The Department of Defense (referred to herein as "the Department", "Department of War" or "DoW") has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the fol...
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION:
30-Day information collection notice.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Defense (referred to herein as “the Department”, “Department of War” or “DoW”) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES:
Consideration will be given to all comments received by October 26, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to
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Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:
United States Naval Academy Sponsor Program; OMB Control Number 0703-0054.
Type of Request:
Reinstatement.
Number of Respondents:
800.
Responses per Respondent:
1.
Annual Responses:
800.
Average Burden per Response:
1 hour.
Annual Burden Hours:
800.
Needs and Uses:
The United States Naval Academy (USNA) Plebe Sponsor Program is a unique program offered through the Naval Academy that pairs midshipmen with faculty, staff, and local community area families to provide local support and a “home away from home” for midshipmen that is mutually beneficial to both the midshipman and the sponsor. This information collection is needed to determine the eligibility and overall compatibility between sponsor applicants and fourth-class midshipmen at USNA. In their first year, midshipmen desiring to participate in the program are assigned to sponsors from the local community area. An analysis of the information collected is performed by the Sponsor Program Officer in Charge to best match sponsor with a midshipman. Without this information collection, the sponsor program would not be able to determine if a sponsor family was “safe” to place a midshipman with nor appropriately match the interests of the midshipman with those of the sponsor family.
Affected Public:
Individuals or households.
Frequency:
On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation:
Voluntary.
DoD Clearance Officer:
Mr. Reginald Lucas.
Dated: September 21, 2026.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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