[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7168-7169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03300]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

[Docket ID: USAF-2018-HQ-0001]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, DoD.

ACTION: 60-Day information collections notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS), Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear 
Integration (HQ USAF/A10), on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force, 
the Department of Defense (DoD) Executive Agent for the DoD Foreign 
Clearance Program, announces a proposed public information collection 
and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are 
invited on: 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; the accuracy of 
the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information 
collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and 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 April 
23, 2018.

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 Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09B, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    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 Deputy Chief of 
Staff (DCS), Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration Executive 
Services Office (HQ USAF/A10E), ATTN: Ms. April Powell-Donnell, 1488 
Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1488, at (703) 695-7467.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Aircraft and Personnel 
Automated Clearance System (APACS); OMB Control Number 0701-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain PII information which is used by in-country U.S. Embassy 
approvers to grant country travel clearances, Geographical Combatant 
Commands approvers to grant theater travel clearances and by the Office 
of Secretary of Defense for Policy approvers to grant special area 
travel clearances. Aircrew PII information is used for verification, 
identification and authentication of travelers for aircraft and 
personnel travel clearances, as required by DoDD 4500.54E, DoD Foreign 
Clearance Program.
    Affected Public: DoD-sponsored contractors and DoD-sponsored 
foreign nationals.
    Annual Burden Hours: 15,400.
    Number of Respondents: 30,800.

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    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 30,800.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Travel clearance approvers are professionals who provide coordinate 
and grant applicable travel clearances for DoD personnel foreign travel 
to all overseas locations.

    Dated: February 13, 2018.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-03300 Filed 2-16-18; 8:45 am]
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