[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 146 (Monday, July 31, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 43137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6574]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
[No. USAF-2006-0010]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Air Force Research Laboratory/Air Force Office of Scientific
Research (AFRL/AFOSR), DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Department of the Air Force, Air Force Research
Laboratory/Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFRL/AFOSR) is
announcing a proposed new public information collection and seeks
public comment 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 the 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
September 29, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
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 Air Force Office of
Scientific Research, ATTN: AFOSR/PID, 875 North Randolph Street, Suite
325, Room 3112, Arlington, VA 22203-1768, or e-mail [email protected]
and [email protected], or call AFOSR/PID at 703-696-7323.
Title and OMB Number: AFRL/AFOSR Summer Faculty Fellowship Program
(SFFP) and USAF/NRC Resident Research Associateships Program; OMB
Number 0701-TBD.
Needs and Uses: The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
manages the entire basic research investment for the US Air Force. As
part of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), AFOSR's technical
experts support and fund research programs within the AFRL and other
Air Force research activities. Applications for fellowships and
associateships at AFRL research sites and the research activities at
the US Air Force Academy and the Air Force Institute of Technology
(AFIT), and the associated award forms, provide information used to
identify some of the Nation's most talented scientific personnel for
award of fellowships and associateships at Air Force research
activities. Summer fellowships provide research apportunities for 8-14
weeks at an Air Force research site. Research Associates generally
spend 1 to 3 years at an Air Force research site.
SFFP and NRC/RRA provide postdoctoral and senior scientists and
engineers of unusual promise and ability opportunities for conducting
research on problems that are defense requirements. Application
information will be used for evaluation and selection of scientists and
engineers to be awarded fellowships and associateships.
Failure to respond renders the applicant ineligible for a
fellowship.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Annual Burden Hours: 4,480.
Number of Respondents: 280.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 16 hours.
Frequency: Annually (SFFP) and quarterly (NRC/RRA).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
Respondents are postdoctoral, senior, and university scientists and
engineers desiring to conduct stimulating research projects and
activities at Air Force research sites. The on-line, electronic
application process provides information necessary for evaluation and
selection of researchers. Associated award forms provide required
information for direct deposit of stipends and reporting to the
Internal Revenue Service.
Dated: May 26, 2006.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 06-6574 Filed 7-28-06; 8:45 am]
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