83 FR 22966 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

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

Page Range		22966-22967
FR Document		2018-10529

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Security Service 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2018-OS-0027]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Security Service, DoD.

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Security Service 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 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

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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 Defense Security 
Service, Program Integration Office, Project Integration Office Process 
and Governance Manager, ATTN: Mr. Chris Kubricky, Quantico, VA 22134, 
or call the Program Integration Office at, (571) 305-6243.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Certificate Pertaining to 
Foreign Interest; SF328; OMB Control Number 0704-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: Completion of the SF 328 (which will be designated 
as a Common Form allowing its use by other federal agencies) and 
submission of supporting documentation (e.g., company or entity charter 
documents, board meeting minutes, stock or securities information, 
descriptions of organizational structures, contracts, sales, leases 
and/or loan agreements and revenue documents, annual reports and income 
statements, etc.) is part of the eligibility determination for access 
to classified information and/or issuance of a Facility Clearance.
    Affected Public: Business or Other For-Profit; Not-For-Profit 
Institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,243.5.
    Number of Respondents: 1,923.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 1,923.
    Average Burden per Response: 70 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: May 14, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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implementation of the Nation’s strategic contact information for the Designated be submitted to the Board’s DFO who
war plans; enhancement in Federal Officer (DFO) can be obtained at will ensure the written statements are
USSTRATCOM’s mission are http://www.facadatabase.gov/. provided to the membership for their
responsibilities; and other matters The Board provides the Secretary of consideration.
relating to the Nation’s strategic forces, Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Dated: May 14, 2018.
as requested by the Chairman of the Defense independent advice and Shelly E. Finke,
Joint Chiefs of Staff or the Commander, recommendations on science, Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison
USSTRATCOM. technology, manufacturing, acquisition Officer, Department of Defense.
The Group is composed of no more process, and other matters of special
than 20 members who are eminent [FR Doc. 2018–10514 Filed 5–16–18; 8:45 am]
interest to the DoD. The Board shall be
authorities in the fields of strategic composed of no more than 50 members
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policy formulation; nuclear weapon who are eminent authorities in the
design; national command, control, fields of science, technology,
communications, intelligence, and DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
manufacturing, acquisition process, and
information operations; or other other matters of special interest to the Office of the Secretary
important aspects of the Nation’s DoD. Members of the Board who are not
strategic forces. All members of the [Docket ID DOD–2018–OS–0027]
full-time or permanent part-time Federal
Group are appointed to provide advice officers or employees will be appointed
on behalf of the Government on the Proposed Collection; Comment
as experts or consultants pursuant to 5 Request
basis of their best judgment without
U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special
representing any particular point of AGENCY: Defense Security Service, DoD.
government employee members.
view and in a manner that is free from
Members of the Board who are full-time ACTION: Information collection notice.
conflict of interest. Except for
or permanent part-time Federal officers
reimbursement of official Group-related SUMMARY: In compliance with the
or employees will be appointed
travel and per diem, Group members Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a) to
serve without compensation. Defense Security Service announces a
