[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 17 (Friday, January 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3797-3798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-332]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[No. DOD-2007-OS-0003]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
Readiness), 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 
(Personnel and Readiness) announces a proposed extension of a 
previously approved 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 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 March 
27, 2007.

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 (Personnel and Readiness), ODUSD (PI)/
Defense Human Resources Activity, ATTN: Ms. Heidi Boyd, 4040 Fairfax 
Boulevard, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22201, or call (703) 696-1074.
    Title and OMB Control Number: Application for Department of Defense 
Common Access Card--DEERS Enrollment, DD Form 1172-2, OMB Number 0704-
0415.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is needed 
to obtain the necessary data to establish a record in the Defense 
Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) for individuals not 
pre-enrolled in the DEERS, and to maintain a centralized database of 
individuals eligible for a DoD identification card. This information is 
used to establish eligibility for the DoD Common Access Card (CAC) for 
individuals that are either employed by or associated with the 
Department of Defense. The information also provides a source of data 
for demographic reports.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 300,000.
    Number of Respondents: 500,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Summary of Information Collected: The DD Form 1172-2, Application 
for Department of Defense Common Access Card--DEERS Enrollment, the 
form associated with this information collection, is used to collect 
relevant data (e.g., name, identifying information, employment status, 
citizenship) from the respondent. The data collected establish 
eligibility for the appropriate DoD Common Access Card for those 
individuals not pre-enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility 
Reporting System (DEERS).
    The Homeland Security Presidential Directive--12 (HSPD-12), dated 
August 27, 2004, directed the promulgation of a Federal standard for 
secure and reliable forms of identification for Federal Employees and 
contractors that will be interoperable among the Federal departments 
and agencies. The Department of Defense is in the process of adjusting 
the Common Access Card (CAC) program so that it meets the requirements 
of HSPD-12.
    HSPD-12 mandates smart card technology and supports the use of 
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to make access control decisions for 
both logical access to computer systems and physical access to federal 
facilities. PKI is a key and certificate management infrastructure 
designed to support confidentiality, integrity, availability, 
authorization, and access control for both computer networks and 
physical access. Public Law 106-65, Section 373, codified at 10 United 
States Code annotated, ``other provisions,'' directs the Department to 
develop and implement a Smart Card program. The Deputy Secretary of 
Defense memorandum, dated November 10, 1999, ``Smart Card Adoption and 
Implementation,'' directs the implementation of smart card technology 
as a Department-wide Common Access Card (CAC) that shall be: The 
standard ID card for active duty military personnel (to include the 
Selected Reserve); DoD civilian employees, eligible contractor 
personnel and other eligible personnel; the principal card used to 
enable physical access to buildings and controlled spaces; and will be 
used to gain access to the Department's computer networks and systems. 
The Deputy Secretary directs the CAC shall be issued and maintained 
using the infrastructure provided by the Defense Enrollment Eligibility 
Reporting System and the Real-time Automated Personnel Identification 
System (RAPIDS).
    Individuals included in this information collection are eligible 
contractor employees, eligible, foreign national personnel and other 
eligible individuals outside of the DoD. Personnel included in this 
information collection are considered to be eligible for a CAC if they 
require logical access to DoD computer systems, are eligible for DoD 
benefits and entitlements,

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require physical access to multiple DoD facilities or require access to 
multiple Federal agencies in compliance with the Homeland Security 
Presidential Directive--12 (HSPD-12).

    Dated: January 18, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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