[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 135 (Monday, July 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57395-57396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15420]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2024-HQ-0008]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Army, 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 
Department of the Army 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 
September 13, 2024.

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, 
Regulatory Directorate, 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 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: Automated Biometric 
Identification System (ABIS); OMB Control Number 0702-0127.
    Needs and Uses: The DoD 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. 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 as well as in information environment mission areas.

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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, or personnel recovered 
from hostile control. The information collected and processed by DoD 
ABIS is shared, accessed, and leveraged by DoD partners, U.S. 
Government inter-agency and departmental stakeholders, and approved 
multi-national partners for intelligence, counterterrorism, military 
force protection, national security, and law enforcement purposes.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 163,333.
    Number of Respondents: 1,400,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 1,400,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 7 minutes.
    Frequency: As required.

    Dated: July 9, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-15420 Filed 7-12-24; 8:45 am]
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