[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 208-209] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-16] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: National Security Education Program (NSEP Grants to Institutions of Higher Education); DD Forms 2729 and 2730; OMB Number 0704-0366. Type of Request: Reinstatement. Number of Respondents: 185. Responses per Respondent: 1. Annual Response: 185. [[Page 209]] Average Burden Per Response: 8.75 hours. Annual Burden Hours: 1,619. Needs and Uses: The information collection is necessary to obtain and record the qualification and budget information of universities submitting proposal for National Security Education Program funding. Respondents are representatives of U.S. colleges and universities who choose to submit a proposal in competition for a National Security Education Program (NSEP) Institutional Grant. The NSEP was established by the National Security Education Act of 1991. DD Form 2729, ``National Security Education Program Proposal Budget Estimate Worksheet,'' is a single-page document in which the applicant indicates the cost associated with the proposal by four major categories. Without this form there would be no precise, standard manner for applicant to portray their budget requests. Further, there would be no consistent measure by which the merit-review panelists could judge these proposals. DD Form 2730, ``National Security Education Program Proposal Cover Sheet,'' is a concise vehicle for transmitting proposals. This form eliminates the need for lengthy, nonstandard letters of transmittal. Affected Public: Business or Other For-Profit. Frequency: On occasion. Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits. OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Edward C. Springer. Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent to Mr. Springer at the Office of Management and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, room 10236, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert Cushing. Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302. Dated: December 24, 1997. L.M. Bynum, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 98-16 Filed 1-2-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5000-04-M