# Proposed Collection; Comment Request
**AGENCY:**
Office of the Secretary of Defense, DoD.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
In compliance with the *Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,* the Defense Security Service (DSS) 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 December 8, 2015.
**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 Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO), 2780 Airport Drive, Suite 400, Columbus, OH 43219-2268, or call DISCO at (614) 827-1530/1528.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:* Personnel Security Clearance Change Notification; NISCO Form 562; OMB Control Number 0704-0418.
*Needs and Uses:* DISCO Form 562 is used by contractors participating in the National Industrial Security Program to report various changes in employee personnel clearance status or identification information, *e.g.,* reinstatements, conversions, terminations, changes in name or other previously submitted information.
*Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions.
*Annual Burden Hours:* 45,816 hours.
*Number of Respondents:* 11,454.
*Responses per Respondent:* 20.
*Annual Responses:* 229,080.
*Average Burden per Response:* 12 minutes.
*Frequency:* On occasion.
The execution of the DISCO Form 562 is a factor in making a determination as to whether a contractor employee is eligible to have a security clearance. These requirements are necessary in order to preserve and maintain the security of the United States through establishing standards to prevent the improper disclosure of classified information.
Dated: October 5, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.