Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Subpart 204.17, Service Contracts Inventory, 20458-20459 [2024-06111]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
20458
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 57 / Friday, March 22, 2024 / Notices
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 DoD’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.
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has approved this information
collection for use under Control Number
0704–0533 through July 31, 2024. DoD
proposes that OMB approve an
extension of the information collection
requirement, to expire three years after
the approval date.
DATES: DoD will consider all comments
received by May 21, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by OMB Control Number
0704–0533, 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 0704–0533 in the
subject line of the message.
Comments received generally will be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Johnson, 202–913–5764.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and OMB Number: Defense
Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) Part 249,
Termination of Contracts, and a Related
Clause at DFARS 252.249–7002,
Notification of Anticipated Contract
Termination or Reduction; OMB Control
Number 0704–0533.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit and not-for profit institutions.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Number of Respondents: 42
Responses per Respondent: 6.19,
approximately.
Annual Responses: 260.
Average Burden per Response: 0.74
hour, approximately.
Annual Burden Hours: 193.
Frequency: On occasion.
Needs and Uses: Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement
(DFARS) clause 252.249–7002,
Notification of Anticipated Contract
Termination or Reduction, is used in all
contracts under a major defense
program. This clause requires
contractors, within 60 days after receipt
VerDate Sep<11>2014
19:15 Mar 21, 2024
Jkt 262001
of notice from the contracting officer of
an anticipated termination or
substantial reduction of a contract, to
provide notice of the anticipated
termination or substantial reduction to
first-tier subcontractors with a
subcontract valued at $700,000 or more.
The clause also requires flowdown of
the notice requirement to lower-tier
subcontractors with a subcontract value
at $150,000 or more. The purpose of this
requirement is to help establish benefit
eligibility under the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. Chapter 32) for employees of DoD
contractors and subcontractors
adversely affected by contract
termination or substantial reductions
under major defense programs.
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2024–06112 Filed 3–21–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
[Docket Number DARS–2024–0010; OMB
Control Number 0704–0519]
Information Collection Requirement;
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
Subpart 204.17, Service Contracts
Inventory
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 DoD’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.
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has approved this information
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
Frm 00036
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
collection for use under Control Number
0704–0519 through July 31, 2024. DoD
proposes that OMB approve an
extension of the information collection
requirement, to expire three years after
the approval date.
DATES: DoD will consider all comments
received by May 21, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by OMB Control Number
0704–0519, using either 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 0704–0519 in the
subject line of the message.
Comments received generally will be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kimberly R. Ziegler, at 703–901–3176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and OMB Number: Defense
Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) Subpart 204.17,
Service Contracts Inventory and
Associated Clause; OMB Control
Number 0704–0519.
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: 1,934.
Responses per Respondent:
Approximately 2.3.
Annual Responses: 4,384.
Average Burden per Response: 2
hours.
Annual Burden Hours: 8,768.
Needs and Uses: This information
collection covers the burden hours
related to the requirement at DFARS
subpart 204.17, Service Contracts
Inventory, and its associated clause,
252.204–7023, Reporting Requirements
for Contracted Services. DFARS subpart
204.17 and the clause at 252.204–7023
implement 10 U.S.C. 4505 (formerly 10
U.S.C. 2330a), as amended by section
812 of National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2017, which requires
DoD to establish a data collection
system to provide certain management
information with regard to each
purchase of services by a military
department or agency that exceeds $3
million for services in the following
service acquisition portfolio groups:
logistics management services,
equipment-related services, knowledgebased services, and electronics and
communications services.
The basic DFARS clause 252.204–
7023, Reporting Requirements for
E:\FR\FM\22MRN1.SGM
22MRN1
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 57 / Friday, March 22, 2024 / Notices
Contracted Services, and its alternate I
require a contractor to report annually,
in the System for Award Management,
on the services performed under the
contract or order, during the preceding
Government fiscal year. Specifically, the
contractor is required to report the
following: the total dollar amount
invoiced for services performed during
the preceding fiscal year; and the
number of direct labor hours, including
subcontractor hours (when applicable),
expended on services performed during
the previous Government fiscal year.
This information collection will
provide DoD with the ability to identify
and report annually to Congress, in
accordance with 10 U.S.C. 4505, on the
inventory of contractor service contract
actions. As an adjunct, the information
will support DoD’s total force
management and in making strategic
workforce planning and budget
decisions pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 129a.
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2024–06111 Filed 3–21–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6001–eFR–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
21st Century Energy Workforce
Advisory Board
Office of Energy Jobs,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces an
open virtual meeting for members and
the public of the 21st Century Energy
Workforce Advisory Board (EWAB). The
Federal Advisory Committee Act
requires that public notice of these
meetings be announced in the Federal
Register.
DATES: Tuesday, April 16, 2024; 3 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: Virtual meeting.
Registration to participate remotely is
available: https://doe.webex.com/doe/
j.php?MTID=mb31c55023ab755ab613
a9f042600c6da.
The meeting information will be
posted on the 21st Century Energy
Workforce Advisory Board website at:
https://www.energy.gov/policy/21stcentury-energy-workforce-advisoryboard-ewab, and can also be obtained by
contacting EWAB@hq.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maya Goodwin, Acting Designated
Federal Officer, EWAB; email: EWAB@
hq.doe.gov or at 240–597–8804.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
SUMMARY:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
19:15 Mar 21, 2024
Jkt 262001
Purpose of the Board: The 21st
Century Energy Workforce Advisory
Board (EWAB) advises the Secretary of
Energy in developing a strategy for the
Department of Energy (DOE) to support
and develop a skilled energy workforce
to meet the changing needs of the U.S.
energy system. It was established
pursuant to section 40211 of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(IIJA), Public Law 117–58 (42 U.S.C.
