83 FR 12569 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 56 (March 22, 2018)

Page Range		12569-12570
FR Document		2018-05841

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2018-OS-0015]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, DoD.

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
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

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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 May 21, 
2018.

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 Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 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.
    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 Defense Manpower 
Data Center (DMDC) at: ATTN: Joint Personnel Adjudication System 
(JPAS), Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), Suite 04E25, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, Alexandria, VA, 22350-3100, OR Fax: 571-372-1059.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Personnel Security System 
Access Request (PSSAR) Form; DD Form 2962-1, DD Form 2962-2; OMB 
Control Number 0704-0542.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
because Joint Personnel Adjudication System, Defense Information System 
for Security, Secure Web Fingerprint Transmission, and Defense Central 
Index of Investigations require personal data collection to facilitate 
the granting of access to the suite of DMDC systems to Security 
Managers for the purpose of the initiation, investigation and 
adjudication of information relevant to DoD security clearances and 
employment suitability determinations for active duty military, 
civilian employees and contractors requiring the aforementioned 
clearances. As a suite of Personnel Security Systems, they are the 
authoritative source for clearance information resulting in accesses 
determinations to sensitive/classified information and facilities.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 7,408.
    Number of Respondents: 22,225.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 44,450.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents are Security Managers and Adjudicators at various 
levels who initiate investigations, verify information and update 
eligibility and access levels of military, civilian and contractor 
personnel nominated for access to sensitive/classified DoD information 
and suitability for employment. The PSSAR is the authoritative source 
to request, record, and identify what levels of access, roles, and 
permissions are needed to the suite of DMDC Personnel Security Systems 
for the purpose of performing functions such as outlined above.

    Dated: March 19, 2018.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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public scoping meetings concurrently same electronic docket and downloaded currently employed in the private sector
being published in local media. for review/testing. Follow the in occupations deemed essential by the
instructions at http:// Army or individuals who are
Henry Williams,
www.regulations.gov for submitting considering careers in these essential
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison
comments. Please submit comments on occupations. Quota groups will be
Officer.
any given form identified by docket established to ensure there is an
[FR Doc. 2018–05807 Filed 3–21–18; 8:45 am]
number, form number, and title. adequate representation of career stage
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To (pre-, early- and mid) among
request more information on this respondents. Participation in the
proposed information collection or to quantitative study will be voluntary.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
obtain a copy of the proposal and This is a one-time data collection
Department of the Army associated collection instruments, anticipated to be completed within
please write to the Army Marketing and approximately three months of OMB
[Docket ID USA–2018–HQ–0009] approval.
Research Group, ATTN: Mrs. Crystal G.
Deleon, 2530 Crystal Drive, Suite 4150, The data collection will focus on
Proposed Collection; Comment awareness and knowledge of
Request Arlington, VA 22202, or call 703–545–
3480. Department of Army Civilian job
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. opportunities; comparison of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ACTION: Information collection notice. Department of Army Civilian vs. private
Title; Associated Form; and OMB jobs/careers across key dimensions;
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Number: Marketing Army Civilian most important reasons to seek civilian
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Employment Survey; OMB Control employment in the Army; perceived
Department of the Army announces a Number 0702–XXXX. negative aspects of Army Civilian
proposed public information collection Needs and Uses: The information employment; reactions to facts and
and seeks public comment on the collection requirement is necessary to marketing concepts concerning Army
provisions thereof. Comments are provide the data needed to understand Civilian employment; and intended
invited on: Whether the proposed the best marketing strategies to raise behaviors concerning applying for
collection of information is necessary awareness of Army civilian employment civilian employment in the Army or
for the proper performance of the opportunities with the ultimate goal of recommending to others that they do so.
functions of the agency, including filling critical Department of the Army
occupations. Dated: March 19, 2018.
whether the information shall have Aaron Siegel,
practical utility; the accuracy of the Affected Public: Individuals or
Households. Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Officer, Department of Defense.
proposed information collection; ways Annual Burden Hours: 1,667.
Number of Respondents: 5,000. [FR Doc. 2018–05812 Filed 3–21–18; 8:45 am]
to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be Responses per Respondent: 1. BILLING CODE 5001–06–P

