[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 87 (Friday, May 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24600-24601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09749]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2021-OS-0035]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Department of 
Defense (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 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

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proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to the Defense 
Counterintelligence and Security Agency, 27130 Telegraph Rd., Quantico, 
VA 22134, ATTN: Ms. Donna McLeod, or call 443-698-8248.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: General Request for 
Investigative Information (INV 40), Employment Data and Supervisor 
Information (INV 41), Personal Information (INV 42), Educational 
Registrar and Dean of Students Record Data (INV 43), Law Enforcement 
Data (INV 44); INV Forms 40-44; OMB Control Number 0705-0003.
    Needs and Uses: The information collected on the INV Forms 40-44 is 
used for Federal and Federal contract employment. The forms are used to 
collect information from a multitude of record sources to support 
federal background investigation and personnel vetting processes such 
as: investigations and determinations of eligibility for access to 
classified national security information, and for access to special 
access programs; suitability for federal employment; fitness of 
contractor personnel to perform work for or on behalf of the U.S. 
Government; and Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12 
determinations for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials to 
gain logical or physical access to government facilities and systems. 
The content of the INV forms is also designed to meet notice 
requirements for personnel investigations specified by 5 CFR 
736.102(c). These notice requirements apply to any ``investigation . . 
. to determine the suitability, eligibility, or qualifications of 
individuals for Federal employment, for work on Federal contracts, or 
for access to classified information or restricted areas.'' None of the 
forms are used for any purpose other than a personnel background 
investigation, as described above.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other 
for-profit; Not-for-profit Institutions; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 215,935.75.
    Number of Respondents: 2,591,229.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 2,591,229.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency: As Required.
    Procedurally, the subject of a personnel background investigation 
discloses the identity of relevant sources, such as supervisors, 
coworkers, neighbors, friends, current or former spouses, instructors, 
relatives, or schools attended, on the standard form (SF) 85, 
Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions; the SF 85P, Questionnaire 
for Public Trust Positions; or the SF 86, Questionnaire for National 
Security Positions. The INV forms are distributed to the provided 
source contacts identified on the standard form questionnaire through 
an automated mailing operation. The forms disclose that the source's 
contact information was provided by the subject to assist in completing 
a background investigation regarding the subject's eligibility for 
employment or security clearance, and request that the source complete 
the form to help in this determination. The INV form is completed, 
hardcopy, by the noted source; then returned, in a self-addressed 
envelope, to the DCSA investigations processing center. The completed 
forms are maintained by DCSA subject to the provisions of the Privacy 
Act of 1974, as amended, and the DUSDI-02 Personnel Vetting Records 
System SORN.

    Dated: May 3, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-09749 Filed 5-6-21; 8:45 am]
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