V. Paperwork Reduction Act

The rule contains information collection requirements that require the approval of the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). The business systems clause in the proposed rule contains a requirement for contractors to respond to initial and final determinations of deficiencies. OMB has cleared this information collection requirement under OMB Control Numbers 0704-0479, Business Systems--Definition and Administration, DFARS 234, Earned Value Management Systems; and 0704-0480, Business Systems--Definition and Administration, DFARS 245, Contractors Property Management System.

The information contractors will be required to submit to respond to deficiencies in four of the six business systems defined in this rule were approved previously by the Office of Management and Budget as follows:

(1) Accounting Systems--OMB Clearance 9000-0011.

(2) Estimating Systems--OMB Clearance 0704-0232.

(3) MMAS--OMB Clearance 0704-0250.

(4) Purchasing Systems--OMB Clearance 0704-0253.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 215, 232, 234, 242, 244, 245, and 252

Government procurement.

Ynette R. Shelkin,

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.

Accordingly, the interim rule amending 48 CFR parts 215, 234, 242, 244, 245, and 252, which was published in the Federal Register at 76 FR 28856 on May 18, 2011, is adopted as a final rule with the following changes:

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 215, 232, 242, and 244 is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1.