[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 23412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08083]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2023-OS-0032]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of (OUSD(I&S)), Department of 
Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
OUSD(I&S) 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 June 16, 
2023.

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 Assistant to the 
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 
4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, 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.

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 Michele DeMarion, 
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), 1137 Branchton 
Road, Boyers, PA 16018, (724) 794-5612 x5274.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Freedom of Information/
Privacy Act Records Request for Background Investigations; OMB Control 
Number 0705-0001.
    Needs and Uses: This collection is a renewal and revision to the 
collection under OMB Control Number 0705-0001, Freedom of Information/
Privacy Act Records Request for Background Investigations approved in 
October 2019, when transferred from the Office of Personnel Management, 
National Background Investigations Bureau (OPM, NBIB) to the DCSA. The 
purpose of the collection is to enable the DCSA, Freedom of Information 
and Privacy (FOI/P) Office for Investigations, to locate applicable 
records and provide the requester responsive records pursuant to the 
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), and/or the Privacy Act of 
1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a). Authority to collect this information is 
contained in 5 U.S.C. 552, 5 U.S.C. 552a, 32 CFR 310, and 32 CFR 286.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 841.
    Number of Respondents: 10,097.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 10,097.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Records Request for 
Background Investigations form, is an information collection completed 
by individuals submitting Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy 
Act, and Amendment record requests to DCSA's Freedom of Information and 
Privacy (FOI/P) Office for Investigations. DCSA's FOIP Office for 
Investigations utilizes the Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Records 
Request for Background Investigations to standardize collection of data 
elements specific to the types of record requests. Current record 
requests can be submitted to DCSA FOIP Office for Investigations in a 
format chosen by the requester. Often, requests are missing data 
elements which require contact with the requester, thereby adding time 
to the process. Standardization of the process will increase the volume 
of perfected requests received and strike an appropriate balance 
between the burden to the public in submitting a request and the DCSA 
FOIP Office for Investigations being able to fulfill FOIA, Privacy Act, 
and Amendment requests in an efficient manner.

    Dated: April 12, 2023.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-08083 Filed 4-14-23; 8:45 am]
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