[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3236-3237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1142]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2012-OS-0004]


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 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 burden of the 
proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and

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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 Education Activity (DoDEA), 4040 N. Fairfax Drive, 9th Floor, 
Arlington, VA 22203, ATTN: Dr. Sandra D. Embler or call (703) 588-3143.
    Title and OMB Control Number: ``Department of Defense Education 
Activity (DoDEA) School Perception Survey,'' OMB CONTROL NUMBER 0704-
XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: The DoDEA School Perception Survey is a tool used 
to measure the satisfaction level of sponsors and students with the 
programs and services provided by DoDEA. This collection is necessary 
to meet Department of Defense Reform Initiative Directive 23: 
Defense Agency Performance Contracts which states: ``The Directors of 
the specified Agencies and Field Activities will submit a performance 
contract covering the period of the Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP) FY 
2006 through FY 2011. Each performance contract shall include measures 
of customer satisfaction with the goods and services provided by the 
Agency or Field Activity, including the timeliness of deliveries of 
products and services.'' The survey results will also be used to 
measure the goals and initiatives of the Community Strategic Plan.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,152.
    Number of Respondents: 3,457.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: Biennially.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) School 
Perception Survey for Sponsors and Students will be administered to all 
parents/sponsors of students attending a DoDEA school, as well as 
students in grades 3-12. Participation in the survey is completely 
voluntary and will be administered through an online, web-based 
technology. In order to have comparison between DoDEA parents and 
parents of students in other public school systems, some survey 
questions are derived from the Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of the 
Public's Attitudes Toward Schools and from other large districts. The 
questions will provide sponsors and students to comment on their 
overall perceptions of the DoDEA educational system as well as address 
DoDEA specific goals and initiatives as indicated in the Community 
Strategic Plan. The surveys will be administered biennially.
    The survey results will be used at all levels of the organization 
to improve programs and services offered to DoDEA's students. The 
survey results will also be used as an outcome measure to monitor 
progress on the goals of the new DoDEA Community Strategic Plan.

    Dated: January 17, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-1142 Filed 1-20-12; 8:45 am]
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