81 FR 38693 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 114 (June 14, 2016)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the General Counsel, Standards of Conduct Office, announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 81, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38693-38694]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13958]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2016-OS-0073]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, Standards of Conduct Office, 
DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the General Counsel, Standards of Conduct Office, announces a 
proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the 
provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
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 August 
15, 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 for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    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 
General Counsel, ATTN: Standards of Conduct Office (Mr. Green), 1600 
Defense Pentagon, Suite 3E783, Washington, DC 20301-1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Post Government Employment 
Advice Opinion Request; DD Form 2945; OMB Control Number 0704-0467.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain minimal information on which to base an opinion about post 
Government employment of select former and departing DoD employees 
seeking to work for Defense Contractors within two years after leaving 
DoD. The departing or former DoD employee uses the form to organize and 
provide employment-related information to an ethics official who will 
use the information to render an advisory opinion to the employee 
requesting the opinion. The National Defense Authorization of Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008, Public Law 110-181, section 847, requires that select 
DoD officials and former DoD officials who, within two years after 
leaving DoD, expect to receive compensation from a DoD Contractor, 
shall, before accepting such compensation, request a written opinion 
regarding the applicability of post-employment restrictions to 
activities that the official or former official may undertake on behalf 
of a contractor.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 250.
    Number of Respondents: 250.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 250.
    Average Burden per Response: 60 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Public 
Law 110-181, section 847, requires that select DoD officials and former 
DoD officials who, within two years after leaving DoD, expects to 
receive compensation from a DoD contractor, shall, before accepting 
such compensation, request a written opinion regarding the 
applicability of post-employment restrictions to activities that the 
official or former official may undertake on behalf of a contractor.
    The departing or former DoD employee uses the form to organize and 
provide employment-related information to an ethics official who will 
use the information to provide an

[[Page 38694]]

opinion to the employee on the applicability of post-Government 
employment restrictions. The information requested is employment-
related and identifying information about the person requesting the 
opinion.

    Dated: June 8, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-13958 Filed 6-13-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 5001-06-P