80 FR 61394 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 197 (October 13, 2015)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 197 (Tuesday, October 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 61394]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25843]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2014-OS-0042]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
Readiness), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) 
announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public 
comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
information collection on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by December 
14, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory 
and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
9010.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the 
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information. Any 
associated form(s) for this collection may be located within this same 
electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow the 
instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), Department of 
Defense Education Activity (Human Resources Regional Center), ATTN: 
Patti Ross, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350 or call (571) 
372-0787.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Department of Defense 
Dependents Schools (DoDDS) Employment Opportunities for Educators; 
DoDEA Forms 5010, 5011, and 5013; OMB Control Number 0704-0370.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain information on prospective applicants for educator positions 
with the Department of Defense Dependents Schools. The information is 
used to verify employment history of educator applicants and to 
determine creditable previous experience for pay-setting purposes on 
candidates selected for positions. In addition, the information is used 
to ensure that those individuals selected for employment with the 
Department of Defense Dependents Schools possess the abilities which 
give promise of outstanding success under the unusual circumstances 
they will find working abroad. Completion of all forms is entirely 
voluntary.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 22,500.
    Number of Respondents: 54,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 54,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 25 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The primary objective of the information collection is to screen 
applicants for educational qualification and employment eligibility, to 
obtain pertinent evaluation information about an applicant to assist 
management in making a hiring decision, and to obtain applicant consent 
to obtain personal information from former employers about applicants' 
employment. The forms associated with this data collection include: (1) 
Department of Defense Dependents Schools Supplemental Application for 
Overseas Employment (DoDEA Form 5010). The primary objective of this 
voluntary form is to ascertain applicants' eligibility for educator 
positions. (2) Department of Defense Dependents Schools Professional 
Evaluation (DoDEA Form 5011). This form is provided to officials who 
served in managerial and supervisory positions above the applicant as a 
means of verifying abilities and qualifications of applicants for 
educator positions. (3) Department of Defense Dependents Schools 
Verification of Professional Educator Employment for Salary Rating 
Purposes (DoDEA Form 5013). The purpose of this voluntary form is to 
verify employment history of educator applicants and to determine 
creditable previous experience for pay-setting purposes. The paper 
forms and electronic data systems containing the sponsor and dependent 
personally identifying information are secured in accordance with the 
requirements of Federal law and implementing DoD regulations.

    Dated: October 6, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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