[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 138 (Friday, July 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41994-41995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16884]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2013-OS-0165]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, 
the following proposal for collection of information under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by August 
18, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Licari, 571-372-0493.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title, Associated Form and OMB Number: Technology and Contract 
Information Collection/Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code 
Request for Information; OMB Control Number 0704-TBD.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 13,541.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 13,541.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 4,514.
    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

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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-Profits; Not-for Profit 
Institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra at the Office of 
Management and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    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.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia Toppings.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD Information Management 
Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, 
VA 22350-3100.

    Dated: July 14, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-16884 Filed 7-17-14; 8:45 am]
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