Safety, and Drug-free Workplace—DoD FAR Supplement Part 223; OMB Control Number 0704–0272. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Respondents: 2,283. Responses per Respondent: 31.5, approximately. Annual Responses: 71,857. Hours per Response: 0.41, approximately. Annual Burden Hours: 496,094 hours (29,134 reporting hours and 466,960 recordkeeping hours). Reporting Frequency: On occasion. Needs and Uses: This information collection requires that an offeror or contractor submit information to DoD in response to four contract clauses relating to occupational safety and drugfree work force program. DoD contracting officers use this information to— Æ Verify compliance with requirements for labeling of hazardous materials; Æ Ensure contractor compliance and monitor subcontractor compliance with DoD 4145.26–M, DoD Contractors’ Safety Manual for Ammunition and Explosives, and minimize risk of mishaps; Æ Identify the place of performance of all ammunition and explosives work; and Æ Ensure contractor compliance and monitor subcontractor compliance with PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 88595 DoD 5100.76–M, Physical Security of Sensitive Conventional Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives. Æ Ensure compliance with the clause program requirements with regard to programs for achieving the objective of a drug-free work force; requires contractor recordkeeping. This information collection addresses the following requirements: 1. DFARS 252.223–7001, Hazard Warning Labels. Paragraph (c) requires all offerors to list which hazardous materials will be labeled in accordance with certain statutory requirements instead of the Hazard Communication Standard. Paragraph (d) requires only the apparently successful offeror to submit, before award, a copy of the hazard warning label for all hazardous materials not listed in paragraph (c) of the clause. 2. DFARS 252.223–7002, Safety Precautions for Ammunition and Explosives. Paragraph (c)(2) requires the contractor, within 30 days of notification of noncompliance with DoD 4145.26–M, to notify the contracting officer of actions taken to correct the noncompliance. Paragraph (d)(1) requires the contractor to notify the contracting officer immediately of any mishaps involving ammunition or explosives. Paragraph (d)(3) requires the contractor to submit a written report of the investigation of the mishap to the contracting officer. Paragraph (g)(4) requires the contractor to notify the contracting officer before placing a subcontract for ammunition or explosives. 3. DFARS 252.223–7003, Changes in Place of Performance—Ammunition and Explosives. Paragraph (a) requires the offeror to identify, in the Place of Performance provision of the solicitation, the place of performance of all ammunition and explosives work covered by the Safety Precautions for Ammunition and Explosives clause of the solicitation. Paragraphs (b) and (c) require the offeror or contractor to obtain written permission from the contracting officer before changing the place of performance after the date set for receipt of offers or after contract award. 4. DFARS 252.223–7007, Safeguarding Sensitive Conventional Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives. Paragraph (e) requires the contractor to notify the cognizant Defense Security Service field office within 10 days after award of any subcontract involving sensitive conventional arms, ammunition, and explosives within the scope of DoD 5100.76–M. 5. DFARS 252.223–7004, Drug-Free Work Force. The clause requires that E:\FR\FM\22DEN1.SGM 22DEN1 88596 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 245 / Friday, December 22, 2023 / Notices certain contractors maintain records necessary to demonstrate reasonable efforts to eliminate the unlawful use by contractor employees of controlled substances. DoD does not regularly collect any information with regard to this clause. 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. 2023–28166 Filed 12–21–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–FR–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket ID ED–2023–OPE–0164] Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records. AGENCY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the U.S Department of Education (Department) publishes this notice of a modified system of records entitled and numbered ‘‘FulbrightHays—Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA), Faculty Research Abroad (FRA), and Seminars Abroad (SA)’’ (18–12–02), which was formerly entitled and numbered ‘‘FulbrightHays—Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) and Seminars Abroad (SA)’’ (18–12–02). The information contained in this system is used to determine applicants’ qualifications, eligibility, suitability, and feasibility to receive a fellowship under the DDRA, FRA, and SA programs; to award benefits for overseas research; to monitor the progress of the projects funded under these programs, including their accomplishments; and, to demonstrate the programs’ effectiveness. This system of records notice is being modified to cover the FRA program records. In fiscal year 2011, funding for the Department’s International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office, which administers the FulbrightHays programs, was cut significantly, and the FRA program was discontinued as a result. The Department therefore removed the FRA program from this system of records notice. Recently, funding for IFLE has increased. As such, ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:10 Dec 21, 2023 Jkt 262001 IFLE now wishes to reinstate the FRA program, and it is therefore necessary for the Department to modify this system of records notice to again cover FRA program records. DATES: Submit your comments on this modified system of records notice on or before January 22, 2024. This modified system of records notice will become applicable upon publication in the Federal Register on December 22, 2023, except for new and modified routine uses (3), (11), and (15) that are outlined in the section entitled ‘‘ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES,’’ which will be applicable on January 22, 2024, unless they need to be changed as a result of public comment. The Department will publish any changes to the modified system of records notice resulting from public comment. ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at regulations.gov. However, if you require an accommodation or cannot otherwise submit your comments via regulations.gov, please contact the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The Department will not accept comments after the comment period closes. To ensure that the Department does not receive duplicate copies, please submit your comments only once. In addition, please include the Docket ID at the top of your comments. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to submit your comments electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing agency documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site under the ‘‘FAQ’’ tab. Privacy Note: The Department’s policy is to make all comments received from members of the public available for public viewing in their entirety on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. Therefore, commenters should be careful to include in their comments only information that they wish to make publicly available. Assistance to Individuals with Disabilities in Reviewing the Rulemaking Record: On request, we will provide an appropriate accommodation or auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability who needs assistance to review the comments or other documents in the public rulemaking record for this notice. If you want to schedule an appointment for this type of PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 accommodation or auxiliary aid, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Marrion, International and Foreign Language Education, Office of Postsecondary Education. Telephone: (202) 987–1083. Email: Amy.Marrion@ ed.gov. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7–1–1. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Privacy Act, the Department is modifying the system of records entitled and numbered ‘‘Fulbright-Hays—Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA), Faculty Research Abroad (FRA), and Seminars Abroad (SA)’’ (18–12–02), which was formerly entitled and numbered ‘‘Fulbright-Hays—Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) and Seminars Abroad (SA)’’ (18–12–02) when the system of records notice was last published in full in the Federal Register on August 13, 2019 (84 FR 40033). The Department is modifying the section entitled ‘‘SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER’’ to include ‘‘Faculty Research Abroad (FRA)’’ in the system name. The Department is modifying the section entitled ‘‘SYSTEM LOCATION’’ to remove the name and location of AppNet. The Department is modifying the section entitled ‘‘SYSTEM MANAGER(S)’’ to replace the name of the system manager with the title of the system manager and to make minor updates to the contact information of the system manager within the Office of Postsecondary Education. The Department is modifying the section entitled ‘‘CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM’’ to cover FRA, including information about individual fellowship applications, performance reports, overseas travel requests, and grant activation requests. The Department is modifying the section entitled ‘‘ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES’’ as follows: (i) Routine use (3) is being modified to clarify that it applies to ‘‘judicial or administrative’’ litigation, rather than just ‘‘litigation,’’ in order to make the routine use more specific and clearer; (ii) Routine use (11) is being modified to clarify that the Department may disclose the records of an individual to a Member of Congress or their staff when necessary to respond to an inquiry from the Member and that the Member’s E:\FR\FM\22DEN1.SGM 22DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88595-88596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28166]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number: DARS-2023-0034; OMB Control Number 0704-0272]


