[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 140 (Monday, July 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43863-43864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17499]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2013-OS-0165]


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 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 of information 
technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by 
September 20, 2013.

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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, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, 2nd Floor, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-
3100.
    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: Defense Security 
Service, Industrial Operations, ATTN: Sarah Laylo, 27130 Telegraph 
Road, Quantico, VA 22134-2253 or call (571) 305-6625.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Technology and Contract 
Information Survey; OMB Control Number: 0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: Executive Order 12829, ``National Industrial 
Security Program (NISP)'', (January 6, 1993, as amended), established 
the NISP, the purpose of which is to ``safeguard classified information 
that may be released or has been released to current, prospective, or 
former contractors, licensees, or grantees of United States agencies.'' 
Pursuant to paragraph 202(a) of the Executive Order, the Secretary of 
Defense serves as the ``executive agent for inspecting and monitoring 
the contractors, licensees, and grantees who require or will require 
access to, or who store, or will store, classified information; and for 
determining the eligibility for access to classified information of 
contractors, licensees, and grantees and their respective employees.''
    The DSS Director has been assigned specific responsibility for 
administering the NISP on behalf of DoD components and those Executive 
Branch departments and agencies that have entered into agreements with 
the Secretary of Defense for industrial security services required for 
safeguarding classified information disclosed to industry by these DoD 
components and Executive Branch departments or agencies (collectively 
referred to hereafter as Government Contracting Activities (GCAs). (See 
DoD Directive 5105.42, ``Defense Security Service,'' and DoD 
Instruction 5220.22, ``National Industrial Security Program.''
    DSS carries out its NISP administration mission in part by 
assessing the security posture of cleared contractor facilities in 
order to determine if the cleared facilities are complying with the 
provisions of the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual 
(NISPOM) and by verifying that cleared contractors mitigate and 
ensuring identified security vulnerabilities.
    This public information collection is focused on strengthening DSS 
analysis of threats to classified information and cleared personnel at 
cleared contractor facilities by ensuring the accuracy of contract, 
technology, program, and facility data in the DSS Industrial Security 
Facilities Database (ISFD). DSS will be able to more effectively and 
efficiently perform its NISP administration mission if DSS can analyze 
accurate information in ISFD. In turn, this will allow DSS to better 
tailor vulnerability assessments and other products and support for 
cleared facilities.
    Responding to this public information collection is voluntary. This 
collection of information does not seek classified information or trade 
secrets. Respondents will be requested to state whether any information 
provided in response to this information collection is privileged or 
confidential commercial or financial information.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and non-profit 
organizations participating in the NISP and who are under the security 
cognizance of DSS.
    Annual Burden Hours: 4,514
    Number of Respondents: 13,541
    Responses per Respondent: 1
    Average Burden Hours per Response: 20 minutes
    Frequency: Occasionally.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection:

    This collection of information requests the Facility Security 
Officer or Senior Management Official at each of the 13,541 cleared 
facilities operating under the NISP to provide information about the 
facility; the number of cleared personnel at the facility; the 
facility's contracts requiring access to classified information; and 
technology supporting those contracts. DSS will maintain the 
information provided in response to this collection of information in 
the DSS ISFD for internal use in connection with performing missions 
assigned to DSS. One information collection effort will be conducted 
initially. After the initial survey, DSS will query facilities 
individually on a yearly or biennial basis, prior to annual 
vulnerability assessments, so that accurate information is continually 
maintained in ISFD. Responses to the collection are strictly voluntary. 
The objective of this initiative is to establish accurate and current 
information in ISFD. This is a new survey that has not been implemented 
in the past. All of the collection questions are uniform and this 
collection of information is unique to the type of product or service 
that is being requested. Information technology has been identified as 
appropriate for the purposes of this collection. DSS will send an email 
invitation to complete the web-based survey instrument directly to a 
designated point of contact for each cleared facility operating under 
the NISP. The email invitation will include a secure link to access and 
complete the online information collection. DSS will be the user of the 
data collected from the Technology and Contract Information Survey.

    Dated: July 17, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-17499 Filed 7-19-13; 8:45 am]
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