The public or interested organizations serve as regular government employee
members. All members of the Board are proposed public information collection
may submit written statements to the and seeks public comment on the
Group membership about the Group’s appointed to provide advice on the basis
of their best judgment without provisions thereof. Comments are
mission and functions. Written invited on: (a) whether the proposed
statements may be submitted at any representing any particular point of
view and in a manner that is free from collection of information is necessary
time or in response to the stated agenda for the proper performance of the
of planned meeting of the Group. All conflict of interest. Except for
reimbursement of official Committee- functions of the agency, including
written statements shall be submitted to whether the information shall have
the DFO for the Group, and this related travel and per diem, members
serve without compensation. The DoD, practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
individual will ensure that the written agency’s estimate of the burden of the
statements are provided to the as necessary and consistent with the
Board’s mission and DoD policies and proposed information collection; (c)
membership for their consideration. ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
procedures, may establish
Dated: May 14, 2018. subcommittees, task forces, or working clarity of the information to be
Shelly E. Finke, groups to support the Board, and all collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison subcommittees must operate under the burden of the information collection on
Officer, Department of Defense. provisions of FACA and the respondents, including through the use
[FR Doc. 2018–10520 Filed 5–16–18; 8:45 am] Government in the Sunshine Act. of automated collection techniques or
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P Subcommittees will not work other forms of information technology.
independently of the Board and must DATES: Consideration will be given to all
report all recommendations and advice comments received by July 16, 2018.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE solely to the Board for full deliberation ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
and discussion. Subcommittees, task identified by docket number and title,
Charter Renewal of Department of
forces, or working groups have no by any of the following methods:
Defense Federal Advisory Committees
authority to make decisions and Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
AGENCY:Department of Defense. recommendations, verbally or in www.regulations.gov. Follow the
Renewal of Federal Advisory
ACTION: writing, on behalf of the Board. No instructions for submitting comments.
Committee. subcommittee or any of its members can Mail: Department of Defense, Office of
update or report, verbally or in writing, the Chief Management Officer,
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense directly to the DoD or any Federal Directorate for Oversight and
(DoD) is publishing this notice to officers or employees. The Board’s DFO, Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
announce that it is renewing the charter pursuant to DoD policy, must be a full- Mailbox #24 Suite 08D09, Alexandria,
for the Defense Science Board. time or permanent part-time DoD VA 22350–1700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim employee, and must be in attendance for Instructions: All submissions received
Freeman, Advisory Committee the duration of each and every Board/ must include the agency name, docket
Management Officer for the Department subcommittee meeting. The public or number and title for this Federal
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of Defense, 703–692–5952. interested organizations may submit Register document. The general policy
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This written statements to the Board for comments and other submissions
committee’s charter is being renewed in membership about the Board’s mission from members of the public is to make
accordance with the Federal Advisory and functions. Such statements may be these submissions available for public
Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 submitted at any time or in response to viewing on the internet at http://
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41 the stated agenda of planned Board www.regulations.gov as they are
CFR 102–3.50(d). The charter and meetings. All written statements must received without change, including any

