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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 230 (Thursday, November 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71176-71177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28865]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2012-HA-0149]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: TRICARE Management Activity, Office of Administration, 
Personnel Security Division.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Health Affairs announces the proposed extension of a public information 
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments 
are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; (c) 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, including 
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by January 
28, 2013.

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: Federal Docket Management System Office, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, 2nd floor, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-
3100.
    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.

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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: TRICARE Management 
Activity (TMA), Office of Administration, Personnel Security Division, 
ATTN: Chief, Personnel Security Division, 5111 Leesburg Pike, Skyline 
5, Suite 810, Falls Church, VA 22041-3206 or call TMA, Office of 
Administration, Personnel Security Division, at 703-681-8707.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: TMA Personnel Security 
Division Case Management System; OMB Control Number 0720-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: The electronic information collection requirement 
is necessary to improve the current method of maintaining and recording 
the background investigation and security clearance status of TRICARE 
Management Activity contractor personnel who require access to TMA/DoD 
Information Technology resource and network systems, in accordance with 
Homeland Security Policy Directive-12 (HSPD-12), Policy for a Common 
Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors; 
Executive Order 10450, Security Requirements for Government Employment; 
Executive Order 12968, Access to Classified Information and Background 
Investigations Standards; DoD 5200.2R, Personnel Security Program; 
Directive Type Memorandum 08-006, DoD Implementation of HSPD-12; 
Memorandum, May 18, 2009, DoD Implementation and Transition to the OPM 
eQIP; and Memorandum, September 9, 2009, TMA Implementation and 
Transition to the eQIP.
    Affected Public: Federal personnel and/or Federal contractors.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,500.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes.
    Frequency: Annual.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    TRICARE Management Activity (TMA), Office of Administration, 
Personnel Security Division (PSD) routinely obtains and records 
personnel security background investigation information as a basis for 
determining suitability for Homeland Security Policy Directive (HSPD)-
12 credentialing of TMA contractor personnel that require access to 
TMA/DoD Information Technology (IT) resources and network systems. 
TMA's HSPD-12 credential is known as the Common Access Card (CAC). The 
PSD makes interim determinations for issuance of the CAC for TMA 
contractor personnel who currently do not have the required background 
investigation, but do have a favorable Federal Bureau of Investigations 
(FBI) fingerprint report and/or favorable Advance National Agency Check 
(NAC), and a scheduled background investigation with the Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM). TMA PSD routinely maintains a record of 
background investigations requested from the Office of Personnel 
Management, Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing 
(eQIP) system, and security clearance status of TMA contractors who 
require an approval before having access to TMA/DoD Information 
Technology (IT) resources and network systems or to sensitive data. The 
electronic information collection system will reduce the level of work 
and time involved for determining the status of returning contractors 
and approving CAC renewals.

    Dated: November 26, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-28865 Filed 11-28-12; 8:45 am]
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