# Proposed Collection; Comment Request
**AGENCY:**
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)), Department of Defense (DoD).
**ACTION:**
60-Day information collection notice.
**SUMMARY:**
In compliance with the *Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,* the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
**DATES:**
Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 18, 2022.
**ADDRESSES:**
You may submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by any of the following methods:
*Federal eRulemaking Portal:**https://www.regulations.gov.* Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
*Mail:* Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, Regulatory Directorate, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Attn: Mailbox 24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
*Instructions:* All submissions received must include the agency name, docket number and title for this *Federal Register* document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the internet at *https://www.regulations.gov* as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
To request more information on this proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, please write to the Defense Contract Management Agency, 14501 George Carter Way, 2nd Floor, Chantilly, VA 20151, ATTN: Procurement Center, or call Ms. Samantha Johnson at 703-692-9986.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:* Department of Defense Application for Priority Rating for Production or Construction Equipment; DD Form 691; OMB Control Number 0704-0055.
*Needs and Uses:* Executive Order 12919 delegates authority to DoD to require certain contracts and orders relating to approved Defense Programs to be accepted and performed on a preferential basis. This program helps contractors acquire industrial equipment in a timely manner, thereby facilitating development and support of weapons systems and other important Defense Programs.
*Affected Public:* Business or other For-Profit; Not-for-Profit Institutions.
*Annual Burden Hours:* 610.
*Number of Respondents:* 610.
*Responses per Respondent:* 1.
*Annual Responses:* 610.
*Average Burden per Response:* 1 hour.
*Frequency:* On occasion.
Dated: September 13, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.