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement; Occupational Safety, Drug-Free Work Force and 
Related Clauses

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 proposed extension of a collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by January 
22, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to https://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. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Duncan, 571-372-7574, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: Environment, Energy and Water Efficiency, 
Renewable Energy Technologies, Occupational Safety, and Drug-free 
Workplace--DoD FAR Supplement Part 223; OMB Control Number 0704-0272.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Respondents: 2,283.
    Responses per Respondent: 31.5, approximately.
    Annual Responses: 71,857.
    Hours per Response: 0.41, approximately.
    Annual Burden Hours: 496,094 hours (29,134 reporting hours and 
466,960 recordkeeping hours).
    Reporting Frequency: On occasion.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requires that an 
offeror or contractor submit information to DoD in response to four 
contract clauses relating to occupational safety and drug-free work 
force program. DoD contracting officers use this information to--
    [cir] Verify compliance with requirements for labeling of hazardous 
materials;
    [cir] Ensure contractor compliance and monitor subcontractor 
compliance with DoD 4145.26-M, DoD Contractors' Safety Manual for 
Ammunition and Explosives, and minimize risk of mishaps;
    [cir] Identify the place of performance of all ammunition and 
explosives work; and
    [cir] Ensure contractor compliance and monitor subcontractor 
compliance with DoD 5100.76-M, Physical Security of Sensitive 
Conventional Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives.
    [cir] Ensure compliance with the clause program requirements with 
regard to programs for achieving the objective of a drug-free work 
force; requires contractor recordkeeping.
    This information collection addresses the following requirements:
    1. DFARS 252.223-7001, Hazard Warning Labels. Paragraph (c) 
requires all offerors to list which hazardous materials will be labeled 
in accordance with certain statutory requirements instead of the Hazard 
Communication Standard. Paragraph (d) requires only the apparently 
successful offeror to submit, before award, a copy of the hazard 
warning label for all hazardous materials not listed in paragraph (c) 
of the clause.
    2. DFARS 252.223-7002, Safety Precautions for Ammunition and 
Explosives. Paragraph (c)(2) requires the contractor, within 30 days of 
notification of noncompliance with DoD 4145.26-M, to notify the 
contracting officer of actions taken to correct the noncompliance. 
Paragraph (d)(1) requires the contractor to notify the contracting 
officer immediately of any mishaps involving ammunition or explosives. 
Paragraph (d)(3) requires the contractor to submit a written report of 
the investigation of the mishap to the contracting officer. Paragraph 
(g)(4) requires the contractor to notify the contracting officer before 
placing a subcontract for ammunition or explosives.
    3. DFARS 252.223-7003, Changes in Place of Performance--Ammunition 
and Explosives. Paragraph (a) requires the offeror to identify, in the 
Place of Performance provision of the solicitation, the place of 
performance of all ammunition and explosives work covered by the Safety 
Precautions for Ammunition and Explosives clause of the solicitation. 
Paragraphs (b) and (c) require the offeror or contractor to obtain 
written permission from the contracting officer before changing the 
place of performance after the date set for receipt of offers or after 
contract award.
    4. DFARS 252.223-7007, Safeguarding Sensitive Conventional Arms, 
Ammunition, and Explosives. Paragraph (e) requires the contractor to 
notify the cognizant Defense Security Service field office within 10 
days after award of any subcontract involving sensitive conventional 
arms, ammunition, and explosives within the scope of DoD 5100.76-M.
    5. DFARS 252.223-7004, Drug-Free Work Force. The clause requires 
that

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certain contractors maintain records necessary to demonstrate 
reasonable efforts to eliminate the unlawful use by contractor 
employees of controlled substances. DoD does not regularly collect any 
information with regard to this clause.
    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. 2023-28166 Filed 12-21-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6820-FR-P


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