[Federal Register: April 16, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 74)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the 
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by May 17, 
2004.
    Title, Form, and OMB Number: Personnel Security Clearance Change 
Notification; DISCO Form 562; OMB Number 0704-0418.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement.
    Number of Respondents: 11,290.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 225,800.
    Average Burden Per Response: 12 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 45,160.
    Needs and Uses: DISCO Form 562 is used by contractors participating 
in the National Industrial Security Program to report various changes 
in employee personnel clearance status or identification information, 
e.g., reinstatements, conversions, terminations, changes in name or 
other previously submitted information. The execution of the DISCO Form 
562 is a factor in making a determination as to whether a contractor 
employee is eligible to have a security clearance. These requirements 
are necessary in order to preserve and maintain the security of the 
United States through establishing standards to prevent the improper 
disclosure of classified information.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jacqueline Zeiher.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Zeiher at the Office of Management and 
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert Cushing.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/ESCD/Information Management 
Division, 1225 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 504, Arlington, VA 22202-
4326.

    Dated: April 9, 2004.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-8654 Filed 4-15-04; 8:45 am]

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