82 FR 39778 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 161 (August 22, 2017)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Security Service 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.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39778-39779]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17686]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2017-OS-0040]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Security Service, DoD.

ACTION: 60-day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Security Service 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 October 
23, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 
Regulatory and Advisory Committee Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 
Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09B, 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 http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

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    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow 
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

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 DSS Office of 
Information Management, Russell Knox Building, 27130 Telegraph Rd., 
Quantico, VA 22134 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: National Industrial 
Security System (NISS); OMB Control Number 0704-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
for DSS to oversee the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) 
pursuant to Executive Order 12829. The National Industrial Security 
System (NISS) will become the repository of records related to the 
maintenance of information pertaining to contractor facility security 
clearances (FCL) and contractor capabilities to protect classified 
information in its possession.
    Affected Public: Cleared contractor companies participating in the 
NISP.
    Annual Burden Hours: 11,671.
    Number of Respondents: 11,671.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 11,671.
    Average Burden per Response: 60 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents are security professionals who provide information to 
DSS in order to process facility security clearances (FCL), report 
changes of the facility that may affect the FCL, and managing incident 
response. In addition to this standard processing, NISS will enable 
security staff to communicate with their DSS representative pursuant to 
requirement DoD 5220.22-M, National Industrial Security Program 
Operating Manual. The NISS will be an integrated automated solution 
that will facilitate efficient execution of the Agency's core mission. 
NISS will allow users to manage large amounts of information through 
increased automated workflows to ensure accuracy, create linkages in 
data, and close the gap of missing data elements.

    Dated: August 16, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2017-17686 Filed 8-21-17; 8:45 am]
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