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The Boeing Company: Docket No. FAA– 

2015–0246; Directorate Identifier 2014– 

NM–187–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by April 10, 

2015. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to The Boeing Company 

Model 737–300, –400, and –500 series 

airplanes, certificated in any category, as 

identified in Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

737–53A1339, dated August 12, 2014. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of 

America Code 53: Fuselage. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

fatigue cracking found at the left-side and 

right-side upper frame, at station 360 

between stringer 13 and stringer 14. We are 

issuing this AD to detect and correct fatigue 

cracking of the left-side and right-side upper 

frame at station 360 between stringer 13 and 

stringer 14, which if not corrected, can grow 

in size and result in a severed frame, which 

could lead to rapid decompression and 

reduced structural integrity of the airplane. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done. 

(g) Repetitive Inspections for Cracking 

At the applicable times specified in table 

1 of paragraph 1.E., ‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing 

Alert Service Bulletin 737–53A1339, dated 

August 12, 2014, except as required by 

paragraph (i)(2) of this AD: Do a medium 

frequency eddy current (MFEC) inspection 

for cracking on the left-side and right-side of 

the upper frame at Station 360 between 

stringer 13 and stringer 14, in accordance 

with Part 2 of the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

737–53A1339, dated August 12, 2014. If no 

cracking is found, repeat the inspections at 

the applicable times specified in Table 1 of 

paragraph 1.E., ‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing 

Alert Service Bulletin 737–53A1339, dated 

August 12, 2014. Accomplishment of the 

actions specified in paragraph (j) of this AD 

terminates the repetitive inspections required 

by this paragraph at the modified area only. 

(h) Repair 

If any cracking is found during any 

inspection required by paragraph (g) of this 

AD: Before further flight, repair the cracking 

including doing an open hole high frequency 

eddy current (HFEC) inspection for cracking 

of the holes, in accordance with Part 3 of the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 737–53A1339, dated August 

12, 2014, except as required by paragraph 

(i)(1) of this AD. Repair of any crack 

terminates the repetitive inspection 

requirements of paragraph (g) of this AD for 

the repaired area only. If any cracking is 

found during any inspection required by this 

paragraph, repair using a method approved 

in accordance with the procedures specified 

in paragraph (l) of this AD. 

(i) Exceptions to the Service Information 

(1) Where Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

737–53A1339, dated August 12, 2014, 

specifies contacting Boeing for repair 

instructions: Before further flight, repair 

using a method approved in accordance with 

the procedures specified in paragraph (l) of 

this AD. 

(2) Where Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 

737–53A1339, dated August 12, 2014, 

specifies a compliance time ‘‘after the 

original issue date of this service bulletin,’’ 

this AD requires compliance within the 

specified time after the effective date of this 

AD. 

(j) Optional Preventative Modification 

Modification of an inspection area 

specified in paragraph (g) of this AD, 

including doing open hole and surface HFEC 

inspections for cracking of the area to be 

modified, in accordance with Part 4 of the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert 

Service Bulletin 737–53A1339, dated August 

12, 2014, except as required by paragraph 

(i)(1) of this AD, terminates the repetitive 

inspections required by paragraph (g) of this 

AD at the modified location only. 

(k) Post-Repair and Post-Modification 

Inspections 

The post-repair and post-modification 

inspections specified in Tables 4 and 5 of 

paragraph 1.E., ‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing 

Alert Service Bulletin 737–53A1339, dated 

August 12, 2014, are not required by this AD. 

Note 1 to paragraph (k) of this AD: The 

post-repair and post-modification inspections 

specified in Tables 4 and 5 of paragraph 1.E., 

‘‘Compliance,’’ of Boeing Alert Service 

Bulletin 737–53A1339, dated August 12, 

2014, may be used in support of compliance 

with section 121.1109(c)(2) or 129.109(b)(2) 

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 

121.1109(c)(2) or 14 CFR 129.109(b)(2)). 

(l) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), FAA, has the 

authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if 

requested using the procedures found in 14 

CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, 

send your request to your principal inspector 

or local Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (m)(1) of this AD. Information may 

be emailed to: 9–ANM-Seattle-ACO-AMOCRequests@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/

certificate holding district office. 

