# Proposed Collection; Comment Request
**AGENCY:**
Office of the Chief Management Officer (CMO), DoD.
**ACTION:**
Information collection notice.
**SUMMARY:**
In compliance with the *Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,* the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 October 23, 2018.
**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 Chief Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
*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 Pentagon Force Protection Agency, 5611 Columbia Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041, ATTN: Mark E. Ryan or email *[email protected]* .
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:* PFPA Recruitment, Medical, and Fitness Forms; PFPA Form 1400, PFPA Form 6040, PFPA Form 1407, PFPA Form 1410, PFPA Form 1408, PFPA Form 1409 and DA Form 4700; OMB Control Number 0704-XXXX.
*Needs and Uses:* This information collection is essential to PFPA and is used to make a determination of fitness for federal employment in the field of law enforcement. To that end, criminal, background and medical information is collected on the applicants.
**Information Being Collected From Applicants (PFPA Form 1400, PFPA Form 6040, and DA Form 4700)**
*Affected Public:* Individuals and Households.
*Annual Burden Hours:* 220.
*Number of Respondents:* 240.
*Responses per Respondent:* 3.
*Annual Responses:* 720.
*Average Burden per Response:* 18.33 minutes.
*Frequency:* As required.
**Information Being Collected From Former Supervisors (PFPA Form 1407 and PFPA Form 1410)**
*Affected Public:* Individuals and Households.
*Annual Burden Hours:* 240.
*Number of Respondents:* 1,920.
*Responses per Respondent:* 1.
*Annual Responses:* 1,920.
*Average Burden per Response:* 7.5 minutes.
*Frequency:* As required.
**Information Being Collected From References (PFPA Form 1409)**
*Affected Public:* Individuals and Households.
*Annual Burden Hours:* 160.
*Number of Respondents:* 960.
*Responses per Respondent:* 1.
*Annual Responses:* 960.
*Average Burden per Response:* 10 minutes.
*Frequency:* As required.
**Information Being Collected From Other Law Enforcement Agencies (PFPA Form 1408)**
*Affected Public:* Individuals and Households.
*Annual Burden Hours:* 20.
*Number of Respondents:* 240.
*Responses per Respondent:* 1.
*Annual Responses:* 240.
*Average Burden per Response:* 5 minutes.
*Frequency:* As required.
These forms collect information from applicants, former supervisors, character references and other law enforcement agencies that the applicants have applied to.
Dated: August 21, 2018.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.