82_FR_17484 82 FR 17416 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

82 FR 17416 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 68 (April 11, 2017)

Page Range17416-17417
FR Document2017-07177

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Army 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 82 Issue 68 (Tuesday, April 11, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17416-17417]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07177]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2014-0016]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Department of the Army 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

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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 June 12, 
2017.

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, 
Regulatory and Advisory Committee Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 
Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09B, 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 Director of 
Admissions, U.S. Military Academy, ATTN: Associate Director of 
Admissions--Support, 606 Thayer Road, West Point, NY 10996-1905, or 
call Department of the Army Reports Clearance Officer at (703) 428-
6440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Associated Form; and OMB Number: USMA Candidate Procedures; 
On-line Candidate Portal and USMA Form 5-518; OMB Control Number 0702-
0061.
    Needs and Uses: West Point candidates provide personal background 
information that allows the West Point Admissions Committee to make 
subjective judgements on non-academic experiences. Data are also used 
by West Point's Office of Institutional Research for correlation with 
success in graduation and military careers.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 17,933.
    Number of Respondents: 53,800.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 53,800.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 Minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The U.S. Military Academy (USMA) strives to motivate outstanding 
potential candidates to apply for admission to USMA. Once candidates 
are found, USMA collects information necessary to nurture them through 
successful completion of the application process.

