[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 197 (Tuesday, October 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61381-61382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25815]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

[Docket ID USAF-2014-0014]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Department of the Air Force 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 December 
14, 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

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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://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 
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 Air Force Office 
of Scientific Research, AFOSR/RSPP, 875 North Randolph Street, Suite 
325, Room 3112, Arlington, VA 22203.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: DoD National Defense 
Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships Program; National 
Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Application; OMB 
Control Number 0701-0154.
    Needs and Uses: Support of Science, Mathematics, and Engineering 
Education, 10 U.S.C. 2191, states that ``the Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe regulations providing for the award of fellowships to 
citizens and nationals of the United States who agree to pursue 
graduate degrees in science, engineering or other fields of study 
designed by the Secretary (Of Defense) to be priority interest to the 
DoD. Recipients shall be selected on the basis of nationwide 
competition. The DoD is committed to increasing the number of quality 
of the nation's scientists and engineers. Application information will 
be used for evaluation and selection of students to be awarded 
fellowships. Failure to respond renders the student ineligible for a 
fellowship.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 36,000 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 3,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 12 hours.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondents are students enrolled in doctoral programs in science 
and engineering desiring to complete their education. The on-line, 
electronic application provides information necessary for evaluation 
and selection of fellowships.
    The NDSEG fellowships allow recipients to pursue their graduate 
studies at whichever United States institution they choose to attend. 
The goal is to provide the United States with talented, doctorally 
trained American men and women who will lead state of the art research 
projects in disciplines having the greatest payoff to national defense 
requirements. Approximately 190-200 3-year fellowships are anticipated 
to be awarded in the fields of Aeronautical and Astronautical 
Engineering, Biosciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil 
Engineering, Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Sciences, Computer and 
Computational Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Geosciences, Material 
Science and Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Naval 
Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Oceanography, and Physics.

    Dated: October 5, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-25815 Filed 10-9-15; 8:45 am]
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