Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY:

Consolidated Adjudications Facility, DoD.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the DoD Consolidated Adjudications Facility Privacy Act Office 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 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 29, 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, Regulatory and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-9010.

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 collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, please write to the Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility, Attn: E. A. Foster, Fort George Meade, Maryland 20755, or call the DoD CAF Privacy Act Office, at 301-833-3790.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: DoD Consolidations Facility Request for Records; OMB Control Number 0704-XXXX.

Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary to ensure needed information is collected to positively identify individuals who request records regarding themselves that are maintained by the DoD Consolidated Adjudications Facility. These records will also be used in any Privacy Act appeals or related litigation. The Law Enforcement, Congressional Inquiries, Department of Justice for Litigation, National Archives and Records Administration, and Data Breach Remediation, and Routine Uses found at http://dpcld.defense.gov/Privacy/SORNsIndex/BlanketRoutineUses.aspx. The DoD Consolidated Adjudications Facility Request for Records form will also be used to refer records under the release authority of another Federal Agency.

Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

Annual Burden Hours: 10.

Number of Respondents: 120.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 120.

Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondents are DoD Consolidated Adjudications Facility employees who collect records maintained in available databases, based on information provided on the DoD Consolidated Adjudications Facility Request for Records form by the requester. The completed form is included in the Privacy Act case file, and documents the validity of the request and the records provided for anyone reviewing the case file. If the form is not included in the case file, individuals reviewing the file cannot be readily assured of the records requested or that the requester provided all the required elements of a Privacy Act request.