[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 150 (Wednesday, August 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46567-46568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19199]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2014-OS-0156]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
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 October 
5, 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: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory 
and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
9010.
    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://

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www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any 
personal identifiers or contact information.
    Any associated forms for this collection may be located within this 
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 Office of Family 
Readiness Policy, ATTN: Program Manager, Spouse Education & Career 
Opportunities Program, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 03G15, Alexandria, 
VA 22350-2300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Military Spouse Career 
Advancement Accounts Scholarship (MyCAA); OMB Control Number 0704-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to allow eligible military spouses to submit information for 
approval of financial scholarships to pursue portable careers.

To Utilize MyCAA Scholarship

    Affected Public: Military spouse users of MyCAA.
    Annual Burden Hours: 63,752.
    Number of Respondents: 85,033.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 85,033.
    Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

To Apply for Participation in the MyCAA Program

    Affected Public: Schools.
    Annual Burden Hours: 93.
    Number of Respondents: 370.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 370.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: Once.
    The Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts Scholarship (MyCAA) 
is a career development and employment assistance program sponsored by 
the Department of Defense (DoD) to assist military spouses pursue 
licenses, certificates, certifications or associate's degrees 
(excluding associate's degrees in general studies, liberal arts, and 
interdisciplinary studies that do not have a concentration) necessary 
for gainful employment in high demand, high growth portable career 
fields and occupations; to provide a record of educational endeavors 
and progress of military spouses participating in education services; 
and to manage the tuition assistance scholarship, track enrollments and 
funding and to facilitate communication with participants via email. 
Records may also be used as a management tool for statistical analysis, 
tracking, reporting, evaluating program effectiveness and conducting 
research.

    Dated: July 31, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-19199 Filed 8-4-15; 8:45 am]
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