[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 154 (Thursday, August 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 46819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15847]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
Readiness).

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel 
and Readiness) announces the following 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 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 October 
11, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the Department of Defense 
Education Activity (DoDEA), 4040 N. Fairfax Drive, 9th Floor, 
Arlington, VA 22203, Attn: Dr. Judith L. Williams.

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 above address or 
call at (703) 588-3143.
    Title and OMB Control Number: ``Department of Defense Activity 
(DoDEA) Evaluation and Program Surveys--Generic,' OMB Control Number 
0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: The Department of Defense Education Activity 
(DoDEA) is a DoD field activity operating under the direction, 
authority, and control of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, 
Military Community and Family Policy. The DoDEA operates 223 schools in 
16 districts located in 13 foreign countries, seven states, Guam, and 
Puerto Rico. The DoDEA has a need to do one-time evaluations of 
students and sponsors in the areas of educational program 
implementation, education school based decisions (i.e. school 
calendar), and general school functions. Collection of this data will 
be conducted through paper-pencil surveys, interviews, focus groups, 
and online surveys.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 3,667 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 22,000.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    DoDEA will conduct a variety of activities, to include, but not 
necessarily limited to paper-pencil surveys, interviews, focus groups, 
and online surveys in the area of curriculum implementation, school 
calendars, school facilities, course offerings, technology access, 
enrollment procedures, transition procedures, counseling procedures, 
and other general school functions. Respondents will be DoDEA students 
in grades Pre-K-12 and their sponsors who are not included in 10 USC 
1782, Survey of Military Families. Survey instruments, to include 
burden hours and supporting documentation, will be submitted to the DoD 
Clearance Officer and OMB for final approval as they become available.

    Dated: July 29, 2005.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-15847 Filed 8-10-05; 8:45 am]
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