[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 236 (Friday, December 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73210-73211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23816]


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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), DoD

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 February 
7, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Written comment 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: Sandra Embler.

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) 588-3175.
    Title, Form, and OMB Control Number: Department of Defense 
Education Activity (DoDEA) Non-Sponsored Research Program; DoDEA Form 
1: 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 receives requests from researchers to conduct 
non-DoDEA sponsored research studies in DoDEA schools, districts, and/
or areas. To review the proposed research requests, DoDEA developed 
Form 1, ``Research Study Request,'' in Administrative Instruction 
2071.3 (DoDEA AI 2071.3), to collect information about the researcher, 
the research project, audience, timeline, and the statistical analyses 
that will be conducted during the proposed research study. This 
information is needed to ensure that the proposed non-DoDEA sponsored 
research does not unduly interfere with the classroom instructional 
process or the regular operations of the school, district, and/or 
areas.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; not-for-profit institutions; and state, local, or tribal 
government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 75.
    Number of Respondents: 75.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The DoDEA Administrative Instruction 2071.3 (DoDEA AI 2071.3) 
follows DoD Directive 3216.2, ``Protection of Human Subjects and 
Adherence to Ethical Standards in DoD-Supported Research,'' March 25, 
2002, that states ``The rights and welfare of human subjects in 
research supported or conducted by the DoD Components shall be 
protected. This protection encompasses basic respect for persons, 
beneficence, and justice in the selection of subjects.'' To ensure that 
all non-DoDEA sponsored research conducted in the DoDEA school system 
complies with these guidelines, DoDEA developed Form 1, ``Research 
Study Request,'' to collect information from researchers that will be 
used to evaluate the proposed research study. The data collected is 
analyzed to determine whether the research unduly interferes with the 
classroom instructional process or the regular operations of the 
school, and/or areas. Information collected on the DoDEA ``Research 
Study Request'' includes the researcher's name, address, telephone 
number, e-mail address, FAX number (if available), school affiliation 
(if applicable), the study title, an abstract of the proposed study, an 
explanation of how the research study (1) is aligned with the DoDEA 
Community Strategic Plan, and (2) the impact of the study in the 
researcher's field of study, the major hypothesis(es) or question(s) to 
be tested, the population and/or sample to be studied, a description 
and copy of instruments, other data collection activities, the 
timetable for the study, and the

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statistical or other analysis techniques to be used during the study.

    Dated: December 5, 2005.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-23816 Filed 12-8-05; 8:45 am]
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