    Dated: April 5, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2017-07177 Filed 4-10-17; 8:45 am]
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17416 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 68 / Tuesday, April 11, 2017 / Notices extension of approval of the collection guaranty in good faith that a product minutes (=0.3 hours) to respond to one of information. The Commission complies with an applicable CPSC records request per year; for a received no comments. Therefore, by flammability standard is not subject to total of 1.6 recordkeeping hours per firm publication of this notice, the criminal prosecution for a violation of (1 hour + .3 hours + .3 hours = 1.6 hours Commission announces that CPSC has the FFA resulting from the sale of any per firm). submitted to the OMB a request for product covered by the guaranty. The • Total Estimated Annual Burden extension of approval of that collection Commission uses the information Hours per Firm—100 hours estimated of information, without change. compiled and maintained by firms that annual testing time per firm + 1.6 DATES: Written comments on this issue these guaranties to help protect estimated annual recordkeeping hours request for extension of approval of the public from risks of injury or death per firm = 101.6 hours per firm. information collection requirements associated with flammable clothing and • Total Estimated Annual Industry should be submitted by May 11, 2017. fabrics and vinyl film intended for use Burden Hours—101.6 hours per firm × ADDRESSES: Submit comments about in clothing. In addition, the information 1,000 firms issuing guaranties = 101,600 this request by email: OIRA_ helps the Commission arrange industry burden hours. The total annual submission@omb.eop.gov or fax: 202– corrective actions if any products industry burden imposed by the 395–6881. Comments by mail should be covered by a guaranty fail to comply flammability standards for clothing sent to the Office of Information and with the applicable standard in a textiles and vinyl plastic film and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk manner that creates a substantial risk of enforcement regulations on Officer for the CPSC, Office of injury or death to the public. Section 8 manufacturers and importers of Management and Budget, Room 10235, of the FFA requires that a guaranty must garments, fabrics, and related materials 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC be based on ‘‘reasonable and is estimated to be about 101,600 hours 20503. In addition, written comments representative tests.’’ The testing and (101.6 hours per firm × 1,000 firms). that are sent to OMB also should be recordkeeping requirements by firms • Total Annual Industry Cost—The that issue guaranties are set forth under hourly wage for the testing and submitted electronically at http:// 16 CFR part 1610, subpart B, and 16 recordkeeping required by the standards www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CFR part 1611, subpart B. is approximately $66.19 (for CPSC–2009–0092. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For B. Burden management, professional, and related further information contact: Robert H. occupations in goods-producing The Commission estimates that industries, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Squibb, Consumer Product Safety approximately 1,000 firms issue Commission, 4330 East West Highway, June 2016), for an estimated annual cost guaranties. Although the Commission’s to the industry of approximately $6.7 Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504–7815, or records indicate that approximately 675 by email to: rsquibb@cpsc.gov. million (101,600 × $66.19 = $6,724,904). firms have filed continuing guaranties at SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC has the CPSC, staff believes additional Dated: April 6, 2017. submitted the following currently guarantees may be issued that are not Todd A. Stevenson, approved collection of information to filed with the Commission. Secretary, Consumer Product Safety OMB for extension. Accordingly, staff has estimated the Commission. A. Background number of firms upwards to account for [FR Doc. 2017–07237 Filed 4–10–17; 8:45 am] those guaranties. Staff estimated the BILLING CODE 6355–01–P The Commission has promulgated burden hours based on an estimate of several standards under section 4 of the the time for each firm to conduct Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA), 15 U.S.C. testing, issue guaranties, and to DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 1193, to prohibit the use of dangerously establish and maintain associated flammable textiles and related materials records. Department of the Army in wearing apparel. Clothing and fabrics • Burden Hours per Firm—An intended for use in clothing (except [Docket ID: USA–2014–0016] estimated 5 hours for testing per firm, children’s sleepwear in sizes 0 through using either the test and conditioning Proposed Collection; Comment 14) are subject to the Standard for the procedures in the regulations or Request Flammability of Clothing Textiles (16 alternate methods. Although many firms CFR part 1610). Clothing made from are exempt from testing to support AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. vinyl plastic film and vinyl plastic film guaranties under 16 CFR 1610.1(d), ACTION: Notice. intended for use in clothing (except CPSC staff does not know the children’s sleepwear in sizes 0 through proportion of those firms that are testing SUMMARY: In compliance with the 14) are subject to the Standard for the vs. those that are exempt. Thus, staff has Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Flammability of Vinyl Plastic Film (16 included testing for all firms in the Department of the Army announces a CFR part 1611). These standards burden estimates. proposed public information collection prescribe a test to ensure that articles of • Guaranties Issued per Firm—On and seeks public comment on the wearing apparel, and fabrics and film average, 20 new guaranties are issued provisions thereof. Comments are intended for use in wearing apparel, are per firm per year for new fabrics or invited on: Whether the proposed not dangerously flammable because of garments. collection of information is necessary rapid and intense burning. (Children’s • Estimated Annual Testing Time per for the proper performance of the sleepwear and fabrics and related Firm—100 hours per firm (5 hours for functions of the agency, including srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES materials intended for use in children’s testing × 20 guaranties issued = 100 whether the information shall have sleepwear in sizes 0 through 14 are hours per firm). practical utility; the accuracy of the subject to other, more stringent • Estimated Annual Recordkeeping agency’s estimate of the burden of the flammability standards codified at 16 per Firm—1 hour to create, record, and proposed information collection; ways CFR parts 1615 and 1616). enter test data into a computerized to enhance the quality, utility, and Section 8 of the FFA (15 U.S.C. 1197) dataset; 20 minutes (=0.3 hours) for clarity of the information to be provides that a person who receives a annual review/removal of records; 20 collected; and ways to minimize the VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:18 Apr 10, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11APN1.SGM 11APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 68 / Tuesday, April 11, 2017 / Notices 17417 burden of the information collection on Affected Public: Individuals or andrew.s.lunoff.mil@mail.mil, phone: respondents, including through the use Households. 