[Federal Register: October 29, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 208)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DoD-2007-DARS-0115]

 
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 November 
28, 2007.
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Part 223, Occupational Safety and Drug-Free 
Workplace, and related clauses at DFARS 252.223; OMB Control Number 
0704-0272.
    DoD is combining reporting and recordkeeping requirements 
previously approved under both 0704-0336 and 0704-0272 under this 
revision to 0704-0272.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Number of Respondents: 19,531 (1,519 reporting/18,012 
recordkeeping).
    Responses per Respondent: 1.6138 average (8.892 reporting/1 
recordkeeping).
    Annual Responses: 31,519 (13,507 reporting/18,012 recordkeeping).
    Average Burden per Response: 31.39515 hrs average (0.6995 hrs 
reporting/54.4135 hrs recordkeeping).
    Annual Burden Hours: 989,544 (9,448 reporting/980,096 
recordkeeping).
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requires that an 
offeror or contractor submit information to DoD in response to DFARS 
solicitation provisions and contract clauses relating to occupational 
safety. DoD contracting officers use this information to:

Verify compliance with requirements for labeling of hazardous 
materials;
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;
Identify the place of performance of all ammunition and explosives 
work; and
Ensure contractor compliance and monitor subcontractor compliance with 
DoD 5100.76-M, Physical Security of Sensitive Conventional Arms, 
Ammunition, and Explosives.

    In addition, this information collection requires DoD contractors 
to maintain records regarding drug-free work force programs provided 
for contractor employees. The information is used to ensure reasonable 
efforts to eliminate the unlawful use of controlled substances by 
contractor employees.
    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

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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. 

Following 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: October 22, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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