[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 42051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13804]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0129]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering, (OUSD(R&E)), 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 July 31, 
2023.

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: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Scholar Survey and 
Sponsoring Facilities (SF) Survey; OMB Control Number 0704-DSSS.
    Type of Request: New.

SMART 2.0 Scholar Survey

    Number of Respondents: 1,800.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 1,800.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 900.

SMART 2.0 SF Survey

    Number of Respondents: 60.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 60.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 15.

Total Burden

    Number of Respondents: 1,860.
    Annual Responses: 1,860.
    Annual Burden Hours: 915.
    Needs and Uses: The information gathered through the ``Scholar 
Survey'' and ``Sponsoring Facilities Survey'' will inform the 
Department of Defense (DoD) on the Science, Mathematics and Research 
for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program. The purpose 
of these surveys is to gain a better understanding of scholars' and 
sponsoring facilities' (SF) perspectives on the program and its impact 
on the scholar. Both surveys are part of a third-party evaluation of 
the SMART Program. The purpose of the scholar survey is to gain a deep 
perspective of SMART scholars who are participating or have 
participated in the program, understanding their perspective on how the 
SMART program operates, identifying program processes that are working 
well, suggesting what could be improved in the program, and determining 
the detailed outcomes of the program. The purpose of the SF survey is 
to gain a perspective of DoD facilities who are participating in the 
program, understanding their perspective on how the SMART program 
operates, identifying program processes that are working well, and 
suggesting what could be improved in the program. Both surveys aim to 
help improve the SMART Program.
    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: June 22, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-13804 Filed 6-28-23; 8:45 am]
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