Section 826 of the National Defense
Authorization Act of 1997 requires the Department of Defense to
conduct a study and report to the Congress by March 23, 1997, on
the effectiveness of defense mergers and acquisitions in
eliminating excess capacity and the effect of mergers and
acquisitions on dependence of these firms on defense-related
contracts, the effect on defense employment, and the effect on
competition for defense contracts. The respondents will generally
be those contractors with the largest amount of defense
sales.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.