[Federal Register: January 26, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 17)]
[Notices]
[Page 3797-3798]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[No. DOD-2007-OS-0003]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and
Readiness), DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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 a proposed extension of a
previously approved 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 March
27, 2007.
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, 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 instruments, please write to the Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), ODUSD (PI)/
Defense Human Resources Activity, ATTN: Ms. Heidi Boyd, 4040 Fairfax
Boulevard, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22201, or call (703) 696-1074.
Title and OMB Control Number: Application for Department of Defense
Common Access Card--DEERS Enrollment, DD Form 1172-2, OMB Number 0704-
0415.
Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is needed
to obtain the necessary data to establish a record in the Defense
Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) for individuals not
pre-enrolled in the DEERS, and to maintain a centralized database of
individuals eligible for a DoD identification card. This information is
used to establish eligibility for the DoD Common Access Card (CAC) for
individuals that are either employed by or associated with the
Department of Defense. The information also provides a source of data
for demographic reports.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Burden Hours: 300,000.
Number of Respondents: 500,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Summary of Information Collected: The DD Form 1172-2, Application
for Department of Defense Common Access Card--DEERS Enrollment, the
form associated with this information collection, is used to collect
relevant data (e.g., name, identifying information, employment status,
citizenship) from the respondent. The data collected establish
eligibility for the appropriate DoD Common Access Card for those
individuals not pre-enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility
Reporting System (DEERS).
The Homeland Security Presidential Directive--12 (HSPD-12), dated
August 27, 2004, directed the promulgation of a Federal standard for
secure and reliable forms of identification for Federal Employees and
contractors that will be interoperable among the Federal departments
and agencies. The Department of Defense is in the process of adjusting
the Common Access Card (CAC) program so that it meets the requirements
of HSPD-12.
HSPD-12 mandates smart card technology and supports the use of
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to make access control decisions for
both logical access to computer systems and physical access to federal
facilities. PKI is a key and certificate management infrastructure
designed to support confidentiality, integrity, availability,
authorization, and access control for both computer networks and
physical access. Public Law 106-65, Section 373, codified at 10 United
States Code annotated, ``other provisions,'' directs the Department to
develop and implement a Smart Card program. The Deputy Secretary of
Defense memorandum, dated November 10, 1999, ``Smart Card Adoption and
Implementation,'' directs the implementation of smart card technology
as a Department-wide Common Access Card (CAC) that shall be: The
standard ID card for active duty military personnel (to include the
Selected Reserve); DoD civilian employees, eligible contractor
personnel and other eligible personnel; the principal card used to
enable physical access to buildings and controlled spaces; and will be
used to gain access to the Department's computer networks and systems.
The Deputy Secretary directs the CAC shall be issued and maintained
using the infrastructure provided by the Defense Enrollment Eligibility
Reporting System and the Real-time Automated Personnel Identification
System (RAPIDS).
Individuals included in this information collection are eligible
contractor employees, eligible, foreign national personnel and other
eligible individuals outside of the DoD. Personnel included in this
information collection are considered to be eligible for a CAC if they
require logical access to DoD computer systems, are eligible for DoD
benefits and entitlements,
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require physical access to multiple DoD facilities or require access to
multiple Federal agencies in compliance with the Homeland Security
Presidential Directive--12 (HSPD-12).
Dated: January 18, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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