V. Paperwork Reduction Act

The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) applies because the final rule contains information collection requirements.

Title: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS);

Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs.

Number of Respondents: 150.

Responses per Respondent: 3.

Annual Responses: 750.

Average Burden per Response: 20.

Annual Burden Hours: 15,000.

Needs and Uses: DoD needs the information required by 252.209-7008 to identify and resolve organizational conflicts of interest, as required by section 207 of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009.

The burden hours are substantially reduced in comparison to the proposed rule because the final rule only addresses organizational conflicts of interest in major defense acquisition programs.

The information collection requirements for this final rule have been approved under OMB Clearance Number 0704-0477, Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs ICR.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 209 and 252

Government procurement.

Amy G. Williams,

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.

Therefore, 48 CFR parts 209 and 252 are amended as follows:

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 209 and 252 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 421 and 48 CFR chapter 1.