[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71958-71959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29995]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2011-OS-0129]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness/National Security Education Program, 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 Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness/National Security Education Program announces 
the proposed extension of 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 January 
20, 2012.

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, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, 2nd floor, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-
3100.
    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 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness/National 
Security Education Program,  Attn: Dr. Michael Nugent, PO Box 12221, 
Arlington, VA 22209-2221, or call at (703) 696-5673.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: National Language Service 
Corps; DD Forms 2932, 2933, and 2934; OMB Number 0704-0449.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to identify individuals with language and special skills who 
potentially qualify for employment or service opportunities in the 
public section during periods of national need or emergency.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 750.
    Number of Respondents: 2,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.807.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The DD Form 2932, National Language Service Corps (NLSC) Pilot 
Application, is the initial document used to collect information from 
members of the public. The NLSC Pilot Application form contains a brief 
set of screening questions and provides background data on where the 
applicant learned the foreign language and whether the applicant has 
used the language professionally. Applicants fill this out for basic 
information (age, citizenship, Foreign Language), and if they meet 
eligibility criteria, they proceed to the supplemental documents. 
Members are required to renew their DD Form 2932 information every four 
years. Those who enrolled in 2008 will need to start their renewals in 
2012. Renewing applicants are in addition to those initially applying.
    The supplemental documents are used to determine eligibility for 
membership in the NLSC. The DD Form 2934, National Language Service 
Corps (NLSC) Global Language Self-Assessment, provides an overall 
assessment of the applicant's foreign language ability. The DD Form 
2933, National Language Service Corps (NLSC) Pilot Detailed Skills 
Self-Assessment, is a detailed description of the applicant's skills 
with respect to specific foreign language tasks. These two supplemental 
documents are used in conjunction for the certification of

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language skills for entry into the NLSC and quality assurance of 
certification.
    The information collected in the application and the supplemental 
documents is used solely by the NLSC.

    Dated: November 16, 2011.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2011-29995 Filed 11-18-11; 8:45 am]
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