[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 33201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13485]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2012-OS-0061]


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: Impact of ChalleNGe on 
Participants' Noncognitive Skills, OMB Control Number: 0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain data on the noncognitive skills of National Guard Youth 
ChalleNGe program participants at the beginning and the end of their 
participation in the program. The data will be used by DoD to evaluate 
whether the ChalleNGe program positively impacts participants' 
noncognitive skills. The data will also be used to determine whether 
there are program-specific differences in terms of the impact.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 334 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000 (1,200 for the initial survey plus 800 
for the survey at the completion of the program).
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: One time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    Respondents are cadets enrolled 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 the degree to which the ChalleNGe program improves participants' 
noncognitive skills. This information collection will provide data on 
the noncognitive skills of program participants both before and after 
their completion of the program. The data will be used to evaluate the 
program's effectiveness in this area.

    Dated: May 30, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-13485 Filed 6-4-12; 8:45 am]
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