[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 112 (Monday, June 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34355-34356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14112]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2012-OS-0063]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Security Service, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506 (c) (2) (A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Security Service (DSS) announces a 
proposed new public information collection and seeks public comment on 
the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection 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 information to be collected; (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 within 
August 10, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal Rule Making Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, 2nd Floor, East Tower, Suite 02G09 Alexandria, VA 22350-
3100.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include agency name, 
docket number, and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy of 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 data collection or obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instrument, please write to: Defense Security 
Service, Center for Development of Security Excellence, Attn: Adriene 
Brown, 938 Elkridge Landing Road; Linthicum, MD 21090, or call Defense 
Security Service at (410) 865-6040.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Information Collection in 
Support of the DSS Security Education, Training, and 
Professionalization Programs; OMB Control Number 0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: Pursuant to DoD Instruction (DoDI) 3305.13 (Section 
5.2.4 and 5.2.5) and DoD Directive (DoDD) 5105.42 (Section 5.b), the 
Director of DSS is assigned as the functional manager responsible for 
the execution and maintenance of DoD security training. The DSS 
Director, under the authority of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Intelligence, is required to:
     ``utilize established training and education analysis, 
design, development, implementation, and evaluation processes to 
determine the most effective and efficient method of training delivery 
to include instructor-led, distance learning, blended-learning, job 
aids, or other means of instruction delivery to meet mission 
requirements'' and
     ``develop and conduct assessments and evaluations of DoD 
security training programs to determine the effectiveness, efficiency, 
and compliance within the Department of Defense.''
    Needs assessment respondents will be asked to voluntarily provide 
information on organizational goals (e.g., desired performance), 
training conditions (e.g., technological environment), specific jobs 
and tasks, types of programs needed, and target audience.
    Evaluation respondents will be asked to provide information on 
their type of organization, level of experience in the subject, 
relevancy of course to current job, satisfaction with training (e.g., 
registration, content, quality, delivery, facilities), increase in 
performance confidence and capability, availability of training, and 
usefulness of materials and reference documents.
    Affected Public: Defense Security Service and other Federal 
government personnel; business or other for-profit organizations

Business or Other For-Profit Organizations

    Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,886.

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    Number of Respondents: 26,068 (based on number of FY2011 students 
and their supervisors).
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Hours per Respondent: .22579.

Defense Security Service & Other Federal Government Personnel

    Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,384.
    Number of Respondents: 67,032 (based on number of FY2011 students 
and their supervisors).
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Hours per Respondent: .22950.
    Frequency: One time and/or on occasion (e.g., when there is a 
request to develop training, when a student has completed a course, 
etc.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    This effort will collect qualitative information through needs 
assessments and evaluations. Feedback will be used as guidance for 
developing and evaluating DSS security education, training, and 
professionalization programs.
    Two information collection efforts are required. Responses to both 
collections are voluntary.
    The needs assessment is conducted prior to the development of 
training to collect data that will, in turn, be used to prescribe an 
appropriate course of action in response to a compliance requirement or 
to a performance deficiency that has been identified. Some of the 
collection questions are uniform, while others are unique to the type 
of product or service that is being requested. We request information 
in several areas, including: organizational goals and desired 
performance, training conditions, technological environment, types of 
jobs and tasks, types of programs needed, and target audience.
    Evaluations are completed after a course of action has been 
implemented to collect data used to gather information about: the unmet 
training needs of the population served; maintaining and/or improving 
the course, job aid, or security event; and/or the effectiveness of 
operations that provide programs and activities supporting the job 
performance of security professionals.
    Defense Security Service, Center for Development of Security 
Excellence, management, instructional systems designers, and 
instructional, technical and support staff responsible for the design 
and development of security products and services, will be the users of 
the data collected from needs assessments and evaluations.

    Dated: June 6, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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