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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 103 / Thursday, May 29, 2014 / Notices election is not submitted within the one year period described in the previous paragraph and the member fails to elect former spouse SBP coverage, no former spouse coverage will be provided. The DD Form 2656–10, ‘‘Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)/Reserve Component (RC) SBP Request for Deemed Election,’’ is currently the prescribed form required for submitting such request. Dated: May 22, 2014. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2014–12391 Filed 5–28–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Docket ID DoD–2014–OS–0078] Proposed Collection; Comment Request Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (Military Personnel Policy), 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) (Military Personnel Policy), announces a proposed 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 July 28, 2014. 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 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:19 May 28, 2014 Jkt 232001 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. Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow the instructions at https:// www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, form number, and title. 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 Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Military Personnel Policy), ATTN: MAJ Justin DeVantier, 4000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–4000 or call at 703–695–5527. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Request for Reference; DD Form 370; OMB Control Number 0704– 0167. Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is necessary to obtain personal reference data, in order to request a waiver, on a military applicant who has committed a civil or criminal offense and would otherwise be disqualified for entry into the Armed Forces of the United States. The DD Form 370 is used to obtain references information evaluating the character, work habits, and attitudes of an applicant from a person of authority or standing within the community. Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Business or other ForProfit; Not-for-Profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal government. Normally, this form would be completed by responsible community leaders such as school officials, ministers and law enforcement officials. Annual Burden Hours: 1,083 hours. Number of Respondents: 6,500. Responses per Respondent: 1. Total Annual Responses: 6,500. Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes. Frequency: On Occasion. This information is collected to provide Armed Services with specific background information on an applicant. History of criminal activity, arrests, or confinement is disqualifying PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 30829 for military service. An applicant, with such a disqualifier, is required to submit references from community leaders who will attest to his or her character, attitudes or work habits. The DD Form 370 is the method of information collection which requests an evaluation and reference from a specific individual, within the community, who has the knowledge of the applicant’s habits, behavior, personality, and character. The information will be used to determine suitability of the applicant for military service and the issuance of a waiver for acceptance. Dated: May 22, 2014. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2014–12389 Filed 5–28–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Docket ID: DoD–2013–OS–0223] 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 30, 2014. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Licari, 571–372–0493. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title, Associated Form and OMB Number: Assessing Options for CONUS Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS); OMB Control Number 0704–TBD. Type of Request: New. Number of Respondents: 28. Responses per Respondent: 1. Annual Responses: 28. Average Burden per Response: 120 minutes. Annual Burden Hours: 56. Needs and Uses: The objective of this project is to recommend options that most effectively balance cost and quality considerations for primary and secondary schooling of military dependents on each of the 15 continental United States (CONUS) installations where the Department of Defense currently operates Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS) or contracts with local educational agencies (LEAs) to operate SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29MYN1.SGM 29MYN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 30830 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 103 / Thursday, May 29, 2014 / Notices schools on the installation. As part of the study, we will interview superintendents of LEAs that are in close proximity to installations that have DDESS schools (excluding those installations that only have special arrangement schools). The interviews will capture information on the approach the LEAs will adopt if they were given the responsibility to educate DDESS students, as well as identify factors that might facilitate or hinder LEAs taking the responsibility of educating DDESS students. This information is critical as it will identify whether transferring DDESS schools to LEAs is even a feasible option that could be plausibly considered for the governance of the current CONUS DDESS schools. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Frequency: Once. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra. Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra 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, 4800 Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350–3100. Dated: May 23, 2014. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2014–12453 Filed 5–28–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:19 May 28, 2014 Jkt 232001 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees DoD. Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee. AGENCY: ACTION: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the charter for the Threat Reduction Advisory Committee (‘‘the Committee’’). SUMMARY: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703–692–5952. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This committee’s charter is being renewed under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b) (‘‘the Sunshine Act’’), and 41 CFR 102–3.50(d). The Committee is a discretionary Federal advisory committee that shall provide the Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs (ASD(NCB)), independent advice and recommendations on: a. Reducing the threat to the United States, its military forces, and its allies and partners posed by nuclear, biological, chemical, conventional, and special weapons. b. Combating WMD to include nonproliferation, counterproliferation, and consequence management. c. Nuclear deterrence transformation, nuclear material lockdown and accountability. d. Nuclear weapons effects; e. The nexus of counterproliferation and counter WMD terrorism. f. Other AT&L; NCB; and Defense Threat Reduction Agency missionrelated matters, as requested by the USD(AT&L). The Committee shall report to the Secretary of Defense through the USD(AT&L). The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Office of the USD(AT&L), the Office of the ASD(NCB) Defense Programs, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, shall provide support, as deemed necessary, for the Committee’s performance, and shall ensure compliance with the requirements of the FACA, the Sunshine FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Act, governing Federal statutes and regulations, and established DoD policies and procedures. The Committee shall be composed of no more than 20 members who are eminent authorities in the fields of national defense, geopolitical and national security affairs, WMD, nuclear physics, chemistry, and biology. The Committee members are appointed by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense and their appointments will be renewed on an annual basis in accordance with DoD policies and procedures. Those members, who are not full-time or permanent part-time federal officers or employees, shall be appointed as experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special government employee (SGE) members, with annual renewals. Committee members who are full-time or permanent part-time Federal employees will serve as regular government employee (RGE) members. Committee members shall, with the exception of travel and per diem for official travel, serve without compensation, unless otherwise authorized by the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with USD(AT&L) and the ASD(NCB), shall select the Committee’s Chair and Vice Chair from among the membership approved by the Secretary of Defense or Deputy Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Defense or Deputy Secretary of Defense may approve the appointment of Committee members for one-to-four year terms of service; however, no member, unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense or Deputy Secretary of Defense, may serve more than two consecutive terms of service, to include its subcommittees, or serve on more than two DoD Federal advisory committees at one time. Each Committee member is appointed to provide advice on behalf of the government on the basis of his or her best judgment without representing any particular point of view and in a manner that is free from conflict of interest. The DoD, when necessary and consistent with the Committee’s mission and DoD policies, may establish subcommittees, task forces, or working groups to support the Committee. 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[FR Doc No: 2014-12453]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2013-OS-0223]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 30, 
2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Licari, 571-372-0493.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title, Associated Form and OMB Number: Assessing Options for CONUS 
Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS); OMB 
Control Number 0704-TBD.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 28.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 28.
    Average Burden per Response: 120 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 56.
    Needs and Uses: The objective of this project is to recommend 
options that most effectively balance cost and quality considerations 
for primary and secondary schooling of military dependents on each of 
the 15 continental United States (CONUS) installations where the 
Department of Defense currently operates Domestic Dependents Elementary 
and Secondary Schools (DDESS) or contracts with local educational 
agencies (LEAs) to operate

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schools on the installation. As part of the study, we will interview 
superintendents of LEAs that are in close proximity to installations 
that have DDESS schools (excluding those installations that only have 
special arrangement schools). The interviews will capture information 
on the approach the LEAs will adopt if they were given the 
responsibility to educate DDESS students, as well as identify factors 
that might facilitate or hinder LEAs taking the responsibility of 
educating DDESS students. This information is critical as it will 
identify whether transferring DDESS schools to LEAs is even a feasible 
option that could be plausibly considered for the governance of the 
current CONUS DDESS schools.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Once.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra 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, 4800 Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, 
VA 22350-3100.

    Dated: May 23, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-12453 Filed 5-28-14; 8:45 am]
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