[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73604-73605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30651]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

[Docket ID USAF-2011-0027]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense,

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Air Force announces a 
proposed new 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 
30, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:

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     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: Cadet Summer 
Research Program (CSRP) Director, USAF Academy, Attn: Captain Andrew 
Radzicki, 2354 Fairchild Dr. Suite 6L-121, USAF Academy, CO 80840, or 
call the CSRP director at (719) 333-2889, DSN: 333.2889
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Cadet Summer Research 
Program Exit Survey; No Associated Form; OMB Control Number 0701-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: The Cadet Summer Research Program (CSRP) annually 
matches approximately 180 of the U.S. Air Force Academy's (USAFA's) top 
academic cadets with research projects proposed and funded by roughly 
100 Air Force, DOD, Federal, and non-Federal (corporate, state, non-
profit) organizations around the world. (a) This annual survey 
formalizes the feedback process to facilitate structured program 
improvement and systematic relationship maintenance. (b) Without a 
systematic feedback process, information or recommendations from the 
myriad of organizations is extremely difficult to maintain. If this 
information is lost or ignored, USAFA runs the risk of losing program 
sponsors or missing valuable suggestions for lowering program cost or 
increasing benefit for cadet or sponsor participants. To achieve this 
objective without the formal survey, individual department 
representatives solicit, record, and report sponsor and cadet feedback 
individually. This process is extremely expensive and less than 
optimal. Without the survey, feedback is more random, non-standard, and 
subjective. (c) The requested survey information is not readily 
available via other sources. (d) No known alternatives are less costly. 
(e) Information obtained via requested survey instrument will be 
reported to USAFA leadership and used to develop and implement program/
process improvements. The impact of program/process adjustments can be 
assessed on an annual basis. (f) Recommended frequency of assessment is 
once annually, since sponsors change each year.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 50
    Number of Respondents: 300
    Responses per Respondent: 1
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes
    Frequency: Once annually

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The Cadet Summer Research Program (CSRP) annually matches 
approximately 180 of the U.S. Air Force Academy's (USAFA's) top 
academic cadets with research projects proposed and funded by roughly 
100 Air Force, DOD, Federal, and non-Federal (corporate, state, non-
profit) organizations around the world. Without a systematic feedback 
process, information or recommendations from the myriad of 
organizations is extremely difficult to maintain. The information 
obtained via requested survey instrument will be reported to USAFA 
leadership and used to develop and implement program/process 
improvements.

    Dated: November 23, 2011.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2011-30651 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 am]
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