80_FR_72007 80 FR 71786 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

80 FR 71786 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 221 (November 17, 2015)

Page Range71786-71786
FR Document2015-29197

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology and Logistics 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 Issue 221 (Tuesday, November 17, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 221 (Tuesday, November 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 71786]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29197]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2015-OS-0128]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology and Logistics, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology 
and Logistics 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 January 
19, 2016.

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 STEM Program 
Office, Mark Center, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Room 17C08, Alexandria, 
Virginia 22350-3600, ATTN: Karen Saunders or call STEM Program Office, 
at 571 2372 6542.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: SMART Program Documents, 
OMB Control Number 0704-0446.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is a 
statutory and functional necessary to administer the SMART scholarship 
program. The SMART Program requires a competitive application process. 
All awardees must be U.S. citizens at the time of application, 18 years 
or older as of 1 August 2015, able to participate in summer internships 
at DoD laboratories, willing to accept post-graduation employment with 
the DoD, be a current college student in good standing with a minimum 
GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (as calculated by the SMART application), 
pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in one of the 19 program 
funded disciplines, and eligible to obtain and maintain a secret level 
security clearance.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 420,000.
    Number of Respondents: 2,800.
    Responses per Respondent: 6.
    Annual Responses: 16,800.
    Average Burden per Response: 25 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents are college students or current Department of Defense 
(DoD) employees who provide academic information to the SMART Program 
Office. The application is an on line form requesting academic merit, 
and compatibility with DoD workforce needs. The information collected 
consists of applications submitted by members of the general public and 
current DoD personnel who actively choose to become involved in SMART 
and thus become subject to information collection. The applications 
include information on academic records, community and volunteer 
activities, letters of recommendations from faculty and community 
leaders, a list of publications, work experience, certification of 
citizenship and personal contact information. All this information is 
necessary to evaluate and rank each candidate's credentials for 
awarding scholarships and determining whether the candidate meets 
specific DoD facility workforce needs. Having qualified candidates 
provide academic and work force compatibility with the mission of the 
DoD is essential in maintaining a STEM work for DoD Laboratories.

    Dated: November 10, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-29197 Filed 11-16-15; 8:45 am]
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71786 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 221 / Tuesday, November 17, 2015 / Notices Frequency: On occasion. the proposed collection of information SMART Program requires a competitive Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. is necessary for the proper performance application process. All awardees must OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet of the functions of the agency, including be U.S. citizens at the time of Seehra. whether the information shall have application, 18 years or older as of 1 Comments and recommendations on practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the August 2015, able to participate in the proposed information collection agency’s estimate of the burden of the summer internships at DoD laboratories, should be emailed to Ms. Jasmeet proposed information collection; (c) willing to accept post-graduation Seehra, DoD Desk Officer, at Oira_ ways to enhance the quality, utility, and employment with the DoD, be a current submission@omb.eop.gov. Please clarity of the information to be identify the proposed information college student in good standing with a collected; and (d) ways to minimize the minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (as collection by DoD Desk Officer and the burden of the information collection on Docket ID number and title of the calculated by the SMART application), respondents, including through the use pursuing an undergraduate or graduate information collection. of automated collection techniques or You may also submit comments and degree in one of the 19 program funded other forms of information technology. recommendations, identified by Docket disciplines, and eligible to obtain and DATES: Consideration will be given to all ID number and title, by the following maintain a secret level security comments received by January 19, 2016. method: clearance. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and title, Affected Public: Individuals or www.regulations.gov. Follow the households. instructions for submitting comments. by any of the following methods: Instructions: All submissions received • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Annual Burden Hours: 420,000. must include the agency name, Docket www.regulations.gov. Follow the Number of Respondents: 2,800. ID number and title for this Federal instructions for submitting comments. Register document. The general policy • Mail: Department of Defense, Office Responses per Respondent: 6. for comments and other submissions of the Deputy Chief Management Annual Responses: 16,800. from members of the public is to make Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Average Burden per Response: 25 these submissions available for public Compliance, Regulatory and Audit hours. viewing on the Internet at http:// Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–9010. Frequency: On occasion. www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any Instructions: All submissions received Respondents are college students or personal identifiers or contact must include the agency name, docket current Department of Defense (DoD) information. number and title for this Federal employees who provide academic DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick Register document. The general policy information to the SMART Program Licari. for comments and other submissions Office. The application is an on line Written requests for copies of the from members of the public is to make form requesting academic merit, and information collection proposal should these submissions available for public compatibility with DoD workforce be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD viewing on the Internet at http:// needs. The information collected Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center www.regulations.gov as they are consists of applications submitted by Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, received without change, including any members of the general public and Alexandria, VA 22350–3100. personal identifiers or contact information. current DoD personnel who actively Dated: November 10, 2015. Any associated form(s) for this choose to become involved in SMART Aaron Siegel, collection may be located within this and thus become subject to information Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison same electronic docket and downloaded collection. The applications include Officer, Department of Defense. for review/testing. Follow the information on academic records, [FR Doc. 2015–29201 Filed 11–16–15; 8:45 am] instructions at http:// community and volunteer activities, BILLING CODE 5001–06–P www.regulations.gov for submitting letters of recommendations from faculty comments. Please submit comments on and community leaders, a list of any given form identified by docket publications, work experience, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE number, form number, and title. certification of citizenship and personal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To contact information. All this Office of the Secretary request more information on this information is necessary to evaluate and [Docket ID DoD–2015–OS–0128] proposed information collection or to rank each candidate’s credentials for obtain a copy of the proposal and awarding scholarships and determining Proposed Collection; Comment associated collection instruments, whether the candidate meets specific Request please write to the STEM Program DoD facility workforce needs. Having AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Office, Mark Center, 4800 Mark Center qualified candidates provide academic Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Drive, Room 17C08, Alexandria, and work force compatibility with the Technology and Logistics, DoD. Virginia 22350–3600, ATTN: Karen mission of the DoD is essential in ACTION: Notice. Saunders or call STEM Program Office, maintaining a STEM work for DoD at 571 2372 6542. Laboratories. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: In compliance with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Dated: November 10, 2015. Title; Associated Form; and OMB Office of the Assistant Secretary of Number: SMART Program Documents, Aaron Siegel, Defense for Acquisition Technology and OMB Control Number 0704–0446. Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Logistics announces a proposed public Needs and Uses: The information Officer, Department of Defense. information collection and seeks public collection requirement is a statutory and [FR Doc. 2015–29197 Filed 11–16–15; 8:45 am] comment on the provisions thereof. functional necessary to administer the BILLING CODE 5001–06–P Comments are invited on: (a) Whether SMART scholarship program. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesConsideration will be given to all comments received by January 19, 2016.
ContactTo request more information on this proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, please write to the STEM Program Office, Mark Center, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Room 17C08, Alexandria, Virginia 22350-3600, ATTN: Karen Saunders or call STEM Program Office, at 571 2372 6542.
FR Citation80 FR 71786 
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