[Federal Register: October 8, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 195)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

 
Proposed collection; comment request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Defense, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Defense Security Services (DSS) announces the proposed 
reinstatement of a public information collection and seeks public 
comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) 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 
December 7, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to Defense Security Service, 
Program Integration Branch, ATTN: Mr. Richard L. Lawhorn, 1340 Braddock 
Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1650.

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 above address, 
or call Defense Security Service, Program Integration Branch (703) 325-
5327.
    Title: Associated Form; and OMB Number: Personnel Security 
Investigation Projection for Industry Survey; DSS Form 232; OMB Number 
0704-0417.
    Needs and Uses: Executive Order (EO) 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. EO 1282 also authorizes the 
Executive Agent to issue, after consultation with affected agencies, 
standard forms that will promote the implementation of the NISP.
    Under the NISP, the Defense Security Service is responsible for 
conducting personnel security investigations of employees of those 
cleared contractor entities under its security cognizance. In the past, 
DSS has relied on historical data for agency budget projections 
regarding the numbers of personnel security investigations required by 
cleared contractor entities; however, historical data did not provide a 
particularly accurate or credible estimate of such workload. In this 
proposed collection of information, DSS requests the voluntary 
assistance of the Facility Security Officers of cleared contractor 
entities to provide projections of the numbers and types of personnel 
security investigations required. The data will be incorporated into 
DDS' budget submissions.
    The Assistant Secretary of Defense assigned DSS responsibility for 
the following types of investigations within industry:
    a. A Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI).
    b. National Agency Check with Local Agency Check and Credit Check 
(NACLC).
    c. SSBI Periodic Reinvestigation (SSBI-PR or TS-PR).
    In accordance with 5200.2-R, DSS is also responsible for conducting 
TS-PRs every 5 years, SECRET-PRs every 10 years and CONFIDENTIAL-PRs 
every 15 years. In addition, under specified circumstances, DSS is 
required to conduct SSBIs, NACLCs and National Agency Checks (NACs) for 
sensitive positions that do not require personnel security clearances.
    Representative of various industry associations, the National 
Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC), the 
Military Services, various elements of the Department of Defense and 
other Federal Government Agencies are aware of the annual survey.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 15,146.
    Number of Respondents: 12,117.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 75 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The executive of the DSS Form 232 is an essential factor in 
projecting the needs of cleared contractor entities for PSIs. This 
collection of information requests the voluntary assistance of the 
Facility Security Officer to provide projections of the numbers and 
types of PSIs. The data will be incorporated into DSS' budget 
submissions. The form is authorized for local reproduction and will be 
available electronically on the World Wide Web. The form will display 
OMB approval number 0704-0417.

    Dated: September 27, 2004.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-22685 Filed 10-7-04; 8:45 am]

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