[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 230 (Thursday, November 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71176-71177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28865]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID DoD-2012-HA-0149]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: TRICARE Management Activity, Office of Administration,
Personnel Security Division.
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 Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Health Affairs 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 January
28, 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, East Tower, 2nd floor, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-
3100.
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.
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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: TRICARE Management
Activity (TMA), Office of Administration, Personnel Security Division,
ATTN: Chief, Personnel Security Division, 5111 Leesburg Pike, Skyline
5, Suite 810, Falls Church, VA 22041-3206 or call TMA, Office of
Administration, Personnel Security Division, at 703-681-8707.
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: TMA Personnel Security
Division Case Management System; OMB Control Number 0720-TBD.
Needs and Uses: The electronic information collection requirement
is necessary to improve the current method of maintaining and recording
the background investigation and security clearance status of TRICARE
Management Activity contractor personnel who require access to TMA/DoD
Information Technology resource and network systems, in accordance with
Homeland Security Policy Directive-12 (HSPD-12), Policy for a Common
Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors;
Executive Order 10450, Security Requirements for Government Employment;
Executive Order 12968, Access to Classified Information and Background
Investigations Standards; DoD 5200.2R, Personnel Security Program;
Directive Type Memorandum 08-006, DoD Implementation of HSPD-12;
Memorandum, May 18, 2009, DoD Implementation and Transition to the OPM
eQIP; and Memorandum, September 9, 2009, TMA Implementation and
Transition to the eQIP.
Affected Public: Federal personnel and/or Federal contractors.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,500.
Number of Respondents: 2,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes.
Frequency: Annual.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
TRICARE Management Activity (TMA), Office of Administration,
Personnel Security Division (PSD) routinely obtains and records
personnel security background investigation information as a basis for
determining suitability for Homeland Security Policy Directive (HSPD)-
12 credentialing of TMA contractor personnel that require access to
TMA/DoD Information Technology (IT) resources and network systems.
TMA's HSPD-12 credential is known as the Common Access Card (CAC). The
PSD makes interim determinations for issuance of the CAC for TMA
contractor personnel who currently do not have the required background
investigation, but do have a favorable Federal Bureau of Investigations
(FBI) fingerprint report and/or favorable Advance National Agency Check
(NAC), and a scheduled background investigation with the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM). TMA PSD routinely maintains a record of
background investigations requested from the Office of Personnel
Management, Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing
(eQIP) system, and security clearance status of TMA contractors who
require an approval before having access to TMA/DoD Information
Technology (IT) resources and network systems or to sensitive data. The
electronic information collection system will reduce the level of work
and time involved for determining the status of returning contractors
and approving CAC renewals.
Dated: November 26, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-28865 Filed 11-28-12; 8:45 am]
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