Implementation Plan: Implementation/Monitoring Plan not required. The Redstone Arsenal Support Activity is the waiver proponent.

POC for the Approval Authority: Cheryl A. Wise, DSN 788-2818

AR 190-51, PARAGRAPH D-4

1. WAIVER APPROVAL AUTHORITY: Secretary of the Army Memorandum, 14 Aug 95, subject: Revised Waiver Authority for Army Reinvention Centers and Laboratories.

2. DIRECTIVE WAIVED: AR 190-51, Paragraph D-4.

3. UNIT/ACTIVITY AFFECTED: The U. S. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL.

4. REASON FOR WAIVER: The cited regulation states that a tumbler-type locking device will be used on key depositories. The Sargent and Greenleaf (S&G) Model 8077A combination padlock is classified as a wheel-type combination padlock. The S&G Model 8077A is available through the General Services Administration Federal Supply Service and is specifically intended for low security use. As such, this padlock offers a comparable level of security as a tumbler-type locking device. The AR also states key depositories will be located inside. The purpose of a key depository mounted outside in a sheltered area, is different from the intended use in the Army Regulation. To gain entrance into a building, numerous employees would need a key. A key depository mounted outside would house only one key, therefore, reducing the chance of keys being lost. Presently, if a person loses a key or leaves without turning it in, the lock and all issued keys must be changed. Using the depository would reduce that cost to simply changing the combination on the lock in the event an employee leaves. There are approximately 172 Sargent and Greenleaf combination padlocks on key depositories which will have to be changed.

5. EXPECTED BENEFITS: Approval has precluded the replacement of current wheel-type combination padlocks (S&G) resulting in savings of replacement cost, cost of new depositories being permanently affixed to a wall, and administrative cost to procure new items. This waiver does not compromise security of unclassified Army property or key depository as the combination padlocks wheel-type (S&G) in use are comparable to the stated tumbler-type combination padlocks.

6. RISK MANAGEMENT: Low risk because the security of unclassified Army property is in no way compromised by the continued use of the Sargent and Greenleaf wheel-type padlocks currently in place. Locks should be considered as delay devices only, since any lock can be defeated by expert manipulation or force.

7. MEASURE OF SUCCESS: The savings of funds and man-hours will be the greatest measure of success of this waiver. The dollar value of savings can be estimated at $23,111 at this time.

8. EFFECTIVE DATE AN DURATION OF WAIVER: The effective date is 21 May 96 and remains in effect for two years or until rescinded.