Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY:

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION:

30-Day information collection notice.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Defense 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 June 30, 2022.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Angela Duncan, 571-372-7574, whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement; DD Form 2345; OMB Control Number 0704-0207.

Type of Request: Revision.

Number of Respondents: 8,000.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 8,000.

Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 2,666.67.

Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary for certifying enterprises or individuals to have access to DoD export-controlled militarily critical technical data subject to the provisions of 32 CFR 250. The Joint Certification Program (JCP) is the only DoD Agency by which North American contractors can apply and obtain access to unclassified DoD militarily critical technical data with a military or space application. The JCP Office fields, validates, and certifies U.S./Canadian supplier applications using the DD Form 2345 (Militarily Technical Data Agreement).

Suppliers submit applications via the DD Form 2345 to (a) access or share unclassified DoD export-controlled technical data to bid on a DoD solicitation or execute a DoD contract, (b) attend conferences where unclassified DoD export-controlled data is discussed or shared, or (c) conduct scientific research and development on behalf of DoD where unclassified DoD export-controlled data is discussed or shared. The certification process validates suppliers to minimize risk and protect U.S. intellectual property from adversarial individuals and entities, foreign or domestic.

Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions.

Frequency: On occasion.

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

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.

You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by Docket ID number and title, by the following method:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name, Docket ID 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.

DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela Duncan.

Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. Duncan at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil.