83 FR 61149 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 229 (November 28, 2018)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence 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 83, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 28, 2018)]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-25941]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2018-OS-0096]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, 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 Intelligence 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 January 
28, 2019.

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 08D09, 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.

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 Security 
Service, Program Integration Office, Project Integration Office Process 
and Governance Manager, ATTN: Chris Kubricky, Quantico, VA 22134 or 
call the Program Integration Office at (571)-305-6243.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Department of Defense 
National Industrial Security Program (NISP) Contractor Classification 
System; DD Form 254; OMB Control Number 0704-0567.
    Needs and Uses: This collection is a revision to the collection 
under OMB Control Number 0704-0567 (DD254) approved in November 2017. 
Pursuant to 48 CFR, part 27, in conjunction with subpart 4.4 of the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation, contracting officers shall determine 
whether access to classified information may be required by a 
contractor during contract performance. When access to classified 
information is required, DoD Components shall use the ``Contract 
Security Classification Specification,'' DD Form 254, as an attachment 
to contracts or agreements requiring access to classified information 
by U.S. contractors. The NISP Contract Classification System (NCCS) 
will be the new electronic repository for the DD254. It will expedite 
the processing and distribution of contract classification 
specifications for contracts requiring access to classified 
information. NCCS will also provide for workflow processes to share 
data for: the Facility Clearance Request (FCL), the Request for 
Approval to Subcontract, and National Interest Determination (NID) 
which are already approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
control number 0704-0571 for the National Industrial Security System 
(NISS). Respondents can register for and request access to NCCS at: 
https://wawf.eb.mil/.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 37,461.67.
    Number of Respondents: 3,211.
    Responses per Respondent: 10.
    Annual Responses: 32,110.
    Average Burden per Response: 70 minutes.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    The DD Form 254 is used to identify the classified areas of 
information involved in a contract and to identify the specific items 
of information that require protection. DoD Components, non-DoD 
agencies with formal agreements with DoD for industrial security 
services, or U.S. contractors under DoD security cognizance in the 
NISP, provide guidance in the body of the DD Form 254 or its 
attachments for contracts or other agreements requiring access to 
classified information.
    The respondent is a cleared contractor facility in the NISP under 
the security cognizance of the Defense Security Service (DSS). Pursuant 
to security classification guidance of the NISPOM, DoD 5220.22-M, the 
NISP contractors must provide contract security classification 
specifications with any contract or agreement that they propose or 
award. DD Form 254 is the official vehicle for providing this 
information.
    A respondent submits completed DD Forms 254 with any attachments to 
the applicable subcontractor and to the DoD NISP Cognizant Security 
Office (i.e., DSS) for evaluation. In the event that the Government 
Contracting Activity (GCAs) is a foreign government or an activity of 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a security aspects letter 
serves as the equivalent of a DD Form 254 to provide security 
classification guidance. Both U.S. Government and contractor 
respondents will be required to electronically complete and submit the 
DD Form 254 with attachments through the NISP Contracts Classification 
System (NCCS). Those USG respondents that have a legacy electronic 254 
system and will have to interface their data into NCCS, in coordination 
with DoD.

    Dated: November 23, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-25941 Filed 11-27-18; 8:45 am]
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