[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 229 (Thursday, November 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 67596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5859]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOD-2007-OS-0128]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
Readiness), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel 
and Readiness) announces the following proposed 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 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 January 
28, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    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 http://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 instructions, please write to the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), Defense Manpower 
Data Center, Attn: LCDR Shenae Morrow, 400 Gigling Road, Seaside, CA 
93955.
    Title and OMB Control Number: Application for Department of Defense 
Access Card--Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) 
Enrollment; OMB Control Number 0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is needed 
to obtain the necessary data to verify eligibility for a Department of 
Defense physical access card for personnel who are not entitled to a 
Common Access Card or other approved DoD identification card. The 
information is used to establish eligibility for the physical access to 
a DoD installation or facility, detect fraudulent identification cards, 
provide physical access and population demographic reports, provide law 
enforcement data, and in some cases provide anti-terrorism screening.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 50,000.
    Number of Respondents: 300,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    DoD Directive 1000.25 DoD Personnel Identity Protection (PIP) 
Program, July 2004, establishes policy for the implementation and 
operation of the PIP Program, to include use of DoD identity 
credentials and operation of the Defense Biometric Identification 
System (DBIDS). The DBIDS is a force protection tool of the law 
enforcement community, utilizing a centralized, rules-based, identity 
management and access verification system. Consistent with guidance 
contained in DoD Regulation 5200.08, Physical Security Program, April 
2007, DBIDS will produce an identification card that will aid security 
personnel in identifying, controlling, and accounting for non-DoD 
personnel entering military installations.

    Dated: November 15, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-5859 Filed 11-28-07; 8:45 am]
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