# Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS); Independent Research and Development Technical Descriptions
**AGENCY:**
Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (DoD).
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
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 May 29, 2024.
**ADDRESSES:**
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to *https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain* . Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.
You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by the following method: Federal eRulemaking Portal: *https://www.regulations.gov* . Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Tucker Lucas, 571-372-7574, or *[email protected]* .
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Title and OMB Number:* Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Independent Research and Development Technical Descriptions; OMB Control Number 0704-0483.
*Type of Request:* Extension of a currently approved collection.
*Affected Public:* Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.
*Respondent's Obligation:* Required to obtain or retain benefits.
*Frequency:* On Occasion
*Number of Respondents:* 79.
*Responses per Respondent:* Approximately 66.82.
*Annual Responses:* 5,279.
*Average Burden per Response:* 0.5 hour.
*Annual Burden Hours:* 2,640.
*Needs and Uses:* DFARS 231.205-18 requires contractors to report independent research and development (IR&D) projects to the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) using DTIC's online IR&D database. The inputs must be updated at least annually and when the project is completed. The data provide in-process information on IR&D projects for which DoD reimburses the contractor as an allowable indirect expense. In addition to improving DoD's ability to determine whether contractor IR&D costs are allowable, the data provide visibility into the technical content of industry IR&D activities to meet DoD needs.
*DoD Clearance Officer:* Mr. Tucker Lucas. Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Lucas at *[email protected]* .
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.