Comment Request for Review of Information Collection: CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS) Registration System; OMB No. 3206-0246, 36166 [2021-14505]

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• Office of Personnel Management

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 128 (Thursday, July 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 36166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14505]



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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Comment Request for Review of Information Collection: 
CyberCorps[supreg]: Scholarship for Service (SFS) Registration System; 
OMB No. 3206-0246

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Human Resources 
Solutions Division, offers the general public and other federal 
agencies the opportunity to comment on an existing information 
collection request (ICR) 3206-0246, SFS Registration System. The 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
on April 1, 2021 allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No 
comments were received for this information collection. The purpose of 
this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received within 30 calendar 
days from the date of this publication. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management Budget, 725 17th Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of 
Personnel Management or by electronic mail to 
[email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-6974; Washington, DC 
20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable 
supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting the Office of 
Personnel Management Mid-Atlantic Services Branch, Attention: Stephanie 
Travis, 200 Granby Street, Suite 500, Norfolk, VA 23510-1886, or via 
electronic email to: [email protected], by calling 202-579-4951, or fax (816) 
541-8103.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SFS Program was established by the 
National Science Foundation, in collaboration with the Office of 
Personnel Management and the Department of Homeland Security, in 
accordance with section 302 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 
2014, as amended (15 U.S.C. 7442). This initiative reflects the 
critical need for Information Technology (IT) professionals, industrial 
control system security professionals, and security managers in 
government. Students identified by their institutions for SFS 
Scholarships must meet selection criteria established by the 
participating institution and SFS eligibility requirements set forth in 
15 U.S.C. 7442(f)). Each scholarship recipient, as a condition of 
receiving a scholarship under the program, enters into an agreement 
under which the recipient agrees to participate in meaningful summer 
internship opportunities or other meaningful temporary appointments in 
the Federal information technology and cybersecurity workforce during 
the scholarship period, and work for a period equal to the length of 
the scholarship, following receipt of the student's degree, in the 
cyber security mission of--

(1) an executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code);
(2) Congress, including any agency, entity, office, or commission 
established in the legislative branch;
(3) an interstate agency;
(4) a State, local, or Tribal government;
(5) a State, local, or Tribal government-affiliated non-profit that is 
considered to be critical infrastructure (as defined in section 
5195c(e) of title 42); or
(6) as provided by subsection (b)(3)(B), a qualified institution of 
higher education.

    Approval of the CyberCorps[supreg]: Scholarship for Service (SFS) 
Registration system is necessary to continue management and operation 
of the program in accordance with the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 
2014, as amended (15 U.S.C. 7442), and to facilitate the timely 
registration, selection and placement of program-enrolled students in 
Government agencies.
    In accordance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, this notice announces the Office 
of Personnel Management (OPM), Human Resources Solutions Division has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for 
review of a previously approved Information Collection Request (ICR), 
3206-0246, SFS Registration, for which approval will expire September 
19, 2021. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly seeking 
comments that:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.

Analysis

    Agency: CyberCorps[supreg]: Scholarship for Service, Office of 
Personnel Management.
    Title: Scholarship for Service (SFS) Program Internet Site.
    OMB Number: 3206-0246.
    Affected Public: Individual or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 761.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Total Burden Hours: 761 hours.

Kellie Cosgrove Riley,
Director, Office of Privacy and Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2021-14505 Filed 7-7-21; 8:45 am]
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