[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 184 (Thursday, September 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46267-46268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18610]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[NASA Document Number: 25-041; NASA Docket Number: NASA-2025-0168]


Information Collection: Personal Identity Validation for Routine 
and Intermittent Access to NASA Facilities, Sites, and Information 
Systems

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Renewal of information collection.

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SUMMARY: NASA, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).

DATES: Comments are due by November 24, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be sent within 60 days of publication of this notice 
at http://www.regulations.gov and search for NASA Docket NASA-2025-
0168.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to NASA PRA Clearance Officer, Stayce Hoult, NASA 
Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, JC0000, Washington, DC 20546, phone 256-
714-8575, or email [email protected] or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) established a 
mandatory requirement for a Government-wide identity verification 
standard. In compliance with HSPD-12 and the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard 
(FIPS) 201: Personal Identity Verification of Federal Employees and 
Contractors, and OMB Policy memorandum M-05-24 Implementation of 
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, NASA must collect 
information from members of the public to: (1) validate identity and 
(2) issue secure and reliable federal credentials to enable access to 
NASA facilities/sites and NASA information systems. Information 
collected is consistent with background investigation data to include 
but not limited to name, date of birth, citizenship, social security 
number (SSN), address, employment history, biometric identifiers (e.g., 
fingerprints), signature, digital photograph.
    NASA collects information from U.S. Citizens and U.S. Persons 
requiring access 30 or more days in a calendar year. NASA also collects 
information

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from foreign nationals regardless of their affiliation time.
    NASA collects, stores, and secures information from individuals 
identified above in the NASA Identity Management and Account Exchange 
System (IdMAX) in a manner consistent with the Constitution and 
applicable laws, including the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a.).
    Information is collected via a combination of electronic and paper 
processes and stored in the NASA IdMAX.
    NASA is committed to effectively performing the Agency's 
communication function in accordance with the Space Act Section 203 
(a)(3) to ``provide for the widest practicable and appropriate 
dissemination of information concerning its activities and the results 
thereof,'' and to enhance public understanding of, and participation 
in, the nation's aeronautical and space program in accordance with the 
NASA Strategic Plan.

II. Methods of Collection

    NASA collects this information electronically (90%) and on paper 
(10%).

III. Data

    Title: Personal Identity Validation for Routine and Intermittent 
Access to NASA Facilities, Sites, and Information Systems.
    OMB Number: 2700-0158.
    Type of Review: Renewal of information collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Estimated Annual Number of Activities: 52,000.
    Estimated Number of Respondents per Activity: 1.
    Annual Responses: 52,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,667 hours.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
NASA, including whether the information collected has practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of NASA's estimate of the burden (including 
hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including automated collection techniques 
or the use of other forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection. They will also become a matter of public record.

Stayce Hoult,
PRA Clearance Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025-18610 Filed 9-24-25; 8:45 am]
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