Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 205 / Thursday, October 23, 1997 / Notices 55221

Dated: October 21, 1997.

Sadye E. Dunn,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–28290 Filed 10–21–97; 3:19 pm]

BILLING CODE 6355–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title, Associated Form, and OMB

Number: Department of Defense

Security Agreement, Appendage to the

Security Agreement, Certificate

Pertaining to Foreign Interests; DD Form

441, 441–1, 441s (SF X322); OMB

Number 0704–0194.

Type of Request: Reinstatement.

Number of Respondents: 6,225.

Responses per Respondents: 1.

Annual Responses: 6,225.

Average Burden per Response: 36

minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 3,735.

Needs and Uses: The execution of DD

Forms 441, 441–1, and 441S (to become

a Standard Form) is a factor in making

a determination as to whether a

contractor is eligible to have a facility

security clearance. It is also the legal

basis for imposing security requirements

on eligible contractors. These

requirements are necessary to preserve

and maintain the security of the United

States through the establishment of

standards to prevent the improper

disclosure of classified information.

Executive Order 12829 stipulates that

the Secretary of Defense shall serve as

the Executive Agent for inspecting and

monitoring the contractors, licensees,

and grantees who require access to

classified information and for

determining eligibility for access to

classified information. The specific

requirements necessary to protect

classified information released to

private industry are set forth in DoD

5220.22–M, ‘‘National Industrial

Security Program (NISP). DD Form 441,

‘‘Department of Defense Security

Agreement,’’ is the initial contract

between industry and the government.

This legally binding document details

the responsibility of both parties and

obligates the contractor to fulfill the

requirements outlined in DoD 5220.22–

M. The DD Form 441–1, ‘‘Appendage to

the Department of Defense Agreement,’’

is used to extend the agreement to

separately located branches and offices

of the contractor. DD Form 441S (to

become SF X322), ‘‘Certificate

Pertaining to Foreign Interests,’’ must be

submitted to provide certification

regarding elements of Foreign

Ownership, Control, and Influence

(FOCI).

Affected Public: Business or Other

For-Profit.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

Obtain or Retain Benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Edward

Springer.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Springer at the Office of

Management and Budget, Desk Officer

for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Written request for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: October 17, 1997.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–28098 Filed 10–22–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Meeting of the Defense Environmental

Response Task Force (DERTF)

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under

Secretary of Defense (Environmental

Security.

ACTION: Notice of business meeting and

hearing.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Pub. L. 92–463,

notice is hereby given of a business

meeting and hearing of the Defense

Environmental Response Task Force

(DERTF). The DERTF is charged with

studying and providing findings and

recommendations on environmental

response actions at military installations

being closed or realigned. This meeting

is a follow-up to the June 17–19, 1997

meeting. The DERTF will discuss issues

related to natural and cultural resources

at BRAC installations, optimization of

long-term operation and maintenance of

cleanup remedies, information

management for BRAC properties,

Superfund reform, other matters related

to cleanup at closing military

installations, and the DERTF’s 1998

Report to Congress. The DERTF will

also be briefed on the cleanup program

at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona.

The business meeting and hearing will

be open to the public. Public witnesses

desiring to speak before the DERTF

should contact Shah Choudhury,

Executive Secretary, and prepare a

written statement that can be

summarized orally before the DERTF at

the time to be fixed for public witnesses.

Written statements must be received by

the close of business, December 19,

1997, at the Office of the Under

Secretary of Defense (Environmental

Security).

DATES: January 27, 1998; 9:30 a.m. to 8

p.m.; January 28, 1998; 9 a.m. to 4:30

p.m.; January 29, 1998; 9 a.m. to 3:30

p.m.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: A public

comment period is scheduled for

January 27, 1998, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00

p.m., at the Arizona State University—

East Campus in Mesa, Arizona.

ADDRESS OF MEETING SITE: The business

meeting will be held in the Embassy

Suites Hotel, 1515 N. 44th Street,

Phoenix, AZ 85008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Shah Choudhury, Executive Secretary,

Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of

Defense (Environmental Security), 3400

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC

20301–3400; telephone (703) 697–7475;

e-mail choudhsa@acq.osd.mil.

Dated: October 16, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–28094 Filed 10–22–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Intelligence Agency, Science

and Technology Advisory Board

Closed Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense

Intelligence Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

Subsection (d) of Section 10 of Pub. L.

92–463, as amended by Section 5 of

Pub. L. 94–409, notice is hereby given

that a closed meeting of the DIA Science

and Technology Advisory Board has

been scheduled as follows:

Dates: 23 and 24 October 1997 (800 a.m.

to 1600 p.m.).