[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73038-73039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23406]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


Agency Information Collection Activities: Contractor Fitness/
Security Screening Request Form; 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 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: This information collection will be used to 
initiate the fitness screening process for determining if a person 
invited to perform work under a contract for the Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS), is fit to perform such work and eligible for access to 
DHS resources, based on the risk levels of the designated position. The 
respondent provides and/or verifies biographical information to 
complete Section II of DHS Form 11000-25.
    This collection of information is necessary to initiate the 
contractor fitness screening process for determining whether a person 
(i.e., the respondent) who has been invited to perform work under a 
contract for, or on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security 
(DHS), should be deemed fit to perform such work and eligible for 
logical and/or physical access to DHS resources based on the risk 
levels of the designated position. The respondent is responsible for 
providing and/or verifying information to complete Section II of DHS 
Form 11000-25; the remaining sections of DHS Form 11000-25 (Sections I, 
III, and IV) are completed by DHS federal employees. Authorities that 
that support this information collection include:

<bullet> Executive Order (E.O.) 9397, Numbering System for Federal 
Accounts Relating to Individual Persons, as amended by E.O. 13478, 
Amendments to E.O. 9397 Relating to Federal Agency Use of Social 
Security Numbers
<bullet> E.O. 10577, Amending the Civil Service Rules and Authorizing a 
New Appointment System for the Competitive Service
<bullet> E.O. 13467, Reforming Processes Related to Suitability for 
Government Employment, Fitness for Contractor Employees, and 
Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security Information
<bullet> E.O. 13764, Amending the Civil Service Rules, Executive Order 
13488, and Executive Order 13467 To Modernize the Executive Branch-Wide 
Governance Structure and Processes for Security Clearances, Suitability 
and Fitness for Employment, and Credentialing, and Related Matters
<bullet> Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 731, 
Suitability
<bullet> Title 5, CFR, Part 732, National Security Positions

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<bullet> Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.204-2, Security 
Requirements
<bullet> FAR 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor 
Personnel
<bullet> Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12

    This is a new information collection. DHS collects this information 
from the respondent, so Personnel Security entities can initiate the 
appropriate screening process for determining whether the respondent 
should be deemed fit to perform work under a contract for, or on behalf 
of DHS, and eligible for logical and/or physical access to DHS 
resources based on the risk levels of the designated position.
    This information collection utilizes an automated technological 
solution (i.e., Personnel Security Forms application) which negates the 
need for a paper-based DHS Form 11000-25, thereby reducing the burden 
on the respondent during the initiation phase of the contractor fitness 
screening process. After receiving an invitation to perform work under 
a contact, the respondent (i.e., DHS contractor applicant) submits and 
verifies certain biographical information (e.g., full name, position 
title, SSN, gender, date and place of birth, U.S. citizenship status, 
telephone number, and email address) through a public facing web 
portal. Once the information intake is complete, the Personnel Security 
Forms application produces an automated electronic version of the DHS 
Form 11000-25 for use by the appropriate Personnel Security entities to 
make a fitness determination. This information collection does not have 
an impact on small businesses or other small entities.
    The information collection for DHS Form 11000-25 is voluntary; 
however, failure to provide this information may delay or prevent an 
individual's fitness determination and eligibility for physical and 
logical access to federally controlled facilities or information 
systems.
    There is no assurance of confidentiality provided to the 
respondents. Consistent with DHS' information sharing mission, all or a 
portion of the information collection may be disclosed outside DHS 
consistent with the routine uses set forth in Privacy Impact 
Assessment, DHS/ALL/PIA-038, Integrated Security Management System 
(ISMS), and System of Record Notice, DHS/ALL-023 Department of Homeland 
Personnel Security Management.
    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: Contractor Fitness/Security Screening Request Form.
    OMB Number: 1601-NEW.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 45,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 mins.
    Total Burden Hours: 11,250 hrs.

Robert Porter Dorr,
Executive Director, Business Management Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2023-23406 Filed 10-23-23; 8:45 am]
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