2016-09995. Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY:

Office of the DoD Chief Information Officer, DoD.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the DoD Chief Information Officer announces a 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 the burden of 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 28, 2016.

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: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, 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 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 collections or to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, please contact the DoD's DIB Cybersecurity Activities Office: [phone], toll free [phone], located at 1550 Crystal Dr., Suite 1000-A, Arlington, VA 22202.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Associated Form; and OMB Number: DoD's Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity (CS) Program Point of Contact (POC) Information; OMB Control Number 0704-0490.

Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary to execute the voluntary Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity (CS) program. DoD will collect business points of contact (POC) information from all DIB CS program participants on a one-time basis, with updates as necessary, to facilitate communications and the sharing of share unclassified and classified cyber threat information.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.

Annual Burden Hours: 312.

Number of Respondents: 935.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 935.

Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondents are cleared defense contractors participating in DoD's DIB Cybersecurity program who voluntarily share cyber threat information with DoD. DoD estimates that no more than 10% of the total eligible population of cleared defense contractors will apply to the voluntary DIB Cybersecurity program resulting in 850 cleared defense contractors impacted annually. An additional 10% of the population or 85 contractors may provide updated points of contact for the program, as required. Having DIB participants share cyber threat information under the DIB CS program allows both DoD and DIB participants to better understand cyber threats, to better protect unclassified defense information, and increases cyber situational awareness of the overall threat landscape, while preserving the intellectual property and competitive capabilities of our national defense industrial base.

Dated: April 25, 2016.

Aaron Siegel,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.