V. Paperwork Reduction Act

The rule imposes an information collection requirement that requires the approval of the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, et seq. However, the new DFARS provision at 252.225-7018, Photovoltaic Devices--Certificate, does not impose additional information collection requirements to the paperwork burden previously approved under OMB Control Number 0704-0229, entitled "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement part 225, Foreign Acquisition, and related clauses," currently approved through November 30, 2013, in the amount of 147,944 hours. The proposed provision is a variant of the Buy American-trade agreements provisions that are already cleared.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 212, 225, and 252

Government procurement.

Ynette R. Shelkin,

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.

Accordingly, the interim rule amending 48 CFR parts 212, 225, and 252, which was published at 76 FR 78858 on December 20, 2011, and amended by technical amendment published in the Federal Register at 77 FR 13013 on March 5, 2012, is adopted as a final rule with the following change:

1. The authority citation for 48 CFR part 225 continues to read as follows:

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