DoD Information Collections

Stage 1: Requirement Determination and Initiation

• 1 A. Review Documents for Internal Information Collection Requirements
• 1 B. AO, IMCO, and OIM adjudicate any questions or comments
• 1 C. IMCO creates a new Pending Internal Collection Workflow

Stage 2: Completing the Cost Estimate / CAPE

• 2 A. AO Completes a Cost Estimate Summary on the CAPE website
• 2 B. AO Inputs the Cost Information into the IC System

Stage 3: Package Preparation and Obtaining Mandatory Coordinators' Approval

• 3 A. AO Prepares Coordination Package (includes prescribing document, Justification Statement, Collection Instrument, and Cost Estimate)
• 3 B. IMCO Reviews Package and Confirms the Mandatory Coordinators Required
• 3 C. AO Obtains and Uploads Mandatory Coordinators’ Approval

Stage 4: Obtaining Respondent Coordination

• 4 A. AO Generates Summary Sheet (new package document) and sends to Required Requesting Component Official for Signature
• 4 B. AO Uploads the Required Requesting Component Official’s Approval and Identifies the Responding Coordination Start Date to the IC System
• 4 C. AO Obtains and Uploads Respondent Coordination Concurrences
• 4 D. IMCO reviews the Completed Package and sends to OIM for review

Stage 5: OIM Review and Licensing

• 5 A. OIM Analyst Reviews Package (also adjudicates questions / comments with AO and / or IMCO if necessary)
• 5 B. DoD IC Officer Approves Collection
• 5 C. OIM Generates Report Control Symbol (RCS), activates the license to the Active Internal Collection List, and Notifies AO & IMCO