collected; and ways to minimize the Annual Responses: 5,000.
burden of the information collection on Average Burden per Response: 20
minutes. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or Frequency: One-Time.
Office of the Secretary
other forms of information technology. The purpose of this collection is to
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
provide quantitative (survey) data to the [Docket ID DOD–2018–OS–0015]
comments received by May 21, 2018. Department of the Army on the civilian
workforce’s attitudes, perceptions, and Proposed Collection; Comment
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, Request
awareness of civilian career
identified by docket number and title,
opportunities within the Federal AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Government, and the Army. The Defense for Personnel and Readiness,
www.regulations.gov. Follow the Department of the Army maintains a DoD.
instructions for submitting comments. listing of professional and technical ACTION: Information collection notice.
• Mail: Department of Defense, Office skill sets that are critical to the Service’s
of the Chief Management Officer, needs of today and tomorrow. The SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Directorate for Oversight and collection, compilation, and analysis of Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive, the proposed quantitative data is Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09B, Alexandria, imperative to the Department of the for Personnel and Readiness announces
VA 22350–1700. Army’s marketing and recruitment a proposed public information
Instructions: All submissions received strategy for informing, identifying, and collection and seeks public comment on
must include the agency name, docket ultimately hiring those identified with the provisions thereof. Comments are
number and title for this Federal the skill sets necessary for a sustainable invited on: Whether the proposed
Register document. The general policy Department of the Army. Information collection of information is necessary
for comments and other submissions for this study will be collected as a for the proper performance of the
from members of the public is to make survey which will be administered functions of the agency, including
these submissions available for public online. whether the information shall have
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viewing on the internet at http:// The data collected will be practical utility; the accuracy of the
www.regulations.gov as they are supplemented with reviews of recent agency’s estimate of the burden of the
received without change, including any Army branding and marketing practices proposed information collection; ways
personal identifiers or contact as well as of recent and projected hiring to enhance the quality, utility, and
information. needs into Department of the Army clarity of the information to be
Any associated form(s) for this Civilian jobs. Respondents for collected; and ways to minimize the
collection may be located within this quantitative study will be individuals burden of the information collection on

