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Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 204, Administrative Matters, and Related Clause at 252.204; OMB Control Number 0704-0225

The Defense Acquisition Regulations System has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reductio...

Department of Defense
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
  1. [Docket Number DARS-2026-0166; OMB Control Number 0704-0225]

AGENCY:

Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Defense Acquisition Regulations System has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES:

Consideration will be given to all comments received by August 31, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.

You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by the following method: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Reginald T. Lucas, 571-372-7574, or .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 204, Administrative Matters, and Related Clause at 252.204; OMB Control Number 0704-0225.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. ( printed page 48377)

Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Number of Respondents: 280.

Responses per Respondent: Approximately 1.48.

Annual Responses: 415.

Average Burden per Response: 3 hours.

Annual Burden Hours: 1,245.

Needs and Uses: DFARS 204.404-70(a) prescribes use of the clause at DFARS 252.204-7000, Disclosure of Information, in contracts that require the contractor to access or generate unclassified information that may be sensitive and inappropriate for release to the public. The clause requires the contractor to obtain approval from the contracting officer before release of any unclassified contract-related information outside the contractor's organization, unless the information is already in the public domain. In requesting this approval, the contractor must identify the specific information to be released, the medium to be used, and the purpose for the release. Upon receipt of a contractor's request, the Government reviews the information provided by the contractor to determine if it is sensitive or otherwise inappropriate for release for the stated purpose.

DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald T. Lucas. Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Lucas at .

Kimberly R. Ziegler,

Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.

[FR Doc. 2026-15544 Filed 7-30-26; 8:45 am]

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“Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 204, Administrative Matters, and Related Clause at 252.204; OMB Control Number 0704-0225,” thefederalregister.org (July 31, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-15544/information-collection-requirement-defense-federal-acquisition-regulation-supplement-dfars-part-204-administrative-matte.