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Dated: September 30, 2014.
Melanie J. Gray,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2014–0050]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Regulation on Agency
Protests
Office of Chief Procurement
Officer, Acquisition Policy and
Legislation Office, DHS.
ACTION: 60-day notice and request for
comments; extension without change,
1600–0004.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security, Office of Chief Procurement
Officer, Acquisition Policy and
Legislation Office, will submit the
following Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35).
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until December 5,
2014. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number DHS–
2014–0050, by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Please follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: [email protected]. Please
include docket number DHS–2014–0050
in the subject line of the message.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR);
48 CFR Chapter 1 provides general
procedures on handling protests
submitted by contractors to federal
agencies. This regulation provides
detailed guidance for contractors doing
business with acquisition offices within
the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) to implement the FAR. FAR Part
33.103, Protests, Disputes, and Appeals
prescribe policies and procedures for
filing protests and for processing
contract disputes and appeals.
DHS will not be asking for anything
outside of what is already required in
the FAR. Should anything outside the
FAR arise, DHS will submit a request for
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval. The prior information

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collection request for OMB No. 1600–
004 was approved through May 31, 2014
by OMB in a Notice of OMB Action.
The information being collected will
be obtained from contractors as part of
their submissions whenever they file a
bid protest with the Department’s
Components. The information will be
used by DHS officials in deciding how
the protest should be resolved. Failure
to collect this information would result
in delayed resolution of agency protests.
According to Federal Procurement
Data System (FPDS), the number of
protest has increased each year over the
past two years in annual respondent and
burden hours. This increase in current
protest activity is not the result of a
deliberate program change, but from a
new estimate of actions that are not
controllable by the Federal government.
Although, the number of protests has
increased, there has not been any
change in the information being
collected.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
which:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Analysis
Agency: Office of Chief Procurement
Officer, Acquisition Policy and
Legislation Office, DHS.
Title: Regulation on Agency Protests.
OMB Number: 1600–0004.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 95.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 190.
Dated: September 24, 2014.
Margaret H. Graves,
Deputy Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2014–0049]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Various Contract Related
Forms That Will Be Included in the
Homeland Security Acquisition
Regulation, DHS Form 0700–01, DHS
Form 0700–02, DHS Form 0700–03,
DHS FORM 0700–04
Office of Chief Procurement
Officer, Acquisition Policy and
Legislation Office, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments; Extension without Change,
1600–0002.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security, Office of Chief Procurement
Officer, Acquisition Policy and
Legislation Office, will submit the
following Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35).
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until December 5,
2014. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number DHS–
2014–0049, by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Please follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: [email protected] Please
include docket number DHS–2014–0049
in the subject line of the message.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection under the HSAR
is necessary in order to implement
applicable parts of the FAR (48 CFR).
The four forms under this collection of
information request are used by offerors,
contractors, and the general public to
comply with requirements in contracts
awarded by the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS). The four
forms are DHS Form 0700–01,
Cumulative Claim and Reconciliation
Statement; DHS Form 0700–02,
Contractor’s Assignment of Refund,
Rebates, Credits and Other Amounts;
DHS Form 0700–03, Contractor’s
Release; and DHS Form 0700–04,
Employee Claim for Wage Restitution.
These four forms will be used by
contractors and/or contract employees
during contract administration.
The information will be used by DHS
contracting officers to ensure
compliance with terms and conditions
SUMMARY:

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of DHS contracts and to complete
reports required by other Federal
agencies such as the General Services
Administration and the Department of
Labor. If this information is not
collected, the DHS could inadvertently
violate statutory or regulatory
requirements and the DHS’s interest
concerning inventions and contractor’s
claims would not be protected.
There has been an increase in the
estimated annual burden hours
previously reported for this collection.
An adjustment in annual burden is
necessary at this time in the amount of
902 actions and hours. The initial
annual burden was based on a lower
number of contract actions which
related to the fact that DHS was a new
agency with consolidated acquisition
procedures, processes, and policies.
Although, there is an increase in the
estimated burdened hours, there is no
change in the information being
collected.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
which:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.

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Analysis
Agency: Office of Chief Procurement
Officer, Acquisition Policy and
Legislation Office, DHS.
Title: Various Contract Related Forms
That Will Be Included in the Homeland
Security Acquisition Regulation.
OMB Number: 1600–0002.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 9537.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 9537.

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Dated: September 24, 2014.
Margaret H. Graves,
Deputy Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Homeland Security Academic Advisory
Council
[Docket No. DHS–2014–0043]

Committee Management; Notice of
Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
Department of Homeland
Security.
SUMMARY: The Homeland Security
Academic Advisory Council will meet
on October 22, 2014 in Washington, DC.
The meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: The Homeland Security
Academic Advisory Council will meet
Wednesday, October 22, 2014, from
10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please note that
the meeting may close early if the
Council has completed its business.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Ronald Reagan International Trade
Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Floor B, Room B1.5–10, Washington, DC
20004. All visitors to the Ronald Reagan
International Trade Center must bring a
Government-issued photo ID. Please use
the main entrance on 14th Street NW.
For information on facilities or
services for individuals with disabilities
or to request special assistance at the
meeting, send an email to
[email protected] or
contact Lindsay Burton at 202–447–
4686 as soon as possible.
To facilitate public participation, we
are inviting public comment on the
issues to be considered by the Council
prior to the adoption of the
recommendations as listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below. Comments must be submitted in
writing no later than Tuesday, October
14, 2014, must include DHS–2014–0043
as the identification number, and may
be submitted using one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: AcademicEngagement@
hq.dhs.gov. Include the docket number
in the subject line of the message.
• Fax: 202–447–3713
• Mail: Academic Engagement;
MGMT/Office of Academic
Engagement/Mailstop 0440, Department
of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane
SW., Washington, DC 20528–0440
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Instructions: All submissions received
must include the words ‘‘Department of
Homeland Security’’ and the docket
number for this action. Comments
received will be posted without
alteration at http://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided.
Docket: For access to the docket, to
read background documents or
comments received by the Homeland
Security Academic Advisory Council,
go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for ‘‘Homeland Security
Academic Advisory Council’’ then
select the notice dated October 3, 2014.
One thirty-minute public comment
period will be held during the meeting
on October 22, 2014 after the conclusion
of the presentation of draft
recommendations, but before the
Council deliberates. Speakers will be
requested to limit their comments to
three minutes. Contact the Office of
Academic Engagement as indicated
below to register as a speaker.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lindsay Burton, Office of Academic
Engagement/Mailstop 0440, Department
of Homeland Security; 245 Murray Lane
SW., Washington, DC 20528–0440,
email: AcademicEngagement@
hq.dhs.gov, tel: 202–447–4686 and fax:
202–447–3713.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
this meeting is given under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.
Appendix. The Homeland Security
Academic Advisory Council provides
advice and recommendations to the
Secretary and senior leadership on
matters relating to student and recent
graduate recruitment; international
students; academic research; campus
and community resiliency, security and
preparedness; faculty exchanges; and
cybersecurity.
Agenda: The six Council
subcommittees (Student and Recent
Graduate Recruitment, Homeland
Security Academic Programs, Academic
Research and Faculty Exchange,
International Students, Campus
Resilience, and Cybersecurity) will give
progress reports and may present draft
recommendations for action in response
to the taskings issued by the
Department. DHS senior leadership will
provide an update on the Department’s
efforts in implementing the Council’s
approved recommendations as well as
its recent initiatives with the academic
community.
The meeting materials will be posted
to the Council Web site at: http://
www.dhs.gov/homeland-securityacademic-advisory-council-hsaac on or
before October 17, 2014.

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