Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Earned Value Management System, 60886-60887 [2024-16574]

Download as PDF 60886 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 145 / Monday, July 29, 2024 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Defense Acquisition Regulations System [Docket Number DARS–2024–0016; OMB Control Number 0704–0255] Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS); Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts 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 August 28, 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: Tucker Lucas, 571–372–7574, or whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dodinformation-collections@mail.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 236, Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts, and related clauses at 252.236; OMB Control Number 0704– 0255. 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. Frequency: On Occasion. Number of Respondents: 1,477. Responses per Respondent: Approximately 5.53. Annual Responses: 8,169. Average Burden per Response: Approximately 11.157 hours. Annual Burden Hours: 91,143. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:51 Jul 26, 2024 Jkt 262001 Needs and Uses: DoD contracting officers need this information to evaluate contractor proposals for contract modifications; to determine that a contractor has removed obstructions to navigation; to review contractor requests for payment for mobilization and preparatory work; to determine reasonableness of costs allocated to mobilization and demobilization; and to determine eligibility for the 20 percent evaluation preference for United States firms in the award of some overseas construction contracts. DFARS 236.570(a) prescribes use of the contract clause at DFARS 252.236– 7000, Modification Proposals—Price Breakdown, in all fixed-price construction solicitations and contracts. The clause requires the contractor to submit a price breakdown with any proposal for a contract modification. DFARS 236.570(b) prescribes use of the following contract clauses in fixedprice construction contracts and solicitations as applicable: (1) The clause at DFARS 252.236– 7002, Obstruction of Navigable Waterways, which requires the contractor to notify the contracting officer of obstructions in navigable waterways. (2) The clause at DFARS 252.236– 7003, Payment for Mobilization and Preparatory Work, which requires the contractor to provide supporting documentation when submitting requests for payment for mobilization and preparatory work. (3) The clause at DFARS 252.236– 7004, Payment for Mobilization and Demobilization, which permits the contracting officer to require the contractor to furnish cost data justifying the percentage of the cost split between mobilization and demobilization, if the contracting officer believes that the proposed percentages do not bear a reasonable relation to the cost of the work. DFARS 236.570(c) prescribes use of the following solicitation provisions in solicitations for military construction contracts that are funded with military construction appropriations and are estimated to exceed $1,000,000: (1) The provision at DFARS 252.236– 7010, Overseas Military Construction— Preference for United States Firms, which requires an offeror to specify whether or not it is a United States firm when contract performance will be in a United States outlying area in the Pacific or in a country bordering the Arabian Gulf. (2) The provision at DFARS 252.236– 7012, Military Construction on Kwajalein Atoll—Evaluation Preference, PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 requires an offeror to specify whether it is a United States firm, or on Kwajalein Atoll, status as a Marshallese firm, when contract performance is expected to exceed $1 million and will be on Kwajalein Atoll. DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Tucker Lucas. Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Lucas at whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil. Jennifer D. Johnson, Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System. [FR Doc. 2024–16575 Filed 7–26–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Defense Acquisition Regulations System [Docket Number DARS–2024–0015; OMB Control Number 0704–0479] Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Earned Value Management System 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 August 28, 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: Tucker Lucas, 571–372–7574, or whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dodinformation-collections@mail.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 234 and SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29JYN1.SGM 29JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 145 / Monday, July 29, 2024 / Notices Related Clause at DFARS 252.234–7002, Earned Value; OMB Control Number 0704–0479. 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. Frequency: On Occasion. Number of Respondents: 10. Responses per Respondent: 1. Annual Responses: 10. Average Burden per Response: 676 hours. Annual Burden Hours: 6,760. Needs and Uses: The contract clause at DFARS 252.242–7005, Contractor Business Systems, requires contractors to respond to written determinations of significant deficiencies in the contractor’s business systems as defined in the clause. The information contractors are required to submit in response to findings of significant deficiencies in their accounting system, estimating system, material management and accounting system and purchasing system has previously been approved by the Office of Management and Budget under separate clearance requests. This information collection specifically addresses information required by DFARS clause 252.234–7002, Earned Value Management System, for contractors to respond to determinations of significant deficiencies in a contractor’s Earned Value Management System (EVMS). The requirements apply to entities that are contractually required to maintain an EVMS. DoD needs this information to document actions to correct significant deficiencies in a contractor’s EVMS. DoD contracting officers use the information to mitigate the risk of unallowable and unreasonable costs being charged on government contracts. DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Tucker Lucas. Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Lucas at whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil. Jennifer D. Johnson, Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System. [FR Doc. 2024–16574 Filed 7–26–24; 8:45 am] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Integrity and Continuity of the Defense Career Civilian Workforce AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:51 Jul 26, 2024 Jkt 262001 ACTION: Notice of availability. This notice informs the public of the availability of DoD internal guidance reaffirming merit system principles and the Secretary of Defense’s determination that DoD career civilian employees must be afforded existing civil service protections consistent with due process, which promote integrity and candor and preserve the continuity of the national defense workforce. DATES: July 10, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Brian Collins, (703) 693–5794. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary has determined that existing civil service protections are essential to the integrity and continuity of the defense career civilian workforce. The Secretary directed specific actions be taken to incorporate this determination into DoD internal issuances and employee records. DoD’s internal guidance is available at: https://www.milsuite.mil/book/ servlet/JiveServlet/previewBody/ 1330762-102-1-3051000/OSD00546424_CAC.pdf. SUMMARY: Dated: July 24, 2024. Patricia L. Toppings, OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2024–16582 Filed 7–26–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Docket ID: DoD–2022–OS–0116] Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (OUSD(P&R)), Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice. AGENCY: The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (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 August 28, 2024. 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 60887 ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reginald Lucas, (571) 372–7574, whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dodinformation-collections@mail.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Eligibility Questionnaire for Havana Act Payments; DD Form 3220; OMB Control Number 0704–EQHA. Type of Request: New. Number of Respondents: 240. Responses per Respondent: 1. Annual Responses: 240. Average Burden per Response: 1 hour. Annual Burden Hours: 240. Needs and Uses: The information sought is pursuant to the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 and the HAVANA Act of 2021 (22 U.S.C. 2680b). The information solicited from this form will assist the Department of Defense in determining whether a board-certified neurologist has verified if a patient under their care has been reviewed for the appropriate medical eligibility criteria for potential payment under the Havana Act. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Frequency: Once. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra. You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by Docket ID number and title, by the following method: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name, Docket ID 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. DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald Lucas. Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Lucas at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil. Dated: July 24, 2024. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2024–16591 Filed 7–26–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P E:\FR\FM\29JYN1.SGM 29JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 145 (Monday, July 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60886-60887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16574]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2024-0015; OMB Control Number 0704-0479]


