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Chairperson may choose to invite 

certain submitters to present their 

comments verbally during the open 

portion of this meeting or at a future 

meeting. The Designated Federal 

Officer, in consultation with the 

committee Chairperson, may allot a 

specific amount of time for submitters to 

present their comments verbally. 

James W. Satterwhite Jr., 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27423 Filed 11–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

[Docket ID: USA–2024–HQ–0008] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: 30-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for clearance the following 

proposal for collection of information 

under the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by December 23, 

2024. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reginald Lucas, (571) 372–7574, 

whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dodinformation-collections@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Defense Biometric 

Identification Records System; OMB 

Control Number 0702–0127. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Number of Respondents: 1,430,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 1,430,000. 

Average Burden per Response: 7 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 166,833. 

Needs and Uses: The Defense 

Biometric Identification Records System 

(also referred to as the DoD Automated 

Biometric Identification System (ABIS)) 

is an authoritative biometrics data 

repository that processes, matches, and 

stores biometric identity information 

data collected by global United States 

(U.S.) forces during the course of 

military operations. The information 

processed by DoD ABIS is collected by 

DoD military personnel worldwide 

across the full range of military 

operations for DoD warfighting, 

intelligence, law enforcement, security, 

force protection, base access, homeland 

defense, counterterrorism, business 

enterprise purposes, and in information 

environment mission areas. Records 

collected by DoD military personnel 

using hand-held biometric collection 

devices include biometric information, 

such as images, photos, and templates of 

biological (anatomical and 

physiological) and/or behavioral 

characteristics that can be used for 

automated recognition, including, 

fingerprints, palm prints, facial images, 

iris images, DNA, and voice samples. 

Biographic information (such as name, 

date of birth, place of birth, height, 

weight, eye color, hair color, race, etc.) 

and contextual information (i.e., 

organization, telephone number, office 

symbol, security clearance, etc.) is also 

collected by the DoD military personnel 

during the enrollment process. The 

information collected and processed by 

DoD ABIS may be shared with, 

accessed, and leveraged by DoD 

partners, U.S. Government inter-agency 

and departmental stakeholders, and 

approved multi-national partners for 

intelligence, counterterrorism, military 

force protection, national security, and 

law enforcement purposes. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald 

Lucas. 

Dated: November 19, 2024. 

Stephanie J. Bost, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27403 Filed 11–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6001–fr–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DOD–2024–OS–0121] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 

(OUSD(P&R)), Department of Defense, 

(DoD). 

ACTION: 60-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

OUSD P&R 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, Regulatory Directorate, 

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 ODASD(MC&FP), Mr. 

Trevor Dean, 1500 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301, (703) 571–2359. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: DoD Mortuary Affairs Forms; 

DD Form(s) 0565, 3045, 3046, 3047, 

3048, 3049, 3050, 3116, 3122; OMB 

Control Number: 0704–0581. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 


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