[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 178 (Friday, September 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51874-51875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20142]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

[Docket ID: USAF-2021-HQ-0004]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: The DoD has submitted to OMB for clearance the following 
proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by October 
18, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Duncan, 571-372-7574, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Department of Defense 
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships 
Program; OMB Control Number 0701-0154.
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 3,577.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 3,577.
    Average Burden per Response: 12 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 42,924 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The National Defense Science and Engineering (S&E) 
Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships program provides 3-year fellowships to 
students enrolled in Ph.D. programs of interest to DoD. Awards are 
under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2191. The request for applications is 
necessary to screen applicants and to evaluate and select students to 
award fellowships.

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Information is used by the American Society for Engineering Education 
(ASEE), the contractor selected to administer the program, to down-
select the eligible applicants by means of a peer review panel. The 
information is also used by scientists of the Air Force, Army, and 
Navy, to make the final selection of awardees.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
    You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by 
Docket ID number and title, by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, Docket ID 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.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela Duncan.
    Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should 
be sent to Ms. Duncan at [email protected].

    Dated: September 13, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-20142 Filed 9-16-21; 8:45 am]
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