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement; Earned Value Management System

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 August 
28, 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: Tucker Lucas, 571-372-7574, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Part 234 and

[[Page 60887]]

Related Clause at DFARS 252.234-7002, Earned Value; OMB Control Number 
0704-0479.
    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.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 10.
    Average Burden per Response: 676 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 6,760.
    Needs and Uses: The contract clause at DFARS 252.242-7005, 
Contractor Business Systems, requires contractors to respond to written 
determinations of significant deficiencies in the contractor's business 
systems as defined in the clause. The information contractors are 
required to submit in response to findings of significant deficiencies 
in their accounting system, estimating system, material management and 
accounting system and purchasing system has previously been approved by 
the Office of Management and Budget under separate clearance requests. 
This information collection specifically addresses information required 
by DFARS clause 252.234-7002, Earned Value Management System, for 
contractors to respond to determinations of significant deficiencies in 
a contractor's Earned Value Management System (EVMS). The requirements 
apply to entities that are contractually required to maintain an EVMS. 
DoD needs this information to document actions to correct significant 
deficiencies in a contractor's EVMS. DoD contracting officers use the 
information to mitigate the risk of unallowable and unreasonable costs 
being charged on government contracts.
    DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Tucker Lucas. Requests for copies of the 
information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Lucas at [email protected].

Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2024-16574 Filed 7-26-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6001-FR-P

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