[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 202 (Monday, October 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 66313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23096]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2020-OS-0086]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, DoD.

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency 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 December 
18, 2020.

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: The Department of Defense (DoD) cannot receive written 
comments at this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Comments should be 
sent electronically to the docket listed above.
    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 
Counterintelligence and Security Agency, 27130 Telegraph Road, 
Quantico, VA 22134; ATTN: Ms. Eleanor Rempfer or call (571) 305-6392.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: National Industrial 
Security System (NISS) OMB Control Number 0704-0571.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
for DCSA to oversee the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) 
pursuant to Executive Order 12829. The National Industrial Security 
System (NISS) is the repository of records related to the maintenance 
of information pertaining to contractor facility security clearances 
(FCL) and contractor capabilities to protect classified information in 
its possession.
    Affected Public: Business or Other For-Profit, Federal Government, 
and Not-For-Profit Institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 11,671.
    Number of Respondents: 11,671.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 11,671.
    Average Burden per Response: 60 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: October 14, 2020.
Morgan E. Park,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-23096 Filed 10-16-20; 8:45 am]
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