2018-11791. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request  

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    AGENCY:

    Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, DoD.

    ACTION:

    30-Day information collection notice.

    SUMMARY:

    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.

    DATES:

    Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 31, 2018.

    ADDRESSES:

    Comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be emailed to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, DoD Desk Officer, at oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Please identify the proposed information collection by DoD Desk Officer, Docket ID number, and title of the information collection.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Fred Licari, 571-372-0493, or whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS); OMB Control Number 0704-0496.

    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change.

    Number of Respondents: 22,225.

    Responses per Respondent: 45.

    Annual Responses: 1,000,125.

    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.

    Annual Burden Hours: 333,375 hours.

    Needs and Uses: This information collection is necessary as the JPAS system requires personal data collection to facilitate the initiation, investigation and adjudication of information relevant to DoD security clearances and employment suitability determinations for active duty military, civilian employees and contractors requiring such credentials. As a Personnel Security System it is the authoritative source for clearance information resulting in accesses determinations to sensitive/classified information and facilities.

    Affected Public: Individuals or households.

    Frequency: On occasion.

    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.

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    You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by Docket ID number and title, by the following method:

    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name, Docket ID 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.

    DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick Licari.

    Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Licari at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil.

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    Dated: May 29, 2018.

    Shelly E. Finke,

    Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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    [FR Doc. 2018-11791 Filed 5-31-18; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Published:
06/01/2018
Department:
Defense Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
30-Day information collection notice.
Document Number:
2018-11791
Dates:
Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 31, 2018.
Pages:
25443-25444 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket ID: DoD-2016-OS-0078
PDF File:
2018-11791.Pdf