[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3234-3235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1141]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2012-OS-0003]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
Readiness), 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 
(Personnel and Readiness) announces the following proposed 
reinstatement 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 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 March 
23, 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 Systems Office, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive, Suite 02G09, East Tower, 2nd floor, 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 (Personnel and Readiness), Department of 
Defense

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Education Activity (DoDEA), 4040 N. Fairfax Drive, 9th Floor, 
Arlington, VA 22203, ATTN: Dr. Sandra D. Embler or call (703) 588-3175.
    Title, Associated Form and OMB Control Number: ``Department of 
Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Non-Sponsored Research Program,'' 
DoDEA Form 2071.3-F1, OMB CONTROL NUMBER 0704-0457.
    Needs and Uses: The Department of Defense Education Activity 
(DoDEA) is a DoD field activity operating under the direction, 
authority, and control of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, 
Military Community and Family Policy. The DoDEA operates 196 schools in 
14 districts located in 12 foreign countries, seven states, Guam, and 
Puerto Rico.
    The DoDEA receives requests from researchers to conduct non-DoDEA 
sponsored research studies in DoDEA schools, districts, and/or areas. 
To review the proposed research requests, DoDEA is seeking renewal for 
the DoDEA Administrative Instruction 2071.3 (DoDEA AI 2071.3) that 
includes DoDEA Form 2071.3-F1, ``Research Study Request.'' The DoDEA 
``Research Study Request'' collects information about the researcher, 
the research project, audience, timeline, and the statistical analyses 
that will be conducted during the proposed research study.
    This information is needed to ensure that the proposed non-DoDEA 
sponsored research does not unduly interfere with the classroom 
instructional process or the regular operations of the school, 
district, and/or areas.
    Affected Public: Federal government; individuals or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 30 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 30.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency: Once.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    The DoDEA Administrative Instruction 2071.3 (DoDEA AI 2071.3) 
follows the DoD Directive 3216.2, ``Protection of Human Subjects and 
Adherence to Ethical Standards in DoD-Supported Research,'' March 25, 
2002, which states that ``The rights and welfare of human subjects in 
research supported or conducted by the DoD Components shall be 
protected. This protection encompasses basic respect for persons, 
beneficence, and justice in the selection of subjects.'' To ensure that 
all non-DoDEA sponsored research conducted in the DoDEA school system 
protects the dignity, well-being, and confidentiality of any 
individual(s) involved in the research, including the rights guaranteed 
legally and constitutionally and by DoDEA policies, DoDEA created the 
DoDEA Form 2071.3-F1, ``Research Study Request'' that collects data 
that are used to review the proposed research study.
    The ``Research Study Request'' is required from individuals or 
organizations who wish to propose data collection activities and/or 
research studies not sponsored by DoDEA, that involve DoDEA school 
personnel, school facilities, sponsors, students, and/or data. This 
documentation is required to show that the research does not unduly 
interfere with the classroom instructional process or the regular 
operations of the school, district, and/or areas. Information collected 
on the DoDEA Form 2071.3-F1 ``Research Study Request'' includes the 
researcher's name, address, telephone number, email address, FAX number 
(if available), school affiliation (if applicable), the study title, an 
abstract of the proposed study, an explanation on how the research 
study (1) is aligned with the DoDEA Community Strategic Plan, and (2) 
the impact of the study in the researcher's field of study, the major 
hypothesis(es) or question(s) to be tested, the population and/or 
sample to be studied, a description and copy of instruments, other data 
collection activities, the timetable for the study, and the statistical 
or other analysis techniques to be used during the study.

    Dated: January 17, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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