# Proposed Collection; Comment Request
**AGENCY:**
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, Department of Defense (DoD).
**ACTION:**
Information collection notice.
**SUMMARY:**
In compliance with the *Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,* the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency 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 25, 2021.
**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:* DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the docket listed above.
*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 Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, 27130 Telegraph Road, Quantico, VA 22134, ATTN: Mr. Matthew Kitzman, or call 571-305-6042.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:* Certificate Pertaining to Foreign Interest; SF328; OMB Control Number 0704-0579.
*Needs and Uses:* Completion of the SF 328 and submission of supporting documentation ( *e.g.,* company or entity charter documents, board meeting minutes, stock or securities information, descriptions of organizational structures, contracts, sales, leases and/or loan agreements and revenue documents, annual reports and income statements, etc.) is part of the eligibility determination for access to classified information and/or issuance of a Facility Clearance.
*Affected Public:* Business or other for profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
*Annual Burden Hours:* 2,243.5.
*Number of Respondents:* 1,923.
*Responses per Respondent:* 1.
*Annual Responses:* 1,923.
*Average Burden per Response:* 70 minutes.
*Frequency:* On Occasion.
Dated: August 18, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.