Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Title, Form Number, and OMB Number: DoD Request for Personnel

Security Investigation; DD Form 1879; OMB Number 0704-0384.

Type of Request: Reinstatement.

Number of Respondents: 32,164.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 32,164.

Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 8,041.

Needs and Uses: The information is used to request Single Scope

Background Investigations (SSBIs), Expanded National Agency Checks

(ENACs), SSBI Periodic Reinvestigations (PRs), or Special Investigative

Inquiries (SIIs). It will accompany the Standard Form 85-P,

``Questionnaire for Public Trust Position,'' or Special Investigative

Inquiries (SIIs). It will accompany the Standard Form 85-P,

``Questionnaire for Public Trust Position,'' or Standard Form 85-P,

``questionnaire for National Security Position,'' which will be used by

the Defense Security Service for the purpose of conducting SSBIs,

ENACs, PRs, and SIIs. These provide the basis for determination of a

person's eligibility for access to classified information, appointment

to a sensitive position, assignment to duties that require a personnel

security or trustworthiness determination, continuing eligibility for

retention of a security clearance, or assignment to other sensitive

duties.

Affected Public: Individuals or householes; business or other for-

profit.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Edward C. Springer.

Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information

collection should be sent to Mr. Springer at the Office of Management

Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office

Building, Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal

should be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302.

Dated: June 8, 1999.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSB Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 99-14946 Filed 6-11-99; 8:45 am]

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