(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable 

level of safety may be used for any repair 

required by this AD if it is approved by 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization 

Designation Authorization (ODA) that has 

been authorized by the Manager, Seattle 

ACO, to make those findings. For a repair 

method to be approved, the repair must meet 

the certification basis of the airplane, and the 

approval must specifically refer to this AD. 

(4) Except as required by paragraph (i)(1) 

of this AD: If any service information 

contains steps that are identified as RC 

(Required for Compliance), those steps must 

be done to comply with this AD; any steps 

that are not identified as RC are 

recommended. Those steps that are not 

identified as RC may be deviated from using 

accepted methods in accordance with the 

operator’s maintenance or inspection 

program without obtaining approval of an 

AMOC, provided the steps identified as RC 

can be done and the airplane can be put back 

in a serviceable condition. Any substitutions 

or changes to steps identified as RC require 

approval of an AMOC. 

(m) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Wayne Lockett, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, FAA, Seattle 

Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356; 

phone: 425–917–6447; fax: 425–917–6590; 

email: wayne.lockett@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes, Attention: Data & Services 

Management, P. O. Box 3707, MC 2H–65, 

Seattle, WA 98124–2207; telephone 206– 

544–5000, extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; 

Internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You 

may view this referenced service information 

at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on February 

11, 2015. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03677 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

32 CFR Part 251 

[Docket ID: DOD–2014–OS–0058] 

RIN 0790–AJ28 

National Language Service Corps 

(NLSC) 

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for 

Personnel and Readiness, DoD. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This rule establishes in the 

Code of Federal Regulations the 

National Language Services Corps 

(NLSC) by describing the program and 

its responsibilities per the January 2013 

National Defense Authorization Act 

which authorized the Secretary of 

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permanent organization. The NLSC 

responds to federal agencies’ needs for 

language skills in emergencies or surge 

requirements. Once a federal agency 

identifies a need, NLSC members are 

advised of the potential assignment. If 

an individual is interested and 

available, they go through a screening 

and selection process as discussed in 

the rule. The decision to use NLSC rests 

with the requesting agency and support 

agreements must be established before 

work can begin. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

April 27, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and/or RIN 

number and title, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

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 and 

docket number or Regulatory 

Information Number (RIN) 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 

http://www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Demboski, 571–256–0654. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Executive Summary 

I. Purpose of the Regulatory Action 

a. Purpose. NLSC may support DoD or 

other U.S. departments or agencies, in 

need of foreign language services, with 

requirements of less than 1 year. The 

NLSC will provide capable, federallyhired individuals to rapidly respond to 

critical national needs and assist DoD 

and other U.S. departments and 

agencies with surge or emergency 

requirements. 

b. Succinct statement of legal 

authority for the regulatory action. 

Authority: Applicable authorities 

include: 5 U.S.C. 3109 which authorizes 

the employment of experts and 

consultants on a temporary or 

intermittent basis; 18 U.S.C. 202 which 

defines ‘‘special Government 

employee;’’ 31 U.S.C. 1535 which 

authorizes the head of an agency or 

major organizational unit within an 

agency to place an order with a major 

organizational unit within the same 

agency or another agency for services; 

50 U.S.C. 1913 which authorized the 

Secretary of Defense to establish and 

maintain the National Language Service 

Corps. 

II. Summary of the Major Provisions of 

the Regulatory Action in Question 

The major provisions of this 

regulatory action include: 

a. Outlining NLSC membership 

criteria, member recruitment, 

appointment, and activation. 

b. Describing eligibility requirements 

for federal employees to participate in 

NLSC. 

III. Costs and Benefits 

The Department of Defense and other 

federal departments and agencies have 

benefited from NLSC support utilizing 

high-level language skills of members 

not otherwise available to meet their 

organizations’ short-term, immediate 

needs. The NLSC has established a 

means to access and maintain contact 

with citizens who are highly skilled in 

foreign languages. Since initial efforts in 

fiscal year 2007, the average annual cost 

to build, pilot and fully operationalize 

the NLSC has been $6.3 million. Current 

membership includes more than 5,000 

members with skills in 315 foreign 

languages and dialects ready to serve 

national needs when called upon. 

Members hired to support missions 

have included the self-employed, 

retirees or students just entering the 

workforce, who proudly want to serve 

their nation. NLSC provides an 

opportunity to earn wages using their 

high-level language skills. As of June 

2014, NLSC members have provided 

more than 28,000 hours of highly skilled 

foreign language support to 34 federal 

agencies and departments and their 

components. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In 2003, Congress tasked the Defense 

Language and National Security 

Education Office (DLNSEO), then 

known as the National Security 

Education Program (NSEP), with 

exploring the feasibility of establishing 

an organization of Americans with skills 

in critical languages that would serve in 

times of emergency or national need. 

