Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 51786 [2012-21026]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Department of the Air Force

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 51786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21026]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

[Docket ID: USAF-2012-0014]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Defense/Department of the Air Force/Air Force 
Office of Scientific Research (DoD/USAF/AFOSR).

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Department of the Air Force announces a reinstatement 
of a 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 October 
26, 2012.

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, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
    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 Air Force Office of 
Scientific Research, ATTN: AFOSR/RSPP, 875 North Randolph Street, Suite 
325, Room 3112, Arlington, VA 22203-1768, or email NDSEG@afosr.af.mil 
or call AFOSR/RSPP, at 703-588-1779.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: DoD National Defense 
Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships Program; National 
Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship 
Application; OMB 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 
designated by the Secretary (of Defense) to be of priority interest to 
the DoD. Recipients shall be selected on the basis of a nationwide 
competition. The DoD is committed to increasing the number and 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.
    Average Burden per Response: 12 hours.
    Frequency: Annually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    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: August 22, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-21026 Filed 8-24-12; 8:45 am]
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