[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 196 (Friday, October 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 61186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25799]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2014-OS-0076]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Defense, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Security Service (DSS) announces a proposed 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 December 
8, 2015.

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: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory 
and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
9010.
    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.
    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow 
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

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 Defense 
Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO), 2780 Airport Drive, Suite 
400, Columbus, OH 43219-2268, or call DISCO at (614) 827-1530/1528.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Personnel Security 
Clearance Change Notification; NISCO Form 562; OMB Control Number 0704-
0418.
    Needs and Uses: DISCO Form 562 is used by contractors participating 
in the National Industrial Security Program to report various changes 
in employee personnel clearance status or identification information, 
e.g., reinstatements, conversions, terminations, changes in name or 
other previously submitted information.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 45,816 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 11,454.
    Responses per Respondent: 20.
    Annual Responses: 229,080.
    Average Burden per Response: 12 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The execution of the DISCO Form 562 is a factor in making a 
determination as to whether a contractor employee is eligible to have a 
security clearance. These requirements are necessary in order to 
preserve and maintain the security of the United States through 
establishing standards to prevent the improper disclosure of classified 
information.

    Dated: October 5, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-25799 Filed 10-8-15; 8:45 am]
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