83 FR 2438 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 11 (January 17, 2018)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Security Service (DSS) announces the 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 83, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2438-2439]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00702]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2018-OS-0001]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Defense, 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 (DSS) announces the 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 March 
19, 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 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.
    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: Defense Security 
Service, ATTN: Mr. Troy Littles, Chief of Staff, 27130 Telegraph Road, 
Quantico, VA 22134.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: Personnel Security Investigation Projection 
for Industry Census Survey; OMB Number 0704-0417.

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    Needs and Uses: Executive order (E.O.) 12829, ``National Industrial 
Security Program (NISP),'' stipulates that the Secretary of Defense 
shall serve as the Executive Agent for inspecting and monitoring the 
contractors, licensees, and grantees who require or will require access 
to classified information; and for determining the eligibility for 
access to classified information of contractors, licensees, and 
grantees and their respective employees. The Under Secretary of Defense 
for Intelligence assigned Defense Security Service (DSS) the 
responsibility for central operational management of NISP personnel 
security investigation (PSI) workload projections, and for monitoring 
of NISP PSI funding and investigations. The execution of the collection 
instrument is an essential element of DSS' ability to plan, program and 
budget for the PSI needs of NISP personnel security investigations.
    Affected Public: Cleared business or other for profit; not-for-
profit institutions under Department of Defense Security Cognizance 
approved for storage of classified materials.
    Annual Burden Hours: 5,210.50.
    Number of Respondents: 10,421.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually.

In this annual collection of information, DSS asks the Facility 
Security Officers of cleared contractor entities to provide for each of 
three upcoming fiscal years (e.g., 2018, 2019, 2020): projections of 
the numbers and types of personnel security investigations (PSIs) 
required; a description of methodology used for the projections; and 
estimates of the numbers and types of cleared contractor's PSI 
projections that are separately attributable to DoD contracts and the 
contracts of non-DoD agencies. The data will be incorporated into DSS 
budget submissions and used to track against actual PSI submissions. 
PSI projections are collected electronically via a PSI module within 
the National Industrial Security System (NISS) which displays OMB 
approval number 0704-0417.

    Dated: January 11, 2018.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-00702 Filed 1-16-18; 8:45 am]
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