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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7567-7568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3282]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2012-OS-0016]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness announces a proposed 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 April 
13, 2012.

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, 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.

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 Office of the 
Joint Personnel Adjudication System, ATTN: Autumn Grijalva, 400 Gigling 
Road, Seaside, CA 93955, or call the JPAS Office at 831-583-4191.
    Title; Associated Form; And OMB Number: Joint Personnel 
Adjudication System; OMB Control Number 0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: JPAS requires personal data collection to 
facilitate the initiation, investigation and adjudication of 
information relevant to DoD security clearances and employment 
suitability determinations for active duty military, civilian employees 
and contractors requiring such credentials. As a Personnel Security 
System it is the authoritative source for clearance information 
resulting in accesses determinations to sensitive/classified 
information and facilities. Specific uses include: facilitation for DoD 
Adjudicators and Security Managers to obtain accurate up-to-date 
eligibility and access information on all personnel (military, civilian 
and contractor personnel) adjudicated by the DoD. The DoD

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Adjudicators and Security Managers are also able to update eligibility 
and access levels of military, civilian and contractor personnel 
nominated for access to sensitive DoD information.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit (non-Military or 
Federal Employee).
    Annual Burden Hours: 703,792.
    Number of Respondents: 22,225.
    Responses per Respondent: 95 (number varies by count of person 
records maintained by respondent).
    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: on occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Respondents are Facility Security Managers or DoD Adjudicators who 
update eligibility and access levels of military, civilian and 
contractor personnel nominated for access to sensitive DoD information. 
JPAS is a Personnel Security System and is the authoritative source for 
clearance information resulting in accesses determinations to 
sensitive/classified information and facilities. Collection and 
maintenance of personal data in JPAS is required to facilitate the 
initiation, investigation and adjudication of information relevant to 
DoD security clearances and employment suitability determinations for 
active duty military, civilian employees and contractors requiring such 
credentials.

    Dated: February 8, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-3282 Filed 2-10-12; 8:45 am]
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