[Federal Register: June 19, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 117)]
[Notices]
[Page 29194-29195]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2009-OS-0087]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics announces a proposed 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 or information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received August 18,
2009.
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: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
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 Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics,
3010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3010, or call at (703) 692-
3032.
Title and OMB Number: Qualification to Possess Firearms or
Ammunition; OMB Control Number 0704-TBD.
Needs and Uses: In accordance with DoD Instruction 3020.pp,
``Private Security Contractors Operating in Contingency Operations''
written acknowledgement by the contract company and its individual
Private Security Contractor (PSC) personnel, after investigation of
background of PSC personnel by the contractor, shall be provided
verifying such personnel are not prohibited under 922(g) of title 18,
United States Code to possess firearms or ammunition.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Annual Burden Hours: 3,750 hours (15,000 employees x .25 hrs).
Number of Respondents: 125 companies.
Responses per Respondent: 5 employees to 2,500 employees (average
120).
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Average Burden per Response: Approximately 15 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
Written acknowledgements shall be used to verify that PSC personnel
meet qualifications to possess firearms or ammunition.
In the case of individuals found to have a qualifying conviction,
the appropriate authority will immediately retrieve all government-
issued firearms and ammunition. It will be requested that such
individuals be removed from contracts supporting contingency
operations.
This request has been submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for emergency approval. Any comments received on this
notice will be addressed in a subsequent information collection package
to be submitted to OMB under regular processing timeframes.
Dated: May 19, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-14430 Filed 6-18-09; 8:45 am]
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