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respondents, including through the use DoD security clearances and agency’s estimate of the burden of the
of automated collection techniques or employment suitability determinations proposed information collection; ways
other forms of information technology. for active duty military, civilian to enhance the quality, utility, and
DATES: Consideration will be given to all employees and contractors requiring the clarity of the information to be
comments received by May 21, 2018. aforementioned clearances. As a suite of collected; and ways to minimize the
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, Personnel Security Systems, they are the burden of the information collection on
identified by docket number and title, authoritative source for clearance respondents, including through the use
by any of the following methods: information resulting in accesses of automated collection techniques or
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// determinations to sensitive/classified other forms of information technology.
www.regulations.gov. Follow the information and facilities. DATES: Consideration will be given to all
instructions for submitting comments. Affected Public: Business or other for comments received by May 21, 2018.
• Mail: Department of Defense, Office profit. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
of the Chief Management Officer, Annual Burden Hours: 7,408. identified by docket number and title,
Directorate for Oversight and Number of Respondents: 22,225.
Responses per Respondent: 2. by any of the following methods:
Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
Annual Responses: 44,450. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09B, Alexandria, Average Burden per Response: 10 www.regulations.gov. Follow the
VA 22350–1700. minutes. instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received Frequency: On occasion. • Mail: Department of Defense, Office
must include the agency name, docket Respondents are Security Managers of the Chief Management Officer,
number, and title for this Federal and Adjudicators at various levels who Directorate for Oversight and
Register document. The general policy initiate investigations, verify Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
for comments and other submissions information and update eligibility and Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09B, Alexandria,
from members of the public is to make access levels of military, civilian and VA 22350–1700.
these submissions available for public contractor personnel nominated for Instructions: All submissions received
viewing on the internet at http:// access to sensitive/classified DoD must include the agency name, docket
www.regulations.gov as they are information and suitability for number, and title for this Federal
received without change, including any employment. The PSSAR is the Register document. The general policy
personal identifiers or contact authoritative source to request, record, for comments and other submissions
information. and identify what levels of access, roles, from members of the public is to make
Any associated form(s) for this and permissions are needed to the suite these submissions available for public
collection may be located within this of DMDC Personnel Security Systems viewing on the internet at http://
same electronic docket and downloaded for the purpose of performing functions www.regulations.gov as they are
for review/testing. Follow the such as outlined above. received without change, including any
instructions at http:// personal identifiers or contact
www.regulations.gov for submitting Dated: March 19, 2018. information.
comments. Please submit comments on Aaron Siegel, Any associated form(s) for this
any given form identified by docket Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison collection may be located within this
number, form number, and title. Officer, Department of Defense. same electronic docket and downloaded
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To [FR Doc. 2018–05841 Filed 3–21–18; 8:45 am] for review/testing. Follow the
request more information on this BILLING CODE 5001–06–P instructions at http://
proposed information collection or to www.regulations.gov for submitting
obtain a copy of the proposal and comments. Please submit comments on
associated collection instruments, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE any given form identified by docket
please write to the Defense Manpower number, form number, and title.
Office of the Secretary
Data Center (DMDC) at: ATTN: Joint FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS), [Docket ID: DOD–2018–OS–0013] request more information on this
Defense Manpower Data Center proposed information collection or to
(DMDC), Suite 04E25, 4800 Mark Center Proposed Collection; Comment obtain a copy of the proposal and
Drive, Alexandria, VA, 22350–3100, OR Request associated collection instruments,
Fax: 571–372–1059. AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of please write to the Defense
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Defense for Research and Engineering, Standardization Program Office (DSPO–
Title; Associated Form; and OMB DoD. DS), ATTN: Mr. Timothy Koczanski,
Number: Personnel Security System ACTION: Information collection notice. 8725 John J. Kingman Road, STOP 5100,
Access Request (PSSAR) Form; DD Fort Belvoir, VA 22060–6220, or call
Form 2962–1, DD Form 2962–2; OMB SUMMARY: In compliance with the (571) 767–6870.
Control Number 0704–0542. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Needs and Uses: The information Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Title; Associated Form; and OMB
collection requirement is necessary for Research and Engineering, Defense Number: Certification of Qualified
because Joint Personnel Adjudication Standardization Program Office Products; DD Form 1718; OMB Control
System, Defense Information System for announces a proposed public Number 0704–0487.
Security, Secure Web Fingerprint information collection and seeks public Needs and Uses: The information
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Transmission, and Defense Central comment on the provisions thereof. collection requirement is necessary to
Index of Investigations require personal Comments are invited on: Whether the obtain, certify, and record qualification
data collection to facilitate the granting proposed collection of information is of products or processes falling under
of access to the suite of DMDC systems necessary for the proper performance of the DoD Qualification Program. This
to Security Managers for the purpose of the functions of the agency, including form is included as an exhibit in an
the initiation, investigation and whether the information shall have appeal or hearing case file as evidence
adjudication of information relevant to practical utility; the accuracy of the of the reviewers’ products or process

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Information collection notice.
Dates		Consideration will be given to all comments received by May 21, 2018.
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 Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) at: ATTN: Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS), Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), Suite 04E25, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA, 22350-3100, OR Fax: 571-372-1059.
FR Citation		83 FR 12569

83 FR 12569 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEOffice of the Secretary

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