SUBJECT: DoD Information Collections Manual: Procedures for DoD Internal Information Collections

(1) Is composed of two volumes, each containing its own purpose, and reissues DoD Manual (DoDM) 8910.1-M (Reference (a)). The purpose of the overall manual, in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5105.53 (Reference (b)), DoD Instruction (DoDI) 8910.01 (Reference (c)), and the Secretary of Defense memorandum (Reference (d)), is to provide guidance to collect information from the public, other federal agencies, or the OSD and DoD Components. (2) Provides guidance to Information Management Control Officers (IMCO) on the operation of their OSD and DoD Component information collection management programs; and provides the procedures to approve and license with a report control symbol (RCS) DoD internal information collections and approve DoD public information collections. b. Volume. This volume: (1) Updates the responsibilities and procedures for the approval and licensing of DoD internal information collections including information requested from other federal agencies by DoD (see the Glossary in this volume for the definition of DoD internal information collection)