Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 57129 [2021-22322]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 196 (Thursday, October 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 57129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22322]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2021-OS-0102]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Sustainment, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation announces a proposed 
public information collection and seeks public comment on the 
provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
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 December 
13, 2021.

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: DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to the 
COVID-19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the docket 
listed above.
    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 Office of Local 
Defense Community Cooperation, 2231 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202, 
ATTN: Mr. James Holland or call 703-697-2188.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: OLDCC Military Installation 
Sustainability Program of Assistance Grant Proposals; OMB Control 
Number 0704-MISP.
    Needs and Uses: The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation 
(OLDCC), in coordination with the other Federal Agencies, delivers a 
program of technical and financial assistance to enable states and 
communities to plan and carry out civilian responses to workforce, 
business, and community needs arising from Defense actions; cooperate 
with their military installations and leverage public and private 
capabilities to deliver public infrastructure and services to enhance 
the military mission, achieve facility and infrastructure savings as 
well as reduced operating costs; and increase military, civilian, and 
industrial readiness and resiliency, and support military families.
    Respondents will be submitting information requesting OLDCC 
assistance for the Military Installation Sustainability program of 
assistance. Respondents will be States, United States Territories, 
counties, municipalities, other political subdivisions of a state, 
special purpose units of a state or local government, other 
instrumentalities of a state or local government, and tribal nations 
supporting a military installation or the defense industrial base. The 
collection instrument for the Military Installation Sustainability 
program of assistance will be a proposal package prepared in accordance 
to a Federal Funding Opportunity Announcement posted in the Federal 
Register. Proposals may be submitted electronically via email, or 
printed copy by mail or hand-delivered to OLDCC.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 480.
    Number of Respondents: 12.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 12.
    Average Burden per Response: 40 hours.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Proposals consist of the following information: A description of 
the proposed project, a description of the partner jurisdictions, 
agencies, organizations, key stakeholders, and their roles and 
responsibilities to carry out the proposed project, a description of 
the anticipated role of the installation(s) in the project and evidence 
of local installation support for the proposal, a summary of requested 
grant funds and other existing sources of funds, a sufficiently 
detailed project schedule, a description of metrics to be tracked and 
evaluated over the course of the project, evidence of the intended 
recipient's ability and authority to manage grant funds, and 
documentation that the Submitting Official is authorized by the 
respondent jurisdiction(s) and the respondent jurisdiction is an 
eligible entity to submit a proposal and subsequently apply for 
assistance. More specific details will be available in the Federal 
Funding Opportunity Announcement published in the Federal Register.

    Dated: October 8, 2021.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-22322 Filed 10-13-21; 8:45 am]
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