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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 31, 2021 / Notices
procurements conducted by or on behalf of the Japanese Ministry of Defense or Armed Forces.
DATES: Comments must be received by April 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Defense Pricing and Contracting, Attn:
Mr. Gregory D. Snyder, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B938, Washington, DC
203013060; or by email to gregory.d.snyder.civ@mail.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Gregory D. Snyder, telephone 703614
0719.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD has concluded a Reciprocal Defense Procurement Memorandum of Understanding RDP MOU with each of the 27 qualifying countries at the level of the Secretary of Defense and his counterpart. The purpose of an RDP
MOU is to promote rationalization, standardization, and interoperability of conventional defense equipment with allies and other friendly governments.
These RDP MOUs provide a framework for ongoing communication regarding market access and procurement matters that enhance effective defense cooperation.
RDP MOUs generally include language by which the Parties agree that their defense procurements will be conducted in accordance with certain implementing procedures. These procedures relate to Publication of notices of proposed purchases;
The content and availability of solicitations for proposed purchases;
Notification to each unsuccessful offeror;
Feedback, upon request, to unsuccessful offerors concerning the reasons they were not allowed to participate in a procurement or were not awarded a contract; and Provision for the hearing and review of complaints arising in connection with any phase of the procurement process to ensure that, to the extent possible, complaints are equitably and expeditiously resolved.
Based on the RDP MOU, each country affords the other country certain benefits on a reciprocal basis consistent with national laws and regulations. The benefits that the United States accords to the products of qualifying countries include the following:
Offers of qualifying country end products are evaluated without applying the price differentials otherwise required by the Buy American statute and the Balance of Payments Program.
The chemical warfare protection clothing restrictions in 10 U.S.C. 2533a and the specialty metals restriction in
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Customs, taxes, and duties are waived for qualifying country end products and components of defense procurements.
If DoD for the U.S. Government renews an RDP MOU with the Ministry of Defense of Japan, then Japan would continue to be listed as one of the qualifying countries in the definition of qualifying country at Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DFARS 225.003, and offers of products of Japan, or that contain components from Japan, would continue to be afforded the benefits available to all qualifying countries.
This also means that U.S. products would continue to be exempt from any analogous Buy Japan laws or policies applicable to procurements by the Japan Ministry of Defense or Armed Forces.
While DoD is evaluating Japans laws and regulations in this area, DoD would benefit from U.S. industrys experience in participating in Japans public defense procurements. DoD is, therefore, asking U.S. firms that have participated or attempted to participate in procurements by or on behalf of Japans Ministry of Defense or Armed Forces to let us know if the procurements were conducted with transparency, integrity, fairness, and due process in accordance with published procedures, and if not, the nature of the problems encountered.
DoD is also interested in comments relating to the degree of reciprocity that exists between the United States and Japan when it comes to the openness of defense procurements to offers of products from the other country.
Jennifer D. Johnson, Regulatory Control Officer, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
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Defense Acquisition Regulations System Docket Number DARS20200038; OMB
Control Number 07500004

Information Collection Requirement;
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DFARS;
Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense DoD.
ACTION: Notice.

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a. Basic Assessment Respondents: 13,068.
Responses per respondent: 1.
Annual responses: 13,068.
Hours per Response: 0.75.
Annual Burden Hours: 9,801.
b. Medium Assessment Respondents: 200.
Responses per respondent: 1.
Annual responses: 200.
Hours per Response: 8.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,600.
c. High Assessment Respondents: 110.
Responses per respondent: 1.
Annual responses: 110.
Hours per Response: 420.
Annual Burden Hours: 46,200.
d. Total Public Burden All Entities Respondents: 13,068.
Total annual responses: 13,378.
Total burden hours: 57,601.
e. Total Public Burden Small Entities
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

AGENCY:

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.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by April 30, 2021.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DFARS, Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements; OMB
Control Number 07500004.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
DoD estimates the annual public reporting burden for the information collection as follows:
Reporting Frequency: On occasion.
SUMMARY:

Respondents: 8,823.
Total annual responses: 9,023.
Total burden hours: 41,821.
Needs and Uses: The collection of information is necessary for DoD to immediately begin assessing where vulnerabilities in its supply chain exist and take steps to correct such deficiencies. In addition, the collection of information is necessary to ensure Defense Industrial Base DIB
contractors that have not fully implemented the NIST SP 800171
security requirements pursuant to DFARS clause 252.2047012, Safeguarding Covered Defense
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