LEOSA

AUTHORITY: 10 U.S.C. 5013 Secretary of the Navy; 10 U.S.C. 5041 Headquarters, Marine Corps function, composition; 18 U.S.C. 922 Unlawful Acts; 18 U.S.C. 926B and 926C Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement officers; DoD Instruction 5525.12 Implementation of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (LEOSA); and E.O.9397 (SSN), as amended. SORN NM05580-2, Security Incident System:
http://dpcld.defense.gov/Privacy/SORNsIndex/DOD-wide-SORN-Article-View/Article/570445/nm05580-2/

PURPOSE: To determine eligibility of requesters and process applications for DON law-enforcement credentials. The applicant's Social Security Number is solicited solely for the purpose of validating identity.

ROUTINE USE(S): Information will be disclosed to law enforcement authorities and administrative support staff assigned to the issuing agency with a need to know in order to verify Title 18, Section 926B and 926C eligibility requirements and process applications. Additionally, the answers and any information resulting therefrom may be disclosed for use in a criminal or administrative proceeding if the applicant knowingly and willfully provided false statements or information.

DISCLOSURE: Voluntary. However, applicants that fail to provide the requested information will be denied issuance of DON law-enforcement credentials.

The public reporting burden for this collection of information, OMB 0703-0067,(AAKM), “Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act (LEOSA) Credentialing Program, is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or burden reduction suggestions to the Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number.