[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 46 (Friday, March 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 10715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1104]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[No. DoD-2007-OS-0017]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: DoD, National Defense University; National Security Education 
Program.

ACTION: Notice

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the National Defense University, announces the proposed 
revision of a previously approved 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 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 May 8, 
2007.

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 the National 
Security Education Program, PO Box 20010, attn: Angel Park, Arlington, 
VA 22219, or call the National Security Education Program Office, at 
(703) 696-1991.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: National Security Education 
Program (NSEP) Service Agreement for Scholarship and Fellowship Awards, 
DD Form 2752; and National Security Education Program (NSEP) Service 
Agreement Report (SAR), DD Form 2753; OMB Control Number 0704-0368.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain verification that applicable scholarship and fellowship 
recipients are fulfilling service obligation mandated by the National 
Security Education Program Act of 1991, Title VIII of Pub. L. 102-183, 
as amended.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Federal government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 275.
    Number of Respondents: 250 (DD Form 2752) and 1400 (DD Form 2753).
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Responses: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: Annual.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Respondents are recipients of undergraduate scholarships and 
graduate fellowship assistance from the National Security Education 
Program (NSEP), established by the National Security Education Act of 
1991. DD Form 2752 is the Service Agreement that award recipients sign 
in order to acknowledge their understanding of their service 
obligation, and agree to the obligation. DD Form 2753 is the Service 
Agreement Report Form on which the student provides an account of his 
or her work toward fulfilling the service obligation, or justifies a 
request for deferment. The forms supporting this information collection 
requirement represent the sole means of establishing a written 
agreement of the service obligation and progress reports toward 
fulfilling this obligation between students who receive NSEP 
undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowship awards, the program 
office, and the Department.

    Dated: March 2, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-1104 Filed 3-8-07; 8:45 am]
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