Information Collection Requirement; Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs

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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.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 165 (Thursday, August 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 55328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17485]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2026-0232; OMB Control Number 0704-0477]


Information Collection Requirement; Organizational Conflicts of 
Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs

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 collection of information 
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by 
September 28, 2026.

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: Mr. Reginald T. Lucas, 571-372-7574, 
or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5e29362d70333d733f323b26703b2d3a70333c26703a3a733a313a73373038312c333f2a373130733d3132323b3d2a3731302d1e333f373270333732"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="592e312a77343a7438353c21773c2a3d77343b21773d3d743d363d7430373f362b34382d303637743a3635353c3a2d3036372a193438303577343035">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations 
Supplement (DFARS) Part 209, Organizational Conflicts of Interest in 
Major Defense Acquisition Programs; OMB Control Number 0704-0477.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Annual Responses: 60.
    Average Burden per Response: 40 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,400.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection pertains to 
organizational conflicts of interest in major defense acquisition 
programs (MDAPs). This collection implements section 207 of the Weapon 
Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009, which requires DoD to tighten 
requirements for organizational conflicts of interest by contractors in 
major defense programs. This statutory requirement is implemented in 
the solicitation provision at DFARS 252.209-7008, Notice of Prohibition 
Relating to Organizational Conflict of Interest--Major Defense 
Acquisition Program, which requires offerors to submit a mitigation 
plan when there is an organizational conflict of interest that can be 
resolved through mitigation.
    DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald T. Lucas. Requests for copies 
of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Lucas at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a6d7269347779377b767f62347f697e34777862347e7e377e757e3773747c7568777b6e73757437797576767f796e737574695a777b737634777376"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f0879883de9d93dd919c9588de958394de9d9288de9494dd949f94dd999e969f829d9184999f9edd939f9c9c959384999f9e83b09d91999cde9d999c">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

Kimberly R. Ziegler,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2026-17485 Filed 8-26-26; 8:45 am]
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