571–256–9004. of automated collection techniques or Annual Burden Hours: 17,933. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: other forms of information technology. Number of Respondents: 53,800. Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting DATES: Consideration will be given to all Responses per Respondent: 1. is being held under the provisions of the comments received by June 12, 2017. Annual Responses: 53,800. Federal Advisory Committee Act of ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, Average Burden per Response: 20 1972 (FACA) (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as identified by docket number and title, Minutes. amended), the Government in the by any of the following methods: Frequency: On occasion. Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as The U.S. Military Academy (USMA) amended), and 41 CFR 102–3.150. The • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// strives to motivate outstanding potential Government-Industry Advisory Panel www.regulations.gov. Follow the candidates to apply for admission to will review sections 2320 and 2321 of instructions for submitting comments. USMA. Once candidates are found, title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.), • Mail: Department of Defense, Office USMA collects information necessary to regarding rights in technical data and of the Deputy Chief Management nurture them through successful the validation of proprietary data Officer, Directorate for Oversight and completion of the application process. restrictions and the regulations Compliance, Regulatory and Advisory Committee Division, 4800 Mark Center Dated: April 5, 2017. implementing such sections, for the Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09B, Aaron Siegel, purpose of ensuring that such statutory Alexandria, VA 22350–1700. Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison and regulatory requirements are best Instructions: All submissions received Officer, Department of Defense. structured to serve the interest of the must include the agency name, docket [FR Doc. 2017–07177 Filed 4–10–17; 8:45 am] taxpayers and the national defense. The number and title for this Federal BILLING CODE 5001–06–P scope of the panel is as follows: (1) Register document. The general policy Ensuring that the Department of Defense for comments and other submissions (DoD) does not pay more than once for from members of the public is to make DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE the same work, (2) Ensuring that the these submissions available for public DoD contractors are appropriately viewing on the Internet at http:// Office of the Secretary rewarded for their innovation and www.regulations.gov as they are invention, (3) Providing for cost- Government-Industry Advisory Panel; effective reprocurement, sustainment, received without change, including any Notice of Federal Advisory Committee modification, and upgrades to the DoD personal identifiers or contact Meeting systems, (4) Encouraging the private information. Any associated form(s) for this sector to invest in new products, AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of collection may be located within this technologies, and processes relevant to Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and same electronic docket and downloaded the missions of the DoD, and (5) Logistics), Department of Defense (DoD). for review/testing. Follow the Ensuring that the DoD has appropriate ACTION: Federal advisory committee access to innovative products, instructions at http:// meeting notice. www.regulations.gov for submitting technologies, and processes developed comments. Please submit comments on SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is by the private sector for commercial use. any given form identified by docket publishing this notice to announce the Agenda: This will be the fifteenth number, form number, and title. following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Government-Industry meeting of the Government-Industry Advisory Panel. The panel will cover FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To details of 10 U.S.C. 2320 and 2321, request more information on this Advisory Panel. This meeting is open to the public. begin understanding the implementing proposed information collection or to regulations and detail the necessary obtain a copy of the proposal and DATES: The meeting will be held from groups within the private sector and associated collection instruments, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday government to provide supporting please write to the Director of and Thursday, April 26 and 27, 2017. documentation for their review of these Admissions, U.S. Military Academy, Public registration will begin at 8:45 codes and regulations during follow-on ATTN: Associate Director of a.m. on each day. For entrance into the meetings. Agenda items for this meeting Admissions—Support, 606 Thayer meeting, you must meet the necessary will include the following: (1) Final Road, West Point, NY 10996–1905, or requirements for entrance into the review of tension point information call Department of the Army Reports Pentagon. For more detailed papers; (2) Rewrite FY17 NDAA 2320 Clearance Officer at (703) 428–6440. information, please see the following and 2321 language; (3) Review Report SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: link: http://www.pfpa.mil/access.html. Framework and Format for Publishing; Title: Associated Form; and OMB ADDRESSES: Pentagon Library, (4) Comment Adjudication & Planning Number: USMA Candidate Procedures; Washington Headquarters Services, for follow-on meeting. On-line Candidate Portal and USMA 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC Availability of Materials for the Form 5–518; OMB Control Number 20301–1155. The meeting room will be Meeting: A copy of the agenda or any 0702–0061. displayed on the information screen for updates to the agenda for the April 26– Needs and Uses: West Point both days. The Pentagon Library is 27 meeting will be available as candidates provide personal background located in the Pentagon Library and requested or at the following site: srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES information that allows the West Point Conference Center (PLC2) across the https://database.faca.gov/committee/ Admissions Committee to make Corridor 8 bridge. meetings.aspx?cid=2561. It will also be subjective judgements on non-academic FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LTC distributed upon request. experiences. Data are also used by West Andrew Lunoff, Office of the Assistant Minor changes to the agenda will be Point’s Office of Institutional Research Secretary of Defense (Acquisition), 3090 announced at the meeting. All materials for correlation with success in Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC will be posted to the FACA database graduation and military careers. 20301–3090, email: after the meeting. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:18 Apr 10, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11APN1.SGM 11APN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesConsideration will be given to all comments received by June 12, 2017.
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 Director of Admissions, U.S. Military Academy, ATTN: Associate Director of Admissions--Support, 606 Thayer Road, West Point, NY 10996-1905, or call Department of the Army Reports Clearance Officer at (703) 428- 6440.
FR Citation82 FR 17416 
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