NSEP prepared a feasibility study and 

follow-up planning that led to 

Congressional action in 2006. In the 

2007 National Defense Authorization 

Act, the U.S. Congress included 

language directing the Secretary of 

Defense to initiate a pilot program that 

established a Civilian Linguist Reserve 

Corps. The government has since 

renamed that organization as the NLSC. 

In January 2013, President Barack 

Obama signed the National Defense 

Authorization Act which authorized the 

Secretary of Defense to establish the 

NLSC as a permanent organization. The 

NLSC operates under this authority with 

DLNSEO as its parent agency. DLNSEO 

provides strategic direction and 

programmatic oversight to the Military 

Departments, Defense field activities 

and the Combatant Commands on 

present and future requirements related 

to language, regional expertise, and 

culture. 

The NLSC does not offer permanent 

full-time or part-time jobs. The NLSC 

responds to federal agencies’ needs for 

language skills in emergencies or surge 

requirements. For this reason, the NLSC 

does not maintain any postings or offer 

any job location services. Once a federal 

agency identifies a need, NLSC 

members are advised of the potential 

assignment. If an individual is 

interested and available, they go 

through a screening and selection 

process as discussed in this rule. The 

decision to use NLSC rests with the 

requesting agency and support 

agreements must be established before 

support can begin. 

The NLSC’s charter is to provide 

short-term surge capability or to fill 

short term recurrent support that other 

existing capabilities cannot reasonably 

fill. Members have filled requirements 

that range from 15 minutes on the 

phone to 60 days in the field. If needed/ 

desired, it is possible for members to 

provide recurrent, short term support, 

such as for periodic exercises for up to 

approximately six months (130 work 

days or 1,040 hours, whichever comes 

first) in the member’s service year. 

The NLSC uses the Federal 

Interagency Language Roundtable 

Proficiency Guidelines (http:// 

govtilr.org/Skills/ILRscale1.htm) (the 

‘‘ILR Scale’’) in speaking, reading, and 

listening as a basis for determining 

eligibility for Membership. The NLSC’s 

goal is 3/3/3 proficiency (speaking/ 

reading/listening) in at least one foreign 

language and in English. 

Initial non-English language 

proficiency is assessed by asking all 

NLSC applicants to complete a series of 

self-assessments to provide an 

indication of where they fall on the ILR 

scale. Members of the NLSC will 

normally undergo formal proficiency 

testing to verify the self-assessments 

prior to participating in an assignment. 

Several factors may require formal 

proficiency testing, including the need 

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have formally-tested members available 

for assignments. 

Initial English language assessment 

will not normally be conducted for 

applicants who graduated from an 

accredited high school and spent at least 

three years in the US while attending 

high school. If an individual did not do 

so, he or she may be asked to undergo 

the same self-assessment process as for 

non-English language skills. Finally, a 

number of members may be asked to 

undergo formal proficiency testing in 

English. 

Regulatory Procedures 

Executive Order 12866, ‘‘Regulatory 

Planning and Review’’ and Executive 

Order 13563, ‘‘Improving Regulation 

and Regulatory Review’’ 

Executive Orders 13563 and 12866 

direct agencies to assess all costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distribute impacts, and equity). 

Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the 

importance of quantifying both costs 

and benefits, of reducing costs, of 

harmonizing rules, and of promoting 

flexibility. This rule has been 

designated a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action,’’ although not economically 

significant, under section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, 

the rule has been reviewed by the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB). 

Sec. 202, Pub. L. 104–4, ‘‘Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act’’ 

Section 202 of the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) 

(Pub. L. 104–4) requires agencies assess 

anticipated costs and benefits before 

issuing any rule whose mandates 

require spending in any 1 year of $100 

million in 1995 dollars, updated 

annually for inflation. In 2014, that 

threshold is approximately $141 

million. This document will not 

mandate any requirements for State, 

local, or tribal governments, nor will it 

affect private sector costs. 

