80 FR 58717 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 189 (September 30, 2015)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) 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 of information technology.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 58717]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24696]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2014-OS-0070]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) 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 of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 
30, 2015.

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: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory 
and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
9010.
    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.
    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow 
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

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 Defense Threat 
Reduction Agency, Office of Small Business Programs (DTRA/B), 8725 John 
J. Kingman Road, MSC 6201, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-6201, or call (703) 
767-7889, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: DTRA Industry Partner 
Questionnaire; OMB Control Number 0704-0442.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection will allow DTRA to 
benchmark our contract relationships and request best practices from 
our industry partners via an electronic questionnaire. Further, the 
questionnaire will result in more constructive agendas for subsequent 
DTRA industry outreach conferences.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 70.
    Number of Respondents: 209.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 209.
    Average Burden per Response: 0.33 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents are small businesses, large businesses, and 
universities that have received DTRA contract awards greater than 
$100,000 since October 1, 2002, major Indefinite Delivery Indefinite 
Quantity (IDIQ) subcontractors, and vendors that have bid 
unsuccessfully on DTRA contracts greater than $100,000 since October 1, 
2002. DTRA plans to utilize this survey information in subsequent 
business process reengineering initiatives which leverage our industry 
partnerships to better support the warfighter. Further, DTRA is 
required under the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 
(DFARS) to maintain an active industry outreach program. DTRA plans to 
use the survey results to develop constructive agendas for subsequent 
outreach conferences with our contractor community.

    Dated: September 24, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-24696 Filed 9-29-15; 8:45 am]
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