Federal Register: November 26, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 229)
DOCID: fr26no08-56 FR Doc E8-28145
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Department
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr26no08-56
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by January 26, 2009.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Defense Security Service (DSS) announces an upcoming
public information collection and seeks public comments on the
provision thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden hours of the information to be collected; and (c)
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ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information
collection on respondents.
SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
DOCUMENT BODY:
In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Defense Security Service (DSS) announces an upcoming
public information collection and seeks public comments on the
provision thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden hours of the information to be collected; and (c)
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ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information
collection on respondents.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Summary of Information Collection
Collection of this data is required to comply with the reporting
requirements of Executive Order 12829, ``National Industrial Security
Program.'' This collection of information requests the assistance of
the Facility Security Officer to provide estimates of annual security
labor cost in burdened, current year dollars and the estimated
percentage of security labor dollars to the total security costs for
the facility. Security labor is defined as personnel whose positions
exist to support operations and staff in the implementation of
government security requirements for the protection of classified
information. Guards who are required as supplemental controls are
included in security labor. This data will be incorporated into a
report produced to ISOO for the estimated cost of securing classified
information within industry. The survey will be distributed electronically via a Webbased commercial survey tool.
Dated: November 19, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. E828145 Filed 112508; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 500106P
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 Security Service, ATTN: Ms. Helmut Hawkins, Industrial Security Program Policy, Clearance Oversight Office, 1340 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Industry Cost Collection Report Survey; OMB Control Number 0704TBD.
Needs and Uses: Executive Order 12829, ``National Industrial Security Program'' requires the Department of Defense to account each year for the costs associated with implementation of the National Industrial Security Program and report those costs to the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO). In furtherance of this requirement, and pursuant with 32 CFR, Subpart F, section 2001.61(b); Classified National Security Information; Final Rule, the Secretary of Defense, acting as executive agent for the NISP, is obligated to collect cost estimates for classificationrelated activities of contractors, licensees, certificate holders, and grantees and report them to ISOO annually. The cost collection methodology employed since 1996 was validated with the ISOO in December 2007. Participation in the survey is strictly voluntary. Input is integrated into a total cost figure for the President and is never associated with a specific facility.
Affected Public: A statistical sample of active and cleared
businesses, or other profit and nonprofit organizations under
Department of Defense Security Cognizance, approved for storage of classified materials.
Annual Burden Hours: 125.
Number of Respondents: 749.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
Frequency: Annually.