80 FR 81531 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 250 (December 30, 2015)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Logistics Agency 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 250 (Wednesday, December 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81531-81532]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32809]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2015-OS-0142]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Logistics Agency 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 February 
29, 2016.

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 
Logistics Agency, ATTN: Joint Contingency and Expeditionary Services 
(JCXS) Program Management Office (PMO), 4800 Mark Center Drive, 
Alexandria, VA 22350; or call (571) 372-3593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Joint Contingency 
Contracting System (JCCS); OMB 0704-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to evaluate vendors for possible approval or acceptance to do business 
with and have access to U.S. military installations around the world. 
JCCS is a module of the Joint Contingency and Expeditionary Services 
(JCXS). JCXS is the DoD's agile, responsive, and global provider of 
Joint expeditionary acquisition business solutions that fulfill 
mission-critical requirements while supporting interagency 
collaboration--to include, but not limited to, contracting, finance, 
spend analysis, contract close-out, staffing, strategic sourcing, and 
reporting.
    As an integral component of JCXS, JCCS was designed to register 
foreign vendors for work with the U.S.

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Government. These vendors must provide certain information and 
identification documents, such as employee passports, in order to be 
vetted. If the requested information is not provided by vendors, proper 
verification of credentials and a security review cannot be properly 
completed. Vendor evaluation is essential for maintaining force 
protection.
    Although there is no PRA requirement for the current foreign 
respondents, beginning January 1, 2016, a new mandate exists that will 
necessitate all vendors register in order to do business with the U.S. 
Military. This addition of U.S. vendors establishes a burden to members 
of the public under the PRA.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 500.
    Number of Respondents: 1000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 0.5 hours (30 minutes).
    Frequency: On Occasion, Annually.
    Respondents are businesses who are applying, on occasion, for 
authorization to be a vendor with the U.S. Military, including approval 
for the associated access, if appropriate, to bases worldwide. Based on 
changing mission requirements, the U.S. Government may also require 
vendors to be vetted annually for eligibility to bid on new contracts. 
The amount of vendors registering with JCCS is expected to increase 
when the new requirement for all vendors takes effect in January 2016.
    Disclosure of PII and other needed information is voluntary to 
support the registration and vetting process. However, failure to 
provide the required information may result in a vendor being denied 
access to the JCCS business application, and subsequently prohibited 
from conducting business with the U.S. Military. The JCCS application 
is available through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Web site.

    Dated: December 23, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-32809 Filed 12-29-15; 8:45 am]
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