[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73039-73040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23405]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


Agency Information Collection Activities: Personal Identity 
Verification Official (PIV-O) Credential and Shield Request, OMB 
Control No. 1601-NEW

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, DHS will submit the 
following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DHS previously published this 
information collection request (ICR) in the Federal Register on August 
15, 2023, for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received 
by DHS. The purpose of this notice is to allow additional 30-days for 
public comments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until November 24, 
2023. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in 
comments which:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form 
11000-16 is used to request a DHS Personal Identity Verification 
Official (PIV-O) credential, and if applicable, a shield (i.e., 
metallic law enforcement or non-law enforcement badge) to accompany the 
credential, for DHS employees, contractors, and affiliates authorized 
to perform specific official functions pursuant to law, statute, 
regulation, or DHS Directive. This collection of information, using 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form 11000-16, is necessary to 
support Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12: Policy for a 
Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors, 
issued on August 27, 2004, which mandates a federal standard for secure 
and reliable forms of identification. The collection is used in 
accordance with System of Record Notice DHS/ALL-026 Department of 
Homeland Security

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Personal Identity Verification Management System and Department policy 
to request a DHS Personal Identity Verification Official (PIV-O) 
credential, and if applicable, a shield (i.e., metallic law enforcement 
or non-law enforcement badge) to accompany the credential. A DHS PIV-O 
credential describes authorities delegated to specific DHS employees, 
contractors, and affiliates who interact with the public or federal, 
state, local, or tribal entities to perform authorized official 
functions pursuant to law, statute, regulation, or DHS Directive.
    The collection of information is obtained from (or on behalf of) 
the respondent, who may be a current or prospective DHS contractor 
(i.e., member of the public). The information is collected 
electronically using a fillable PDF form submitted to the respective 
DHS credentialing office. The respondent is responsible for only 
completing Sections 1, 2, and 3 of DHS Form 11000-16; the remaining 
sections of the form (Sections 4, 5, and 6) are completed by DHS 
federal employees. Qualified personnel within the DHS credentialing 
office holding a requisite role in the Identity and Credential 
System(s) of Record use the collected information to adjudicate the 
action requested in Section 1 of the DHS Form 11000-16, and as 
necessary, enroll, identify, and retrieve the applicant's record in the 
DHS Identity and Credential System(s) of Record.
    The collection of information is obtained from the respondent 
electronically using a fillable PDF form: upon completion, the form is 
submitted to the respective DHS Component credentialing office in 
accordance with internal procedures.
    This information collection does not have an impact on small 
businesses or other small entities.
    Collection of the information on DHS Form 11000-16 is voluntary; 
however, failure to provide the information requested may prevent the 
respondent (i.e., applicant) from receiving the requested DHS PIV-O 
credential and/or shield.
    There is no assurance of confidentiality provided to the 
respondents. Consistent with DHS's information sharing mission, this 
information collection may be shared with Federal, state, local, 
tribal, foreign or international government agencies, including other 
DHS Components and offices. This sharing will only take place after DHS 
determines that the receiving entity has a need to know the information 
to carry out national security, law enforcement, immigration, 
intelligence, or other functions consistent with the routine uses set 
forth in Privacy Impact Assessment, DHS/ALL/PIA-014 Personal Identity 
Verification/Identity Management System (PIV/IDMS) and System of 
Records Notice, DHS/ALL-026 Department of Homeland Security Personal 
Identity Verification Management System.
    This is a new collection.
    The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in 
comments which:
    5. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    6. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    7. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    8. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.

Analysis

    Agency: Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
    Title: Personal Identity Verification Official (PIV-O) Credential 
and Shield Request.
    OMB Number: 1601-NEW.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 1,500.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 mins.
    Total Burden Hours: 375 hrs.

Robert Porter Dorr,
Executive Director, Business Management Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2023-23405 Filed 10-23-23; 8:45 am]
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