In order to comply with a condition of
the waiver authority provided by the United States Trade
Representative to the Secretary of Defense, the contractors from
South Caucasus/Central and South Asian states must inform their
governments regarding their participation in DoD acquisitions and
also to advise their governments that they generally will not have
such opportunities in the future unless their governments provide
reciprocal procurement opportunities to U.S. products and services
and suppliers of such products and services.
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.