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The Department of Defense has
submitted to OMB for clearance, the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by June 2, 2008.
Title, Form, and OMB Number:
Request for Government Approval for
Aircrew Qualifications and Training,
DD Form 2627 and Request for
Approval of Contractor Flight
Crewmember, DD Form 2628; OMB
Control Number 0704–0347.
Type of Request: Extension.
Number of Respondents: 42.
Responses per Respondent: 2.
Annual Responses: 84.
Average Burden per Response: 5
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 7.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary to
request qualification training for
contractor crewmembers. The DD Form
2628 requests approval for contractor
personnel to function as a flight
crewmember.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for profit;
not-for-profit institutions; state, local or
tribal government.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Sharon Mar.
Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to
Ms. Mar at the Office of Management
and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room
10236, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503. Comments may
be e-mailed to Ms. Mar at Sharon_Mar@
omb.eop.gov.
You may also submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by the following method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
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 https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia
Toppings.
Written requests for copies of the
information collection proposal should
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be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/
Information Management Division, 1777
North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000,
Arlington, VA 22209–2133.
Dated: April 25, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DOD–2008–OS–0043]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense (Personnel and Readiness),
DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel
and Readiness) announces the following
proposed new 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 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 July 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Federal Docket Management
System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301–1160.
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 https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
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received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
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 the Under
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and
Readiness) (Military Personnel Policy/
Accession Policy), Attn: Dr. Jane
Arabian, 4000 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301–4000 or call at
(703) 697–9271.
Title and OMB Control Number:
Utility of Test Preparation Guides and
Education Programs in Enhancing
Recruit Candidate Performance on the
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude
Battery (ASVAB), OMB Number 0704–
TBD.
Needs and Uses: The 2007 National
Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),
section 546, directs the Secretary of
Defense to conduct a test of the utility
of test preparation guides in enhancing
recruit candidate performance on the
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude
Battery (ASVAB). The ASVAB is a
cognitive ability test used to select and
classify applicants for enlistment into
the U.S. military. This information data
collection is needed to meet the
following objectives, as stated in the
NDAA, to examine: The degree to which
test preparation assistance degrades test
reliability and accuracy, the degree to
which test preparation assistance allows
more accurate testing of skill aptitudes
and mental capability, and to
recommend a role for test preparation
assistance in military recruiting.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Annual Burden Hours: 33,350.
Number of Respondents: 145,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1 or 2.
Average Burden per Response: 12
minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Summary of Information Collection
The 2007 National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA), section 546,
directs the Secretary of Defense to
conduct a test of the utility of test
preparation guides in enhancing recruit
candidate performance on the Armed
Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
(ASVAB). The instrument used to
collect the information is the ASVAB
Preparation Questionnaire, which
covers: (a) ASVAB test taking history,
(b) ASVAB preparation behaviors, (c)
academic history, and (d) language
spoken and education level of parents.
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The potential respondent universe
consists of all military applicants who
complete the ASVAB when taken at
Military Entrance Processing Stations
(MEPS) and Military Entrance Testing
Sites (METS). The questionnaire will be
administered immediately after the
applicant completes the ASVAB.
Computer administration will be used
in the MEPS and paper and pencil in the
METS. The information collected will
be used for program planning, and to
compile the congressionally-mandated
report.
Dated: April 23, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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Office of the Secretary
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ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Defense has
submitted to OMB for clearance, the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by June 2, 2008.
Title and OMB Number: Defense
Medical Human Resources System
Internet (DMHRSi); OMB Control
Number 0720-TBD.
Type of Request: New.
Number of Respondents: 85,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 85,000.
Average Burden per Response: .125.
Annual Burden Hours: 10,625.