Public Law 96–354, ‘‘Regulatory 

Flexibility Act’’ (5 U.S.C. 601) 

The Department of Defense certifies 

that this proposed rule is not subject to 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 

601) because it would not, if 

promulgated, have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. Therefore, the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act, as amended, 

does not require us to prepare a 

regulatory flexibility analysis. 

Public Law 96–511, ‘‘Paperwork 

Reduction Act’’ (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) 

Section 251.6(c)(1)–(c)(3) of this 

proposed rule contain information 

collection requirements. DoD has 

submitted the following proposal to 

OMB under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of DoD, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the 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 the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement. 

Existing OMB Control Number: 0704– 

0449, ‘‘National Language Service 

Corps.’’ 

Title: DD Form 2932, ‘‘National 

Language Service Corps Application’’ 

Number of Respondents: 1,500. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 1,500. 

Average Burden per Response: 18 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 450 hours. 

Needs and Uses: Verification and 

mission-related use. 

Title: DD Form 2933, ‘‘National 

Language Service Corps (NLSC) Detailed 

Skills Self-Assessment’’ 

Number of Respondents: 1,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 1,000. 

Average Burden per Response: 18 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 300 hours. 

Needs and Uses: Verification and 

mission-related use. 

Title: DD Form 2934, ‘‘National 

Language Service Corps (NLSC) Global 

Skills Self-Assessment’’ 

Number of Respondents: 1,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 1,000. 

Average Burden per Response: 18 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 300 hours. 

Needs and Uses: Verification and 

mission-related use. 

Title: Phone call to review responses 

on forms 

Total annual respondents: 1,000. 

Frequency of response: 1. 

Total annual responses: 1,000. 

Burden per response: 10 minutes. 

Total burden hours: 167 hours. 

Needs and Uses: Verification and 

mission-related use. 

OMB Desk Officer: 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, 

with a copy to the National Language 

Service Corps, P.O. Box 12221, 

Arlington, VA 22219. Comments can be 

received from 30 to 60 days after the 

date of this notice, but comments to 

OMB will be most useful if received by 

OMB within 30 days after the date of 

this notice. 

You may also submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by the following method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

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 John Demboski, National 

Language Service Corps, P.O. Box 

12221, Arlington, VA 22219; phone 

number (703) 588–0868. 

Executive Order 13132, ‘‘Federalism’’ 

Executive Order 13132 establishes 

certain requirements that an agency 

must meet when it promulgates a 

proposed rule (and subsequent final 

rule) that imposes substantial direct 

requirement costs on State and local 

governments, preempts State law, or 

otherwise has Federalism implications. 

This proposed rule will not have a 

substantial effect on State and local 

governments. 

List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 251 

Foreign languages, Manpower training 

programs. 

Accordingly 32 CFR part 251 is 

proposed to be added to read as follows: 

PART 251—NATIONAL LANGUAGE 

SERVICE CORPS (NLSC) 

Sec. 


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251.1 Purpose. 

251.2 Applicability. 

251.3 Definitions. 

251.4 Policy. 

251.5 Responsibilities. 

251.6 Procedures. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3109, 18 U.S.C. 202, 31 

U.S.C. 1535, 50 U.S.C. 1913. 

§ 251.1 Purpose. 

This part: 

(a) Implements the responsibilities of 

the Secretary of Defense in 50 U.S.C. 

1913 by establishing the NLSC program. 

(b) Establishes policy, assigns 

responsibilities, and provides 

procedures for the management of the 

NLSC program. 

(c) Assigns responsibility to the 

National Security Education Board 

(NSEB) to oversee and coordinate the 

activities of the NLSC (as provided and 

determined by the Secretary of Defense 

pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1903 and 1913 

with policy and funding oversight 

provided by the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness 

(USD(P&R)) in accordance with DoD 

Directive 5124.02, ‘‘Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness 

(USD(P&R))’’ (available at http:// 

www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/ 

512402p.pdf). 

§ 251.2 Applicability. 

This part applies to Office of the 

Secretary of Defense, the Military 

Departments, the Office of the Chairman 

of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint 

Staff, the Combatant Commands, the 

Office of the Inspector General of the 

Department of Defense, the Defense 

Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and 

all other organizational entities in the 

DoD (referred to collectively in this part 

as ‘‘the DoD Components’’) and Federal 

agencies. 

§ 251.3 Definitions. 

Unless otherwise noted, these terms 

and their definitions are for the 

purposes of this part. 