18744) in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5
U.S.C. 10. This is the eighth meeting of
the EWAB.
Tentative Agenda: The meeting will
start at 3 p.m. eastern time on April 16,
2024. The tentative meeting agenda
includes roll call, discussion of the
Board’s upcoming report, and public
comments. The meeting will conclude
at approximately 4:30 p.m.
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public via a virtual meeting
option. Individuals who would like to
attend must register for the meeting
here: https://doe.webex.com/doe/
j.php?MTID=mb31c55023ab755ab613a9
f042600c6da. It is the policy of the
EWAB to accept written public
comments no longer than 5 pages and to
accommodate oral public comments,
whenever possible. The EWAB expects
that public statements presented at its
meetings will not be repetitive of
previously submitted oral or written
statements. The public comment period
for this meeting will take place on April
16, 2024 at a time specified in the
meeting agenda. This public comment
period is designed only for substantive
commentary on the EWAB’s work, not
for business marketing purposes. The
Designated Federal Officer will conduct
the meeting to facilitate the orderly
conduct of business.
Oral Comments: To be considered for
the public speaker list at the meeting,
interested parties should register to
speak by contacting EWAB@hq.doe.gov
no later than 12 p.m. eastern time on
April 9, 2024. To accommodate as many
speakers as possible, the time for public
comments will be limited to three (3)
minutes per person, with a total public
comment period of up to 15 minutes. If
more speakers register than there is
space available on the agenda, the
EWAB will select speakers on a firstcome, first-served basis from those who
applied. Those not able to present oral
comments may always file written
comments with the Board.
Written Comments: Although written
comments are accepted continuously,
written comments relevant to the
subjects of the meeting should be
submitted to EWAB@hq.doe.gov no later
PO 00000
Frm 00037
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
20459
than 12 p.m. eastern time on April 9,
2024, so that the comments may be
made available to the EWAB members
prior to this meeting for their
consideration. Please note that because
EWAB operates under the provisions of
FACA, all public comments and related
materials will be treated as public
documents and will be made available
for public inspection, including being
posted on the EWAB website.
Minutes: The minutes of this meeting
will be available on the 21st Century
Energy Workforce Advisory Board
website at https://www.energy.gov/
policy/21st-century-energy-workforceadvisory-board-ewab or by contacting
Maya Goodwin at EWAB@hq.doe.gov.
Signing Authority: This document of
the Department of Energy was signed on
March 13, 2024, by David Borak, Deputy
Committee Management Officer,
pursuant to delegated authority from the
Secretary of Energy. That document
with the original signature and date is
maintained by DOE. For administrative
purposes only, and in compliance with
requirements of the Office of the Federal
Register, the undersigned DOE Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been
authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for
publication, as an official document of
the Department of Energy. This
administrative process in no way alters
the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 19,
2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024–06099 Filed 3–21–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Request for Information on
Measurement and Verification
Guidelines for Performance-Based
Contracts
Office of Federal Energy
Management Program, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Request for information (RFI).
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) invites public comment
on updates to the measurement and
verification (M&V) guidelines for
performance-based contracts. The M&V
guidelines provide procedures for
verifying and quantifying the savings
resulting from energy-efficient
equipment, water conservation,
improved operation and maintenance,
renewable energy, and cogeneration
SUMMARY:
E:\FR\FM\22MRN1.SGM
22MRN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 57 (Friday, March 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20458-20459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06111]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
[Docket Number DARS-2024-0010; OMB Control Number 0704-0519]
Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Subpart 204.17, Service Contracts
Inventory
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
DoD'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. The
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved this information
collection for use under Control Number 0704-0519 through July 31,
2024. DoD proposes that OMB approve an extension of the information
collection requirement, to expire three years after the approval date.
DATES: DoD will consider all comments received by May 21, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by OMB Control Number
0704-0519, using either 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-
0519 in the subject line of the message.
Comments received generally will be posted without change to
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly R. Ziegler, at 703-901-3176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) Subpart 204.17, Service Contracts Inventory and
Associated Clause; OMB Control Number 0704-0519.
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: 1,934.
Responses per Respondent: Approximately 2.3.
Annual Responses: 4,384.
Average Burden per Response: 2 hours.
Annual Burden Hours: 8,768.
Needs and Uses: This information collection covers the burden hours
related to the requirement at DFARS subpart 204.17, Service Contracts
Inventory, and its associated clause, 252.204-7023, Reporting
Requirements for Contracted Services. DFARS subpart 204.17 and the
clause at 252.204-7023 implement 10 U.S.C. 4505 (formerly 10 U.S.C.
2330a), as amended by section 812 of National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2017, which requires DoD to establish a data collection
system to provide certain management information with regard to each
purchase of services by a military department or agency that exceeds $3
million for services in the following service acquisition portfolio
groups: logistics management services, equipment-related services,
knowledge-based services, and electronics and communications services.
The basic DFARS clause 252.204-7023, Reporting Requirements for
[[Page 20459]]
Contracted Services, and its alternate I require a contractor to report
annually, in the System for Award Management, on the services performed
under the contract or order, during the preceding Government fiscal
year. Specifically, the contractor is required to report the following:
the total dollar amount invoiced for services performed during the
preceding fiscal year; and the number of direct labor hours, including
subcontractor hours (when applicable), expended on services performed
during the previous Government fiscal year.
This information collection will provide DoD with the ability to
identify and report annually to Congress, in accordance with 10 U.S.C.
4505, on the inventory of contractor service contract actions. As an
adjunct, the information will support DoD's total force management and
in making strategic workforce planning and budget decisions pursuant to
10 U.S.C. 129a.
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2024-06111 Filed 3-21-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6001-eFR-P
