21116 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 68 / Tuesday, April 9, 2013 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DOD–2013–OS–0080] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Defense Security Service, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense 

Security Service (DSS) announces the 

proposed extension of a public 

information collection and seeks public 

comment on the provisions thereof. 

Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) 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 June 10, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

2nd Floor, East Tower, Suite 02G09, 

Alexandria, VA 22350–3100. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include 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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

Any associated form(s) for this 

collection may be located within this 

same electronic docket and downloaded 

for review/testing. Follow the 

instructions at http:// 

www.regulations.gov for submitting 

comments. Please submit comments on 

any given form identified by docket 

number, form number, and title. 

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: Defense Security 

Service, ISFO, ATTN: Ms. Sharon 

Bickmore, Russell-Knox Building, 27130 

Telegraph Road, Quantico, VA 22134– 

2253, or call Defense Security Service at 

(571) 305–6620. 

Title, Associated Form, and OMB 

Number: Voice of Industry Survey, OMB 

Control Number 0704–0472. 

Needs and Uses: Executive Order 

12829, ‘‘National Industrial Security 

Program (NISP)’’ Section 202(a) 

stipulates that the Secretary of Defense 

shall serve as the Executive Agent for 

inspecting and monitoring the 

contractors, licensees, and grantees who 

require or will require access to or who 

store or will store classified information; 

and for determining the eligibility for 

access to classified information of 

contractors, licensees, and grantees and 

their respective employees. The 

Executive Agent has the authority to 

issue, after consultation with affected 

agencies, standard forms or other 

standardization that will promote the 

implementation of the NISP. 

Department of Defense Directive 

5105.42, ‘‘Defense Security Service,’’ 

dated August 3, 2010, delineates the 

mission, functions, and responsibilities 

of DSS. DSS functions and 

responsibilities include the 

administration and implementation of 

the Defense portion of the NISP. 

This survey will provide feedback on 

how DSS is performing with respect to 

the administration and implementation 

of the NISP. Participation in the survey 

is strictly voluntary. 

Affected Public: Contractors, 

licensees, and grantees in the NISP 

under DSS cognizance. 

Annual Burden Hours: 6,119. 

Number of Respondents: 12,238. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Frequency: Annually. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

This collection of information 

requests the assistance of the facility 

security officer (FSO) or senior 

management official to provide feedback 

as to how DSS is doing with respect to 

the administration and implementation 

of the NISP. The survey will be 

distributed electronically via a webbased, commercial survey tool. 

Dated: April 2, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2013–08185 Filed 4–8–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Superior Supplier Incentive Program 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed policy letter. 

SUMMARY: The Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of the Navy, Acquisition and 

Procurement (DASN (AP)), is soliciting 

comments that the Department of the 

Navy (DoN) may use in drafting a policy 

that will establish a Superior Supplier 

Incentive Program (SSIP). Under the 

SSIP, contractors that have 

demonstrated exemplary performance at 

the business unit level in the areas of 

cost, schedule, performance, quality, 

and business relations would be granted 

Superior Supplier Status (SSS). 

Contractors that achieve SSS could 

receive more favorable contract terms 

and conditions in DoN contracts. In 

addition to recognition of SSS at the 

business unit level, multi-business unit 

corporations, that have several business 

units which attain SSS, may receive 

additional recognition by the DoN at the 

corporate level. This additional 

corporate recognition will not result in 

the receipt of more favorable contract 

terms and conditions in DoN contracts, 

but may result in the use of more 

favorable business practices by the DoN 

in its relations at the corporate level. 

Upon approval of the policy by the 

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 

Research, Development and 

Acquisition, DoN will initiate the pilot 

phase of the SSIP. 

The SSIP pilot is a revision of DoN’s 

previous initiative to recognize superior 

performance. This initiative was known 

as the Preferred Supplier Program (PSP). 

DoN published a previous notice of 

proposed policy letter on May 14, 2010. 

DATES: DoN invites interested parties 

from both the public and private sectors 

to provide comments to be considered 

in the formulation of the final policy 

letter. In particular, DoN encourages 

respondents to offer their views as 

discussed below, in Section C, 

‘‘Solicitation of Public Comment.’’ 

Interested parties should submit 

comments, in writing, to the address 

below, on or before May 3, 2013. 


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