[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 11189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05196]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2016-OS-0078]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, DoD.

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
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 May 14, 
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 Defense Manpower 
Data Center (DMDC) at: ATTN: Joint Personnel Adjudication System 
(JPAS), Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC); Suite 04E25, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100, or fax at 571-372-1059.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Joint Personnel 
Adjudication System (JPAS); OMB Control Number 0704-0496.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is necessary as the 
JPAS system requires personal data collection to facilitate the 
initiation, investigation and adjudication of information relevant to 
DoD security clearances and employment suitability determinations for 
active duty military, civilian employees and contractors requiring such 
credentials. As a Personnel Security System it is the authoritative 
source for clearance information resulting in accesses determinations 
to sensitive/classified information and facilities.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 333,375.
    Number of Respondents: 22,225.
    Responses per Respondent: 45.
    Annual Responses: 1,000,125.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) is a DoD personnel 
security system and is the authoritative source for clearance 
information resulting in access determinations to sensitive/classified 
information and facilities. Collection and maintenance of personal data 
in JPAS is required to facilitate the initiation, investigation and 
adjudication of information relevant to DoD security clearances and 
employment suitability determinations for active duty military, 
civilian employees, and contractors requiring such credentials. 
Facility Security Officers (FSOs) working in private companies that 
contract with DoD and who need access to the JPAS system to update 
security-related information about their company's employees must 
complete DD Form 2962. Specific uses include: Facilitation for DoD 
Adjudicators and Security Managers to obtain accurate up-to-date 
eligibility and access information on all personnel (military, civilian 
and contractor personnel) adjudicated by the DoD. The DoD Adjudicators 
and Security Managers are also able to update eligibility and access 
levels of military, civilian and contractor personnel nominated for 
access to sensitive DoD information. Once granted access, the FSOs 
maintain employee personal information, submit requests for 
investigations, and submit other relevant personnel security 
information into JPAS on over 1,000,000 contract employees annually.

    Dated: March 9, 2018.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-05196 Filed 3-13-18; 8:45 am]
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