[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 27599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12576]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Collection: Scholarship 
for Service Program Internet Web Page, OMB No. 3206-0246

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit a request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). The OPM is requesting OMB to approve a 
collection associated with the Scholarship For Service (SFS) Program 
Internet Web page. Approval of the Web page is necessary to facilitate 
the timely registration, selection and placement of program-enrolled 
students in Federal agencies.
    The SFS Program was established by the National Science Foundation 
in accordance with the Federal Cyber Service Training and Education 
Initiative as described in the President's National Plan for 
Information Systems Protection. This program seeks to increase the 
number of qualified students entering the fields of information 
assurance and computer security in an effort to respond to the threat 
to the Federal Government's information technology infrastructure. The 
program provides capacity building grants to selected 4-year colleges 
and universities to develop or improve their capacity to train 
information assurance professionals. It also provides selected 4-year 
colleges and universities scholarship grants to attract students to the 
information assurance field. Participating students who receive 
scholarships from this program are required to serve a 10-week 
internship during their studies and complete a post-graduation 
employment commitment equivalent to the length of the scholarship or 
one year, whichever is longer.
    At present, there are 192 enrolled participants. Forty students 
will need permanent placement and 100 students will need internship 
placement in the summer 2003. Based on other programs that collect 
similar information, we estimate the collection of information for 
registering and creating an online resume to be 45 minutes to 1-hour in 
length of time to answer questions. We estimate the total number of 
hours to be 200.
    Comments are particularly invited on: whether this information is 
necessary for the proper performance of functions of OPM, and whether 
it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public 
burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on 
valid assumptions and methodology; and ways in which we can minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on those who are to 
respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey at 
(202) 606-8358, FAX (202) 418-3251 or e-mail to [email protected]. 
Please include your mailing address with your request.

DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received by July 19, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to: U.S. Office of Personnel 
Management, ATTN: Rob Timmins, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 1425, 
Washington, DC 20415-9820, E-mail: [email protected].

    Office of Personnel Management.
Kay Coles James,
Director.
[FR Doc. 03-12576 Filed 5-19-03; 8:45 am]
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