[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64460-64461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23094]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0068]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness (OUSD(P&R)), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(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 November 
25, 2022.

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, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Boren Scholarship and 
Fellowship Survey; OMB Control Number 0704-BSFS.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 1,299.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 1,299.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 649.5 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Defense Language and National Security 
Education Office (DLNSEO) of the DoD is requesting OMB clearance for 
the Boren Scholarship and Fellowship Survey. DLNSEO has contracted with 
the RAND Corporation to conduct an evaluation of the Boren Scholarship 
and Fellowship Awards Program. The Boren Awards program, established in 
1991, was authorized under the David L. Boren National Security 
Education Act, as amended, Public Law 102-183. The Boren Awards provide 
funding for long-term, overseas, immersive study to U.S. undergraduate 
and graduate students who are committed to public service. Boren 
awardees study languages and cultures that are critical to U.S. 
national security as part of their degree programs; in exchange, they 
agree to use the skills within DoD or other Federal agencies by seeking 
and securing Federal employment for at least one year after completing 
their degrees. The Boren Awards program was last evaluated in 2014 
using a survey and interviews to determine how the program had affected 
the careers of those who had received Boren awards. Since the 2014 
survey, more than 2,000 new Boren awardees have completed the Federal 
employment service commitment, yielding an alumni base of more than 
4,000. The OUSD(P&R) contracted with the RAND National Defense Research 
Institute to conduct a new program evaluation, which would include a 
web-based survey of alumni, discussions with key stakeholders, and 
comparison of past data with new data to be collected during this 
project. The findings will support the OUSD(P&R) in evaluating the 
outcomes of the program, enabling comparisons between past and more-
recent outcomes, and ultimately enhancing the Boren Awards' 
effectiveness in building and sustaining a federal workforce of 
diverse, language and culture-enabled individuals.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Once.
    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: October 19, 2022.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-23094 Filed 10-24-22; 8:45 am]
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