Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; DFARS Part 243, Requests for Equitable Adjustment

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE <SUBAGY>Defense Acquisition Regulations System</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[Docket Number DARS-2024-0009; OMB Control Number 0704-0397]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; DFARS Part 243, Requests for Equitable Adjustment</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (DoD). <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Notice. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> 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. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 29, 2024. </DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to <E T="03">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.</E> 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: <E T="03">https://www.regulations.gov.</E> Follow the instructions for submitting comments. <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Tucker Lucas, 571-372-7574, or <E T="03">whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil.</E> </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <E T="03">Title and OMB Number:</E> Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 243, Contract Modifications and Related Clause at DFARS 252.243-7002; OMB Control Number 0704-0397. <E T="03">Type of Request:</E> Extension of a currently approved collection. <E T="03">Affected Public:</E> Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. <E T="03">Respondent's Obligation:</E> Required to obtain or retain benefits. <E T="03">Frequency:</E> On Occasion. <E T="03">Number of Respondents:</E> 142. <E T="03">Responses per Respondent:</E> 1. <E T="03">Annual Responses:</E> 142. <E T="03">Average Burden per Response:</E> 5.2 hours, approximately. <E T="03">Annual Burden Hours:</E> 734. <E T="03">Needs and Uses:</E> The information collection required by the clause at DFARS 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment, implements 10 U.S.C. 3862(a). The clause requires contractors to certify that requests for equitable adjustment exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold are made in good faith and that the supporting data are accurate and complete. The clause also requires contractors to fully disclose all facts relevant to the requests for equitable adjustment. DoD contracting officers and auditors use this information to evaluate contractor requests for equitable adjustments to contracts. <E T="03">DoD Clearance Officer:</E> Mr. Tucker Lucas. Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Lucas at <E T="03">whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil.</E> <SIG> <NAME>Jennifer D. Johnson,</NAME> Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System. </SIG> </SUPLINF> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2024-14087 Filed 6-26-24; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </NOTICE>