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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 91374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26856]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2024-OS-0116]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and 
Security (OUSD(I&S)), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) announces a 
proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the 
provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
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 
21, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the 
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 
4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 05F16, Alexandria, VA 22350-
1700.
    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 https://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 DCSA, 27130 
Telegraph Rd., Quantico, VA 22134, ATTN: Jarvis Waters, 571-305-6366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: National Industrial 
Security System (NISS); DCSA Form 147; OMB Control Number 0705-0006.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
for DCSA to oversee the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) 
pursuant to Executive Order 12829. The National Industrial Security 
System (NISS) is the primary collection instrument for DCSA oversight 
of the NISP and maintaining data associated with cleared facilities and 
their oversight. The NISS is the repository of records related to the 
maintenance of information pertaining to contractor facility security 
clearances (FCL) and contractor capabilities to protect classified 
information in its possession. The information is utilized to determine 
if a company and its key management personnel are eligible for issuance 
of a facility clearance in accordance with 32 CFR part 117 
requirements. In addition, information is utilized to inform Government 
Contracting Activities of contractor's ability to maintain facility 
clearance status and/or storage capability as well as to analyze 
vulnerabilities identified within security programs and ensure proper 
mitigation actions are taken to preclude unauthorized disclosure of 
classified information. As part of the FCL process, contractors must 
also complete and maintain a DCSA Form 147 in NISS. The form provides a 
single document to record the numerous characteristics of Open Storage 
Areas that are required to be reviewed for contractor facilities to be 
approved by DCSA for classified storage.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 23,342.
    Number of Respondents: 11,671.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 23,342.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency: As required.

    Dated: November 13, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-26856 Filed 11-18-24; 8:45 am]
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