[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17157-17158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7759]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Security Service, 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 Service (DSS) announces the proposed 
initiation of a public information collection affecting cleared DoD 
contractors and seeks public comments on the provision thereof. 
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection shall have 
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the information to be collected; and (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 May 29, 
2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to Defense Security Service, 
Industrial Base Clearance Requirements Office, ATTN: Mr. Stephen F. 
Lewis, 1340 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1650.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed data collection or obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instrument, please write to the above address, or 
call Defense Security Service, Industrial Base Clearance Requirements 
Office (703) 325-6085.
    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 12829 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 (DSS) 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 
DSS' budget submissions.
    In an August 22, 2000 Memorandum, Subject: ``Personnel Security 
Clearance Investigation'', the Assistant Secretary of Defense' assigns 
DSS responsibility for the following types of investigations within 
industry:
    a. A Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI).
    b. A National Agency Check with Local Agency Check and Credit Check 
(NACLC).
    c. SSBI Periodic Reinvestigation (SSBI-PR or TS-PR).
    In accordance with DoD 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

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specified circumstances, DSS is required to conduct SSBIs, NACLCs and 
National Agency Checks (NACs) for sensitive positions that do not 
require personnel security clearances.
    Representatives 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 were advised of the survey.
    Affected Public: Businesses, Universities, Institutions or other 
profit and non-profit organizations.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,869.
    Number of Respondents: 11,095.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Respondent: 75 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The execution 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: March 22, 2001.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 01-7759 Filed 3-28-01; 8:45 am]
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