# 2026-22439: Army Wants Feedback on Base-Entry System Used by 1.5 Million

2026-22439, Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, is a Federal Register notice from Defense Department, Army Department published 2026-11-04, effective Consideration will be given to all comments received by December 4, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22439
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22439
- Title: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Defense Department; Army Department
- Citation: 91 FR 69551
- Published: 2026-11-04
- Effective: Consideration will be given to all comments received by December 4, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-12-04
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-06

## In one line

Army Wants Feedback on Base-Entry System Used by 1.5 Million

## Summary

The Department of Defense is updating how it collects info from people who want to enter Army bases, like visitors, contractors, and service members. They’re asking for public feedback by December 4, 2026, to improve the Automated Installation Entry system, which includes both online and in-person registration. This update affects over 1.5 million annual users and aims to keep base access safe and smooth without adding extra time or cost.

## Abstract

The Department of Defense (referred to herein as "the Department", "Department of War" or "DoW") has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

## Effects PRIA read

- Army collects personal and biometric data: cost, low. The Army’s Automated Installation Entry (AIE) system collects personally identifiable information from people who request access to Army installations, including visitors, contractors, service members, dependents, retirees, and civilian employees. Information collected may include identifying and c…
- Short time burden to register (about 2 minutes): cost, low. If you register to enter an Army installation, each AIE registration takes about 2 minutes on average. The notice reports 1,532,796 annual responses and a total annual burden of 51,094 hours across in-person and online registrations.
- AIE vetting can grant or deny base access: cost, medium. The Army uses information from the AIE system to verify identity, authenticate credentials, vet against government data sources and access-denial lists, determine fitness for installation access, and to issue, manage, or deny local access credentials or visitor passes. This process is used to prote…
- Multiple ways to register (online, kiosks, in-person): benefit, low. You can provide AIE information through an online visitor-registration portal, at a Visitor Control Center, through self-service kiosks, or by authorized personnel at an installation access-control point. The notice describes separate respondent counts for in-person (1,016,570 respondents) and onli…

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## Sources
- [2026-22439 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/04/2026-22439/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request)
- [2026-22439 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-04/pdf/2026-22439.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22439 (as of 2026-11-06).