[Federal Register: December 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 245)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DoD-2007-DARS-0139]

 
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 January 
22, 2008.
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) part 211, Describing Agency Needs, and related 
clauses in DFARS 252.211; OMB Control Number 0704-0389.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 581.
    Responses Per Respondent: 3.032.
    Annual Responses: 1,762.
    Average Burden Per Response: .978 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,724.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection permits offerors to 
propose alternatives to military preservation, packaging, or packing 
specifications. DoD uses the information in the offeror's proposal to 
determine if the alternate preservation, packaging, or packing will 
meet the Government's needs. In addition, this information collection 
permits offerors to propose Single Process Initiative (SPI) processes 
as alternatives to military or Federal specifications and standards 
cited in DoD solicitations for previously developed items. DoD uses the 
information in the offeror's proposal to verify Government acceptance 
of an SPI process as a valid replacement for a military or Federal 
specification or standard.
    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. Susan Jennifer Haggerty. Written comments and 
recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent 
to Ms. Haggerty 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: December 14, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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