[Federal Register: June 19, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 117)]
[Notices]
[Page 29192-29193]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2009-OS-0088]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics announces a proposed public
information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions
thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms or information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received August 18,
2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments, please write to the Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics,
3010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3010, or call at (703) 692-
3032.
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Title and OMB Number: Synchronized Predeployment and Operational
Tracker (SPOT) System; OMB Control Number 0704-TBD.
Needs and Uses: In accordance with section 861 of Public Law 110-
181 and DoD Instruction 3020.41, ``Contractor Personnel Authorized to
Accompany the U.S. Armed Forces'' and other appropriate policy,
Memoranda of Understanding, and regulations, the DoD Components, the
Department of State (DoS), and the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) shall ensure that contractors enter
data into the Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT)
System before deployment outside the United States.
Data collection on contractors is a condition of their contract
when DFARS 252.225-7040 is incorporated and persons who choose not to
have data collected will not be entitled to employment opportunities
which require this data to be collected.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Annual Burden Hours: 150,000 hours (300,000 individual records x .5
hrs).
Number of Respondents: 1,300 companies.
Responses per Respondent: 1 to 32,000 employees (average 231).
Average Burden per Response: Approximately 30 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
The Department of Defense has designated the SPOT as the joint Web-
based database to assist the Combatant Commander (CCDR) in maintaining
awareness of the nature, extent, and potential risks and capabilities
associated with contracted support in support of contingency
operations, humanitarian or peacekeeping operations, or military
exercises designated by the CCDR.
The designated joint Web-based database (SPOT or its successor)
shall:
(a) Serve as the central repository for up-to-date status and
reporting on all DoD funded contingency contractor personnel as well as
other personnel as directed by the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)), or by the CCDR.
(b) Track contract capability information for all DoD funded
contracts supporting contingency operations, humanitarian or
peacekeeping operations, or military exercises designated by the CCDR.
Contract capability information shall provide planners and CCDRs an
awareness of the nature, extent, and potential risks and capabilities
associated with the contracted effort.
(c) Provide by-name accountability of all DoD funded contingency
contractor personnel and other personnel as directed by USD(AT&L) or
the CCDR.
(d) Contain, or link to, minimum contract information (e.g.,
contract number, company contact information, sponsoring (requiring
activity) military unit contact information, and a summary of services
or capability provided by the contract) necessary to establish and
maintain accountability and visibility of the personnel and the
contract capabilities in contingency operations, humanitarian or
peacekeeping operations, or military exercises designated by the CCDR.
Section 861 of Public Law 110-181 required the identification of
common databases among the DoD, DoS, and USAID to serve as repositories
of information on contracts and contractor personnel in Iraq and
Afghanistan. In a signed memorandum of understanding, the Agencies
agreed that SPOT will serve as the interagency database for information
on contractor personnel. Each Agency must require its contractors
operating in contingency operations to input information into SPOT and
ensure data integrity.
This request has been submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for emergency approval. Any comments received on this
notice will be addressed in a subsequent information collection package
to be submitted to OMB under regular processing timeframes.
Dated: May 19, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-14431 Filed 6-18-09; 8:45 am]
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