Federal Register: November 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 212)
DOCID: fr04no09-37 FR Doc E9-26487
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Department
Docket ID: [Docket ID DOD-2009-OS-0160]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr04no09-37
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by January 4, 2010.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Industrial Policy), Industrial Base Assessment announces the extension of a 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.
SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Summary of Information Collection
Respondents are industry professionals who provide information to
the requesting DoD agency on the industrial capabilities associated
with the subject facility being reviewed. The DoD agencies were
directed to solicit only those data elements within this form necessary
to conduct the particular planning or assessment task at hand. This
approach is used to minimize the burden for data requests on industry
and limit the retention of inhouse data to that essential to
supporting defense decisions and plans. A significant portion of this
information will be collected electronically and, with appropriate
measures to protect sensitive data, will be made available to
authorized users in the Department to support a wide variety of
industrial capability analyses. These analyses are used to support cost
effective acquisition of defense systems and key troop support/
consumable items, assess the implications of changes in defense
spending on industry, development of responsive logistics support
efforts, and industrial preparedness planning and readiness analyses.
The lack of accurate, current and relevant industry capability
information will adversely impact the integrity of the Department's decisions and planning efforts.
Dated: October 26, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. E926487 Filed 11309; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
To request more information on this
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and [[Page 57151]]
associated collection instruments, please write to the Under Secretary
of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense (Industrial Policy), Industrial Base Assessment,
Attn: Ms. Dawn Vehmeier, 3015 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301
3014, or call Industrial Base Assessment, at (703) 6024322.
Title, Associated Form; and OMB Number: Industrial Capabilities Questionnaire; DD Form 2737; OMB Number 07040377.
Needs and Uses: As part of its responsibilities to facilitate a
diverse, responsive, and competitive industrial base, the Department of
Defense (DoD) requires accurate, pertinent, and up to date information
as to industry's ability to satisfy defense needs. The Industrial
Capabilities Questionnaire will be used by all Services and the Defense
Logistics Agency to gather business, industrial capability (employment,
skills, facilities, equipment, processes, and technologies), and
manufactured end item information to conduct required industrial
assessments and to support DoD strategic planning and decisions. Such
data is essential to the Department of Defense for peacetime and
wartime industrial base planning. All DD Form 2737 data submitted to
the Department of Defense, Military Services or Defense Agencies are
treated as Proprietary Company Confidential information and protected from release to other parties.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Annual Burden Hours: 12,800.
Number of Respondents: 153,600.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 12 hours.
Frequency: Annually.