[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 208 (Thursday, October 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55824-55825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26028]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2009-OS-0156]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, Standards of Conduct Office, 
OSD, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the General Counsel, Standards of 
Conduct Office, announces a 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 December 
28, 2009.

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 Office of the 
General Counsel, Attn: Standards of Conduct Office (Mr. Rishel), 1600 
Defense Pentagon, Suite 3B652, Washington, DC 20301-1600 at (703) 695-
3422.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Post Government Employment 
Advice Opinion Request; OMB Control Number 0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain minimal information on which to base an opinion about post 
Government employment of select former and departing Department of 
Defense (DoD) employees seeking to work for Defense Contractors within 
two years after leaving DoD. The departing or former DoD employee uses 
the form to organize and provide employment-related information to an 
ethics official who will use the information to render an advisory 
opinion to the employee requesting the opinion. The National Defense 
Authorization Act of 2008, Public Law 110-181, section 847, http://www.dod.mil/dodgc/olc/docs/pl110-181.pdf, requires that select DoD 
officials and former DoD officials who, within two years after leaving 
DoD, expect to receive compensation from a DoD contractor, shall, 
before accepting such compensation, request a written opinion regarding 
the applicability of post-employment restrictions to activities that 
the official or former official may undertake on behalf of a 
contractor.
    Affected Public: Departing and former DoD employees.
    Annual Burden Hours: 300.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 90 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The National Defense Authorization Act of 2008, Public Law 110-181,

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section 847, requires that select DoD officials and former DoD 
officials who, within two years after leaving DoD, expects to receive 
compensation from a DoD contractor, shall, before accepting such 
compensation, request a written opinion regarding the applicability of 
post-employment restrictions to activities that the official or former 
official may undertake on behalf of a contractor.
    The departing or former DoD employee uses the form to organize and 
provide employment-related information to an ethics official who will 
use the information to provide an opinion to the employee on the 
applicability of post-Government employment restrictions. The 
information requested is employment-related and identifying information 
about the person requesting the opinion.

    Dated: October 7, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-26028 Filed 10-28-09; 8:45 am]
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