Needs and Uses: DMHRSi is a Joint
Medical Information system software
application that provides the Military
Health System (MHS) with a
comprehensive enterprise human
resource system with capabilities to
manage personnel, manpower,
education and training, labor cost
assignment and readiness functional
areas. It has built-in safeguards to limit
access and visibility of personal or
sensitive information in accordance
with the Privacy Act of 1974. The
application will account for everyone in
the MHS—Active Duty, Reserves,
National Guard, government civilian,
contractors and volunteers assigned or
borrowed—this also includes non-
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appropriated fund employees and
foreign nationals.
Affected Public: Federal government;
Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: Quarterly, biennially,
semi-annually; annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Mr. John Kraemer.
Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to
Mr. Kraemer at the Office of
Management and Budget, Desk Officer
for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
You may also submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by the following method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
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 https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia
Toppings.
Written requests for copies of the
information collection proposal should
be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/
Information Management Division, 1777
North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000,
Arlington, VA 22209–2133.
Dated: April 25, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
[Docket No. USAF–2007–0027]
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Defense has
submitted to OMB for clearance, the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by June 2, 2008.
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Title, Form, and OMB Number:
Application for Appointment as Reserve
of the Air Force or USAF Without
Component; Air Force (AF) Form 24;
OMB Control Number 0701–0096.
Type of Request: Extension.
Number of Respondents: 5,899.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 5,899.
Average Burden per Response: 20
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,966.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary for
providing information to determine if
applicant meets established
qualifications for appointment as a
Reserve (Air National Guard of the
United States (ANGUS) and United
States Air Force Reserve (USAFR)) or in
the USAF without component. Use of
the Social Security Number (SSN) is
necessary to make positive
identification of an applicant and his or
her records.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Sharon Mar.
Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to
Ms. Mar at the Office of Management
and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room
10236, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503. Comments may
be e-mailed to Ms. Mar at
Sharon_Mar@omb.eop.gov.
You may also submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by the following method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
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 https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia
Toppings.
Written requests for copies of the
information collection proposal should
be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/
Information Management Division, 1777
North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000,
Arlington, VA 22209–2133.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DOD-2008-OS-0043]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and
Readiness), DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel
and Readiness) announces the following proposed new 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 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 July 1,
2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
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 https://www.regulations.gov as they are received without
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
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 the
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Military
Personnel Policy/Accession Policy), Attn: Dr. Jane Arabian, 4000
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000 or call at (703) 697-9271.
Title and OMB Control Number: Utility of Test Preparation Guides
and Education Programs in Enhancing Recruit Candidate Performance on
the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), OMB Number
0704-TBD.
Needs and Uses: The 2007 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),
section 546, directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a test of the
utility of test preparation guides in enhancing recruit candidate
performance on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB).
The ASVAB is a cognitive ability test used to select and classify
applicants for enlistment into the U.S. military. This information data
collection is needed to meet the following objectives, as stated in the
NDAA, to examine: The degree to which test preparation assistance
degrades test reliability and accuracy, the degree to which test
preparation assistance allows more accurate testing of skill aptitudes
and mental capability, and to recommend a role for test preparation
assistance in military recruiting.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Burden Hours: 33,350.
Number of Respondents: 145,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1 or 2.
Average Burden per Response: 12 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
The 2007 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), section 546,
directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a test of the utility of
test preparation guides in enhancing recruit candidate performance on
the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). The instrument
used to collect the information is the ASVAB Preparation Questionnaire,
which covers: (a) ASVAB test taking history, (b) ASVAB preparation
behaviors, (c) academic history, and (d) language spoken and education
level of parents.
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The potential respondent universe consists of all military applicants
who complete the ASVAB when taken at Military Entrance Processing
Stations (MEPS) and Military Entrance Testing Sites (METS). The
questionnaire will be administered immediately after the applicant
completes the ASVAB. Computer administration will be used in the MEPS
and paper and pencil in the METS. The information collected will be
used for program planning, and to compile the congressionally-mandated
report.
Dated: April 23, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-9715 Filed 5-1-08; 8:45 am]
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