[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 59 (Friday, March 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 16364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07014]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2015-OS-0026]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Security Cooperation Agency 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 May 26, 
2015.

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.
    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
the same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow 
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

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 Defense 
Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) ATTN: David Frasher, 220 12th 
Street, South, Suite 203, Arlington, VA 22202-5408 or call (703) 601-
4459 or Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management (DISAM), 
ATTN: Ernest McCallister, 2475 K Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 
45433-7803, or call Director of International Studies, at 937-713-3305.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Security Cooperation 
Training Management System, SC-TMS TRAINING FORM, OMB Control Number 
0704-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: Security Cooperation Training Management System 
(SC-TMS): Is a web based database used to exchange Security Cooperation 
training information between overseas Security Cooperation Offices, 
Geographical Combatant Commands, Military Departments, Defense Security 
Cooperation Agency, DoD Schoolhouses, Regional Centers, and 
International Host Nation Organizations. The Security Cooperation 
Training Management System (SC-TMS) is a tool used by the Security 
Cooperation community to manage International Military Student training 
data. Reports of annual training of Foreign nationals to Congress as 
required by 22 U.S.C. 2394 (Foreign Assistance Act (FAA)) and 22 U.S.C. 
2770A (Arms Export Control Act (AECA)).
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 10,995 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 43,980.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 43,980.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 min.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents are foreign military and foreign civilian government 
employees in Department of Defense (DoD) training in support of U.S. 
foreign policy as prescribed by the President of the United States, 
Congress and Departments of State and Defense. Security Cooperation and 
Assistance programs as authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA), 
and the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) require collection of data to 
manage DoD training of international military students. If the 
information on the student form is not collected, DoD schoolhouses will 
not able to process students for attendance in resident or at mobile 
training locations in compliance with DepSecDef directive and federal 
law requiring the reporting of training of foreign nationals (ref. 
AECA).

    Dated: March 23, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-07014 Filed 3-26-15; 8:45 am]
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