Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Appendix I

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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 209 (Friday, October 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 68498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22183]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2026-0364; OMB Control Number 0704-0332]


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Appendix I

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 
30, 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#4e39263d60232d632f222b36602b3d2a60232c36602a2a632a212a63272028213c232f3a272120632d2122222b2d3a2721203d0e232f272260232722"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="47302f34692a246a262b223f69223423692a253f6923236a2328236a2e292128352a26332e28296a24282b2b2224332e282934072a262e2b692a2e2b">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Appendix I; OMB Control Number 0704-0332.
    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: 96.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.9, approximately.
    Annual Responses: 180.
    Average Burden per Response: 2.33 hours, approximately.
    Annual Burden Hours: 420.
    Needs and Uses: Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 1991 (Pub. L. 101-510, 10 U.S.C. 4902) 
required DoD to establish the DoD Pilot Mentor-Prot[eacute]g[eacute] 
Program, renamed the DoD Mentor-Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program (the 
``Program''). Congress requires DoD to collect certain information from 
program participants in section 861, paragraph (b)(2), of Public Law 
114-92. Thus, the need for this information collection is to comply 
with existing laws. DoD has incorporated these information collection 
requirements into the DFARS in section I-112 of Appendix I. Program 
participants agree to comply with these information collection 
requirements when they execute their mentor-prot[eacute]g[eacute] 
agreements, receiving the program's benefits in consideration.
    This information is necessary to ensure that participants are 
fulfilling their obligations under the mentor-prot[eacute]g[eacute] 
agreements and furthering the purpose of the DoD Mentor-
Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program as required by section 18(d)(7) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(7). In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 
4902, DoD uses the information to decide whether to approve 
continuation of the agreement. In addition, the information is 
necessary for program managers to direct developmental assistance to 
the most appropriate small business concerns and to ensure the program 
meets the Congressionally-mandated goal of enhancing the defense 
industrial base.
    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#c6b1aeb5e8aba5eba7aaa3bee8a3b5a2e8aba4bee8a2a2eba2a9a2ebafa8a0a9b4aba7b2afa9a8eba5a9aaaaa3a5b2afa9a8b586aba7afaae8abafaa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5c2ddc69bd8d698d4d9d0cd9bd0c6d19bd8d7cd9bd1d198d1dad198dcdbd3dac7d8d4c1dcdadb98d6dad9d9d0d6c1dcdadbc6f5d8d4dcd99bd8dcd9">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

Jennifer D. Johnson,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Defense Acquisition 
Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2026-22183 Filed 10-29-26; 8:45 am]
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