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personal identifiers or contact SUMMARY: The Secretary announces the 2.3 percent increase in the CPI–U for the
information. annual updates to the tables used in the period December 2016 through
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To statutory Federal Need Analysis December 2017. The actual inflation for
request more information on this Methodology that determines a this time period was 2.1 percent. The
proposed information collection or to student’s expected family contribution Secretary estimates that the increase in
obtain a copy of the proposal and (EFC) for award year (AY) 2019–20 for the CPI–U for the period December 2017
associated collection instruments, student financial aid programs, Catalog through December 2018 will be 1.6
please write to the Defense Security of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) percent.
Service, Program Integration Office, Numbers 84.063, 84.033, 84.007, 84.268, Additionally, section 601 of the
Project Integration Office Process and 84.408, and 84.379. The intent of this College Cost Reduction and Access Act
Governance Manager, ATTN: Mr. Chris notice is to alert the financial aid of 2007 (CCRAA, Pub. L. 110–84)
Kubricky, Quantico, VA 22134, or call community and the broader public to amended sections 475 through 478 of
the Program Integration Office at, (571) these required annual updates used in the HEA affecting the IPA tables for the
305–6243. the determination of student aid 2009–10 through 2012–13 AYs and
eligibility. required the Department to use a
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: percentage of the estimated CPI to
Number: Certificate Pertaining to Marya Dennis, U.S. Department of update the table in subsequent years.
Foreign Interest; SF328; OMB Control Education, Room 63G2, Union Center These changes to the IPA impact
Number 0704–XXXX. Plaza, 830 First Street NE, Washington, dependent students, as well as
Needs and Uses: Completion of the SF DC 20202–5454. Telephone: (202) 377– independent students with dependents
328 (which will be designated as a 3385. other than a spouse and independent
Common Form allowing its use by other If you use a telecommunications students without dependents other than
federal agencies) and submission of device for the deaf (TDD) or a text a spouse. This notice includes the new
supporting documentation (e.g., telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 2019–20 AY values for the IPA tables,
company or entity charter documents, Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– which reflect the CCRAA amendments.
board meeting minutes, stock or 8339. The updated tables are in sections 1
securities information, descriptions of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part F of (Income Protection Allowance), 2
organizational structures, contracts, title IV of the Higher Education Act of (Adjusted Net Worth of a Business or
sales, leases and/or loan agreements and 1965, as amended (HEA), specifies the Farm), and 4 (Assessment Schedules
revenue documents, annual reports and criteria, data elements, calculations, and and Rates) of this notice.
income statements, etc.) is part of the tables the Department of Education As provided for in section 478(d) of
eligibility determination for access to (Department) uses in the Federal Need the HEA, the Secretary must also revise
classified information and/or issuance Analysis Methodology to determine the the education savings and asset
of a Facility Clearance. EFC. protection allowances for each AY. The
Affected Public: Business or Other Section 478 of the HEA requires the Education Savings and Asset Protection
For-Profit; Not-For-Profit Institutions. Secretary to annually update the Allowance table for AY 2019–20 has
Annual Burden Hours: 2,243.5. following four tables for price been updated in section 3 of this notice.
Number of Respondents: 1,923.
Responses per Respondent: 1. inflation—the Income Protection Section 478(h) of the HEA also
Annual Responses: 1,923. Allowance (IPA), the Adjusted Net requires the Secretary to increase the
Average Burden per Response: 70 Worth (NW) of a Business or Farm, the amount specified for the employment
minutes. Education Savings and Asset Protection expense allowance, adjusted for
Frequency: On occasion. Allowance, and the Assessment inflation. This calculation is based on
Schedules and Rates. The updates are increases in the Bureau of Labor
Dated: May 14, 2018.
based, in general, upon increases in the Statistics’ marginal costs budget for a
Shelly E. Finke, Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison
two-worker family compared to a one-
For AY 2019–20, the Secretary is worker family. The items covered by
Officer, Department of Defense. charged with updating the IPA for
[FR Doc. 2018–10529 Filed 5–16–18; 8:45 am]
this calculation are: Food away from
parents of dependent students, adjusted home, apparel, transportation, and
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savings and asset protection allowance, The Employment Expense Allowance
and the assessment schedules and rates table for AY 2019–20 has been updated
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION to account for inflation that took place in section 5 of this notice.
between December 2017 and December
Federal Need Analysis Methodology 2018. However, because the Secretary The HEA requires the following
for the 2019–20 Award Year—Federal must publish these tables before annual updates:
Pell Grant, Federal Work-Study, December 2018, the increases in the 1. Income Protection Allowance. This
Federal Supplemental Educational tables must be based on a percentage allowance is the amount of living
Opportunity Grant, William D. Ford equal to the estimated percentage expenses associated with the
Federal Direct Loan, Iraq and increase in the Consumer Price Index maintenance of an individual or family
Afghanistan Service Grant, and TEACH for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) for that may be offset against the family’s
Grant Programs 2018. The Secretary must also account income. The allowance varies by family
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AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, for any under- or over-estimation of size. The IPA for dependent students is
Department of Education. inflation for the preceding year. $6,660. The IPAs for parents of
In developing the table values for the dependent students for AY 2019–20 are
ACTION: Notice.
2018–19 AY, the Secretary assumed a as follows:

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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 Defense Security Service, Program Integration Office, Project Integration Office Process and Governance Manager, ATTN: Mr. Chris Kubricky, Quantico, VA 22134, or call the Program Integration Office at, (571) 305-6243.
FR Citation		83 FR 22966

83 FR 22966 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEOffice of the Secretary

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

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary