Notice2023-18633
Information Collection; Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services
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Published
August 30, 2023
Issuing agencies
Defense DepartmentDefense Acquisition Regulations System
Abstract
The Defense Acquisition Regulations System has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for extension of a collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 59879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18633]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
[Docket DARS-2023-0020; OMB Control Number 0750-0002]
Information Collection; Covered Defense Telecommunications
Equipment or Services
AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Defense Acquisition Regulations System has submitted to
OMB for clearance, the following proposal for extension of a collection
of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by
September 29, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Duncan, 571-372-7574, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c2b5aab1ecafa1efa3aea7baeca7b1a6ecafa0baeca6a6efa6ada6efabaca4adb0afa3b6abadacefa1adaeaea7a1b6abadacb182afa3abaeecafabae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c5b445f02414f014d40495402495f4802414e54024848014843480145424a435e414d58454342014f434040494f584543425f6c414d454002414540">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS); DFARS Part 204, Covered Defense Telecommunications
Equipment or Services; OMB Control Number 0750-0002.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit
entities.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Respondents: 3,446.
Annual Responses: 172,320.
Annual Response Burden Hours: 62,085.
Needs and Uses: The collection of information is necessary to
protect against foreign interference with DoD telecommunications, which
could jeopardize our military communications, the lives of our
warfighters, and our national security. The collection of information
is essential to the mission of the agencies to ensure DoD does not
purchase prohibited equipment, systems, and services, and can respond
appropriately if any such purchases are not identified until after
delivery or use.
This requirement supports implementation of section 1656(b) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2018. Section 1656
prohibits DoD from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a
contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service to
carry out the nuclear deterrence mission and homeland defense mission
that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a
substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical
technology as a part of any system.
This requirement is implemented in the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) through the provision at 252.204-7017,
Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications
Equipment or Services--Representation, and the clause at 252.204-7018,
Prohibition on Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications
Equipment or Services.
This clearance covers the following requirements:
<bullet> DFARS 252.204-7017 requires that if an offeror provides an
affirmative representation under the provision at 252.204-7016, Covered
Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation, that
offeror is required to represent whether it will or will not provide
under the contract covered defense telecommunications equipment or
services.
<bullet> DFARS 252.204-7018 requires contractors to report covered
telecommunications equipment, systems, and services identified during
performance of a contract.
DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela Duncan. Requests for copies of
the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. Duncan at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c3b4abb0edaea0eea2afa6bbeda6b0a7edaea1bbeda7a7eea7aca7eeaaada5acb1aea2b7aaacadeea0acafafa6a0b7aaacadb083aea2aaafedaeaaaf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c2b342f72313f713d30392472392f3872313e24723838713833387135323a332e313d28353332713f333030393f283533322f1c313d353072313530">[email protected]</span></a>.
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2023-18633 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]
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