83 FR 22964 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 96 (May 17, 2018)

Page Range		22964-22965
FR Document		2018-10525

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Air Force 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

[Docket ID: USAF-2018-HQ-0002]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, DoD.

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Department of the Air Force 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 July 16, 
2018.

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 Chief Management 
Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, 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.

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 Air Force Office 
of Scientific Research, ATTN: AFOSR/RTB, 875 North Randolph Street, 
Suite 325, Room 3112, Arlington, VA 22203-

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1768, or call AFOSR/RTB, at 703-588-8527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Associated Form; and OMB Number: National Defense Science 
and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships Program; OMB Control 
Number 0701-0154.
    Needs And Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain Support of Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education to 
10 U.S.C. 2191 which states that ``the Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe regulations providing for the award of fellowships to 
citizens and nationals of the United States who agree to pursue 
graduate degrees in science, engineering or other fields of study 
designated by the Secretary (of Defense) to be of priority interest to 
the DoD.'' The DoD is committed to increasing the number and quality of 
the nation's scientists and engineers. The NDSEG fellowships allow 
recipients to pursue their graduate studies at whichever United States 
institution they choose to attend. The goal is to provide the United 
States with talented, doctorally trained, American men and women who 
will lead state of the art research projects in disciplines having the 
greatest payoff to national defense requirements. Recipients shall be 
selected on the basis of a nationwide competition. Application 
information will be used for evaluation and selection of students to be 
awarded fellowships.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 42,924.
    Number of Respondents: 3,577.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 3,577.
    Average Burden per Response: 12 hours.
    Frequency: Annually.


    Dated: May 14, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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and are chosen to represent the interests Applicability of Certain Ethics Laws DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
of diverse users of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office with Public Advisory Committee Members Department of the Air Force
respect to patents, in the case of the are Special Government Employees
[Docket ID: USAF–2018–HQ–0002]
Patent Public Advisory Committee, and within the meaning of Section 202 of
with respect to trademarks, in the case Title 18, United States Code. The Proposed Collection; Comment
of the Trademark Public Advisory following additional information Request
Committee. Members must represent includes several, but not all, of the
small and large entity applicants located ethics rules that apply to members, and AGENCY: Department of the Air Force,
assumes that members are not engaged DoD.
in the United States in proportion to the
number of applications filed by such in Public Advisory Committee business ACTION: Information collection notice.
applicants. The Committees must more than 60 days during any period of
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
include individuals with ‘‘substantial 365 consecutive days.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
background and achievement in finance, • Each member will be required to Department of the Air Force announces
management, labor relations, science, file a confidential financial disclosure a proposed public information
technology, and office automation.’’ 35 form within thirty (30) days of collection and seeks public comment on
U.S.C. 5(b)(3). Each of the Public appointment. 5 CFR 2634.202(c), the provisions thereof. Comments are
Advisory Committees also includes 2634.204, 2634.903, and 2634.904(b). invited on whether the proposed
three (3) non-voting members collection of information is necessary
• Each member will be subject to
representing each labor organization for the proper performance of the
recognized by the USPTO. many of the public integrity laws,
including criminal bars against functions of the agency, including
Administration policy discourages the whether the information shall have
appointment of federally registered representing a party in a particular
practical utility; the accuracy of the
lobbyists to agency advisory boards and matter that came before the member’s
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
commissions (Lobbyists on Agency committee and that involved at least one
proposed information collection; ways
Boards and Commissions, http:// specific party. 18 U.S.C. 205(c); see also to enhance the quality, utility, and
www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/09/23/ 18 U.S.C. 207 for post-membership bars. clarity of the information to be
lobbyist-agency-boards-and- A member also must not act on a matter collected; and ways to minimize the
commissions (Sept. 23, 2009)); cf. Exec. in which the member (or any of certain burden of the information collection on
Order No. 13490, 74 FR 4673 (January closely related entities) has a financial respondents, including through the use
21, 2009) (While Executive Order 13490 interest. 18 U.S.C. 208. of automated collection techniques or
does not specifically apply to federally • Representation of foreign interests other forms of information technology.
registered lobbyists appointed by agency may also raise issues. 35 U.S.C. 5(a)(1) DATES: Consideration will be given to all
or department heads, it sets forth the and 18 U.S.C. 219. comments received by July 16, 2018.
Administration’s general policy of ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
decreasing the influence of special Meetings of the Patent and Trademark
identified by docket number and title,
interests in the Federal Government). Public Advisory Committees
by any of the following methods:
Procedures and Guidelines of the Meetings of each Advisory Committee Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
Patent and Trademark Public Advisory will take place at the call of the www.regulations.gov. Follow the
Committees respective Committee Chair to consider instructions for submitting comments.
an agenda set by that Chair. Meetings Mail: Department of Defense, Office of
Each newly appointed member of the may be conducted in person, the Chief Management Officer,
Patent and Trademark Public Advisory telephonically, on-line through the Directorate for Oversight and
Committees will serve for a three-year Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
internet, or by other appropriate means.
term that begins on December 1, 2018, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria,
The meetings of each Advisory
and ends on December 1, 2021. As VA 22350–1700.
Committee will be open to the public Instructions: All submissions received
required by the 1999 Act, members of
except each Advisory Committee may, must include the agency name, docket
the Patent and Trademark Public
by majority vote, meet in executive number and title for this Federal
Advisory Committees will receive
session when considering personnel, Register document. The general policy
compensation for each day (including
travel time) while the member is privileged, or other confidential for comments and other submissions
attending meetings or engaged in the information. Nominees must have the from members of the public is to make
business of that Advisory Committee. ability to participate in Committee these submissions available for public
The enabling statute states that members business through the internet. viewing on the internet at http://
are to be compensated at the daily Dated: May 9, 2018. www.regulations.gov as they are
equivalent of the annual rate of basic Andrei Iancu,
received without change, including any
pay in effect for level III of the Executive personal identifiers or contact
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual information.
Schedule under section 5314 of Title 5, Property and Director of the United States
United States Code. Committee Patent and Trademark Office. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
members are compensated on an hourly [FR Doc. 2018–10530 Filed 5–16–18; 8:45 am] request more information on this
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basis, calculated at the daily rate. While proposed information collection or to
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away from home or regular place of obtain a copy of the proposal and
business, each member shall be allowed associated collection instruments,
travel expenses, including per diem in please write to the Air Force Office of
lieu of subsistence, as authorized by Scientific Research, ATTN: AFOSR/
Section 5703 of Title 5, United States RTB, 875 North Randolph Street, Suite
Code. 325, Room 3112, Arlington, VA 22203–

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Information collection notice.
Dates		Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 16, 2018.
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 Air Force Office of Scientific Research, ATTN: AFOSR/RTB, 875 North Randolph Street, Suite 325, Room 3112, Arlington, VA 22203- 1768, or call AFOSR/RTB, at 703-588-8527.
FR Citation		83 FR 22964

83 FR 22964 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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