[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 16476] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-8702] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 228, Bonds and Insurance, and Related Clauses at 252.228; OMB Number 0704-0216. Type of Request: Extension. Number of Respondents: 49. Responses Per Respondent: 1. Annual Responses: 49. Average Burden Per Response: 17.53 hours. Annual Burden Hours: 859. Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement pertains to information collections used by DoD claims investigators to determine the amount and extent of claims placed against the Government and by DoD contracting officers to assess whether a contractor, other than a Spanish contractor or subcontractor, performing a service or construction contract in Spain, has insurance adequate to cover the risk assumed by the contractor or subcontractor. DFARS 252.228-7000, Reimbursement for War-Hazard Losses, requires the contractor to provide notice and supporting documentation to the Government regarding claims or potential claims under the clause. DFARS 252.228-7005, Accident Reporting and Investigation Involving Aircraft, Missiles, and Space Launch Vehicles, requires the contractor to report promptly to the Administrative Contracting Officer all pertinent facts relating to each accident involving an aircraft, missile, or space launch vehicle being manufactured, modified, repaired, or overhauled in connection with the contract. DFARS 252.228-7006, Compliance with Spanish Laws and Insurance, requires the contractor to provide a written representation that the contractor has obtained the required types of insurance in the minimum amounts specified in the clause. This information is obtained from contractors under service or construction contracts to be performed in Spain by other than Spanish contractors or subcontractors. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit. Frequency: On occasion. Respondents Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits. OMB Desk Officer. Mr. Peter N. Weiss. Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent to Mr. Weiss at the Office of Management and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert Cushing Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302. Dated: March 30, 1998. Patricia L. Toppings, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 98-8702 Filed 4-2-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5000-04-M