[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 85 (Thursday, May 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25704-25705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10356]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2013-OS-0083]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for
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Research and Engineering announces a proposed extension of a public
information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions
thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents,
including through use of automated collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 1,
2013.
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: Federal Docket Management System Office, 4800 Mark
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
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, write to Department of Defense Basic
Research Office, ATTN: Dr. Mark Herbst, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite
17C-08, Alexandria, VA, or call Dr. Herbst at 571-372-6547.
Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Representations to
Implement Appropriation Act Provisions on Felony Convictions and Unpaid
Federal Tax Liabilities, OMB Control Number 0704-0494.
Needs and Uses: The information collection will enable DoD awarding
officials to exercise due diligence and continue to comply with
provisions of three Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 appropriations acts that make
funds available to DoD Components for obligation, as well as similar
provisions that future years' appropriations acts may include. The
details of the provisions in the three FY 2012 acts vary somewhat but
they generally require DoD to consider suspension or debarment before
using appropriated funding to enter into a grant or cooperative
agreement with a corporation if the awarding official is aware that the
corporation has an unpaid federal tax liability or was convicted of a
felony criminal violation within the preceding 24 months. The FY 2012
provisions are in:
Sections 8124 and 8125 of the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Division A of Pub. L. 112-74, the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012);
Section 514 of the Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (Division H of
Pub. L. 112-74); and
Sections 504 and 505 of the Energy and Water Development
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Division B of Pub. L. 112-74).
Affected Public: Primary affected public is comprised of Not-For-
Profit institutions, but may also include any other entity that submits
an application or proposal to a DoD Component that may result in the
award of a grant or cooperative agreement using funds subject to a
relevant appropriation act provision.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,250 hours.
Number of Respondents: Estimated 2,500.
Responses per Respondent: 6 on average with a wide variation across
entities.
Annual Responses: Estimated 15,000.
Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
Respondents are entities submitting applications or proposals to
Department of Defense Components that may result in the award of grants
or cooperative agreements. Each entity under a competitive program will
be required to submit representations with its application or proposal
to disclose whether it is a corporation that has an outstanding tax
liability or has been convicted of a felony criminal violation within
the past 24 months. Most applicants for DoD awards submit electronic
applications through Grants.gov and the representations would be
electronically attached to the applicant's SF 424 (OMB Control Number
4040-0004).
A memorandum to DoD Components from the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering specifies wording of the
representations to be used for continuing obligations of FY 2012
appropriations and provides guidance on tailoring of the wording, if
needed, to conform to provisions of future appropriations acts. The
memorandum may be viewed at the DoD Basic Research Office Web site
(http://www.acq.osd.mil/rd/basic_research/funding/documents/appropriations_act_provisions.pdf).
An awarding official prior to making a grant or cooperative
agreement award will use the information provided by the
representations in judging whether the entity recommended to receive
the award is eligible to do so--i.e., to decide whether the agency must
first consider suspension or debarment of the entity and determine that
further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the
Government. An entity that fails to submit a required representation
therefore will be ineligible to receive a grant or cooperative
agreement from the agency.
Dated: April 25, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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