[Federal Register: September 28, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 188)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[NO. DOD-2007-DARS-0105]

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the 
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by October 
29, 2007.
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Part 237, Service Contracting, and the associated 
clauses at DFARS 252.237; DD Form 2063, Record of Preparation and 
Disposition of Remains; OMB Control Number 0704-0231.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 810.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.

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    Annual Responses: 810.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 405.
    Needs and Uses: This requirement provides for the collection of 
necessary information from contractors regarding the results of the 
embalming process under contracts for mortuary services. The 
information is used to ensure proper preparation of the body for 
shipment and burial. In addition, this requirement provides for the 
collection of information to enable a contracting officer to verify 
that the apparently successful offeror, in response to a solicitation 
for audit services, has the appropriate license for operation of its 
professional practice.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Hillary Jaffe.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Jaffe at the Office of Management and 
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    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 http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 

change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia Toppings.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/Information Management 
Division, 1777 North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, Arlington, VA 
22209-2133.

    Dated: September 21, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-4791 Filed 9-27-07; 8:45 am]

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