[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 33200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13484]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2012-OS-0060]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
Readiness), Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve 
Affairs).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 350(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Personnel and Readiness (Reserve Affairs)) announces a proposed 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 August 
6, 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, 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 CNA Attn: Ms. 
Jennifer Atkin, 4825 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311-1850 or 
call (703) 824-2885.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: How Differences in 
Pedagogical Methods Impact ChalleNGe Program Outcomes, OMB Control 
Number: 0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain data on the pedagogical methods of National Guard Youth 
ChalleNGe program teachers. The data will be used by DoD to evaluate 
how differences in classroom teaching methods impact program outcomes. 
The data will also be used to identify those policies and techniques 
that are most effective so they may be shared program-wide.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 60 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 180.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: One time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Respondents are teachers in the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe 
program. The ChalleNGe program, operated jointly by states and the 
state National Guard units, targets at-risk male and female youth ages 
16-18. Today there are 34 programs in 28 states (plus Puerto Rico). 
Several states have multiple campuses. It is a 22-week residential 
program that includes instruction on academic subjects in an effort to 
help cadets attain a GED (General Education Development) credential. 
The program also focuses on noncognitive skills (those skills which are 
not academic in nature including motivation and perseverance) which 
have been shown to be a determining factor in educational and economic 
success. To date, no research has been done to assess differences in 
the pedagogical approaches of ChalleNGe teachers. This information 
collection will provide data on the various teaching methods and 
strategies employed by ChalleNGe academic staff. The data will be used 
to identify those strategies that lead to the most successful program 
outcomes.

    Dated: May 30, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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