# Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
**AGENCY:**
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, DoD.
**ACTION:**
30-Day information collection notice.
**SUMMARY:**
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.
**DATES:**
Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 23, 2018.
**ADDRESSES:**
Comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be emailed to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, DoD Desk Officer, at *[email protected].* Please identify the proposed information collection by DoD Desk Officer, Docket ID number, and title of the information collection.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Fred Licari, 571-372-0493, or *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:* Defense User Registration System (DURS); OMB Control Number 0704-0546.
*Type of Request:* Extension.
*Number of Respondents:* 6,625.
*Responses per Respondent:* 1.
*Annual Responses:* 6,625.
*Average Burden per Response:* 0.2 hours.
*Annual Burden Hours:* 1,325 hours.
*Needs and Uses:* Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) requires all eligible users to be registered for access to DTIC's repository of access-controlled scientific and technical information documents. This system is called the Defense User Registration System, or DURS. The registration of a user enforces validation of an individual's identity, as well as that individual's persona ( *i.e.,* whether the individual is DoD, Federal government, or a contractor supporting the DoD or another federal agency) and that individual's authority to access limited and classified documents with distribution controls. A role-based environment based on a user's identification ensures security for DTIC's electronic information collection while the online systems increase availability of information to each user based on his or her mission needs.
*Affected Public:* Federal Government; Individuals or Households; Business or Other For-Profit; Not-For-Profit Institutions.
*Frequency:* On occasion.
*Respondent's Obligation:* Voluntary.
*OMB Desk Officer:* Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by Docket ID number and title, by the following method:
• *Federal eRulemaking Portal:**http://www.regulations.gov.* Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
*Instructions:* All submissions received must include the agency name, Docket ID 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.
*DOD Clearance Officer:* Mr. Frederick Licari.
Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Licari at *[email protected].*
Dated: October 19, 2018.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.