[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]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    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]
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