Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY:

Office of the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, DoD.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness 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 May 29, 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: Federal Docket Management System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.

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 OUSD (Personnel and Readiness) Office of Total Force Planning & Requirements, ATTN: Mr. Thomas Hessel, 4000 Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301, or call 703-697-3402.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Department of Defense Inventory of Contracts for Services Compliance; OMB Control Number 0704-0491.

Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary to allow all DoD organizations to fully implement sections 235 and 2330a of title 10, United States Code.

The information requested, such as the Reporting Period, Contract number, Task/Delivery Order Number, Customer Name and Address, Contracting Office Name and Address, Federal Supply Class or Service Code, Contractor Name and Address, Value of Contract Instrument, and the Number and Value of Direct Labor Hours will be used to facilitate the accurate identification of the function performed and to facilitate the estimate of the reliability of the data. The Direct Labor Hours are requested for use in calculating contractor manpower equivalents. This information is reported directly from the contractor because this is the most credible data source.

Affected Public: Business or other for profit; not-for-profit institutions.

Annual Burden Hours: 4,074.

Number of Respondents: 48,884.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes.

Frequency: Annually.

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