[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 87 (Friday, May 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 24598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09741]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2021-HQ-0008]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Army, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Forensics and Biometrics 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 July 6, 
2021.

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 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 the Defense 
Forensics and Biometrics Agency, 251 18th Street Suite 244A, Arlington, 
VA 22202, ATTN: Mr. Russell Wilson, or call (703) 571-0388.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Defense Biometric 
Identification Records System; OMB Control Number 0702-0127.
    Needs and Uses: The DoD Automated Biometric Identification System 
(ABIS) is an authoritative biometrics data repository that processes, 
matches, and stores biometric identity information data, collected by 
global U.S. forces, during the course of military operations. Biometric 
data may also be collected for use in field identification and recovery 
of persons, or their physical remains, who have been captured, 
detained, missing, prisoners of war (POW), or personnel recovered from 
hostile control. The information processed by DoD ABIS (biometric, 
biographic, behavioral, and contextual data) is collected by DoD 
military personnel worldwide using hand-held biometric collection 
devices across the full range of military operations for DoD 
warfighting, intelligence, law enforcement, security, force protection, 
base access, homeland defense, counterterrorism, business enterprise 
purposes, and also in information environment mission areas. It also 
includes biometric data from individuals collected from interagency or 
foreign partners' data repositories.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 201,872.917.
    Number of Respondents: 2,422,475.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 2,422,475.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency: As Required.
    The information collected and processed by DoD ABIS is shared, 
accessed, and leveraged by DoD partners, U.S. Government inter-agency 
agency and departmental stakeholders, and approved multi-national 
partners, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department 
of Homeland Security (DHS), and Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence (ODNI) for intelligence, counterterrorism, military force 
protection, national security, and law enforcement purposes. DoD 
provides collected and processed information to the FBI/Terrorist 
Screening Center (TSC) to place individuals on National Watchlists. 
Required biometric fields for every record include: Name, ten (10) 
fingerprints, and two (2) iris scans. All other data fields in DoD 
ABIS, such as Social Security Number (SSN), are optional and vary based 
on each record and situation.

    Dated: May 3, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-09741 Filed 5-6-21; 8:45 am]
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