Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY:

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION:

Information collection notice.

SUMMARY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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.

DATES:

Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 19, 2021.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by any of the following methods:

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

Mail: DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the docket listed above.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

To request more information on this proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, please write to the Defense Logistics Agency, Office of Small Business Programs, ATTN: Sherry Savage, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 or call (571) 767-1656.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Procurement Technical Assistance Center Cooperative Agreement Performance Report; DLA Form 1806; OMB Control Number 0704-0320.

Needs and Uses: This information collection by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) gathers data to be used in measuring, on a quarterly basis, cooperative agreement recipients' performance against goals and objectives established by awards. The Department of Defense (DoD) Procurement Technical Assistance (PTA) Cooperative Agreement Program was established by Congress in 1985 to assist state and local governments, tribal organizations, tribal economic enterprises, and other non-profit entities in establishing or maintaining PTA activities to help business firms market their goods and services to the DoD, other federal agencies, and state and local governments. Administrative requirements for the program are established by the DoD Grant and Agreement Regulations (DoDGARS).

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government; Not-for-Profit Institutions.

Annual Burden Hours: 1,900.

Number of Respondents: 95.

Responses per Respondent: 4.

Annual Responses: 380.

Average Burden per Response: 5 hours.

Frequency: Quarterly.