Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services

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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 189 (Thursday, October 1, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62503-62504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20176]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2026-0331; OMB Control Number 0750-0002]


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement; 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 collection of information 
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 
2, 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#bdcad5ce93d0de90dcd1d8c593d8ced993d0dfc593d9d990d9d2d990d4d3dbd2cfd0dcc9d4d2d390ded2d1d1d8dec9d4d2d3cefdd0dcd4d193d0d4d1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c2b342f72313f713d30392472392f3872313e24723838713833387135323a332e313d28353332713f333030393f283533322f1c313d353072313530">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Part 204, Covered Defense Telecommunications 
Equipment or Services; OMB Control Number 0750-0002.
    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.

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    Number of Respondents: 3,446.
    Responses per Respondent: 50, approximately.
    Annual Responses: 172,320.
    Average Burden per Response: 0.36 hour, approximately.
    Annual 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 solicitation provision at 252.204-7017, Prohibition 
on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or 
Services--Representation, and the contract clause at 252.204-2018, 
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 solicitation 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: 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#73041b005d1e105e121f160b5d1600175d1e110b5d17175e171c175e1a1d151c011e12071a1c1d5e101c1f1f1610071a1c1d00331e121a1f5d1e1a1f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="62150a114c0f014f030e071a4c0711064c0f001a4c06064f060d064f0b0c040d100f03160b0d0c4f010d0e0e0701160b0d0c11220f030b0e4c0f0b0e">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

Kimberly R. Ziegler,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2026-20176 Filed 9-30-26; 8:45 am]
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