Consultant. Defined in 5 CFR part 

304. 

Excepted service. Appointments in 

the excepted service are civil service 

appointments within the Federal 

Government that do not confer 

competitive status and are excepted 

from competitive service by or pursuant 

to statute, by the President, or by the 

Office of Personnel Management, and 

which are not in Senior Executive 

Service. 

Foreign language. Any language other 

than English. 

Language proficiency. The U.S. 

Government relies on the Interagency 

Language Roundtable (ILR) scale to 

determine language proficiency. 

According to the ILR scale: 

(1) 0 is No Proficiency. 

(2) 0+ is Memorized Proficiency. 

(3) 1 is Elementary Proficiency. 

(4) 1+ is Elementary Proficiency, Plus. 

(5) 2 is Limited Working Proficiency. 

(6) 2+ is Limited Working Proficiency, 

Plus. 

(7) 3 is General Professional 

Proficiency. 

(8) 3+ is General Professional 

Proficiency, Plus. 

(9) 4 is Advanced Professional 

Proficiency. 

(10) 4+ is Advanced Professional 

Proficiency, Plus. 

(11) 5 is Functional Native 

Proficiency. 

Special government employee (SGE). 

Defined in 18 U.S.C. 202. 

§ 251.4 Policy. 

It is DoD policy that: 

(a) The NLSC provides DoD, or other 

U.S. departments or agencies, with U.S. 

citizens with high levels of foreign 

language proficiency for short-term 

temporary assignments providing 

foreign language services. 

(b) The NLSC is authorized to employ 

U.S. citizens as language consultants 

pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1913, 5 U.S.C. 

3109, and 5 CFR part 304. 

(c) The NLSC is exempt from DoD 

Instruction 5160.71, ‘‘DoD Language 

Testing Program’’ (available at http:// 

www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/ 

516071_2009_ch1.pdf), such that the 

NLSC may use tests of the Defense 

Language Proficiency Testing System or 

may use and develop other tests to 

assess language proficiency for the 

purpose of employing NLSC members as 

language consultants. 

(d) The NLSC will be available to 

support DoD or other U.S. departments 

or agencies pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1913. 

(e) The NLSC will: 

(1) Collect personally identifiable 

information pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1913 

from individuals interested in applying 

for NLSC membership. 

(2) Comply with DoD Instruction 

8910.01, ‘‘Information Collection and 

Reporting’’ (available at http:// 

www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/ 

891001p.pdf), Volume 2 of DoD Manual 

8910.01, ‘‘DoD Information Collections 

Manual: Procedures for DoD Public 

Information Collections’’ (available at 

http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/ 

corres/pdf/891001m_vol2.pdf), and 32 

CFR part 310. 

(f) Qualified and available members 

with requested language skills hired in 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 5 

CFR part 304 and Administrative 

Instruction 2, ‘‘Employment of Experts 

and Consultants’’ (available at http:// 

www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/ 

ai002p.pdf) will be temporarily assigned 

to government agencies pursuant to 

reimbursable agreements described in 

31 U.S.C. 1535. 

§ 251.5 Responsibilities. 

(a) The USD(P&R): 

(1) Provides overall policy guidance 

for carrying out the responsibilities and 

duties of the Secretary of Defense in 

accordance with DoD Directive 5124.02 

and 50 U.S.C. 1913. 

(2) Ensures appropriate resources are 

programmed for the administration and 

operation of the NLSC. 

(b) Under the authority, direction, and 

control of the USD(P&R), the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Readiness and 

Force Management (ASD(R&FM)): 

(1) Through the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Readiness: 

(i) Develops processes and polices 

regarding the NLSC oversight and 

coordination by the NSEB in accordance 

with 50 U.S.C. 1903 and 1913. 

(ii) Recommends and oversees the 

establishment and execution of policies, 

programs, and goals to ensure the NLSC 

supports the readiness of the Military 

Services. 

(iii) Oversees, and monitors 

compliance with the NLSC programs 

and processes on behalf of the Secretary 

of Defense to include the procedures in 

§ 251.6 of this part. 

(iv) Ensures that functions needed to 

support the accomplishment of the 

NLSC mission are executed including 

engagement with DoD Components, 

federal agencies, and State and local 

governments, to identify language 

needs, assessment of language 

proficiency of its members, and skill 

sustainment training. 

(v) Determines eligibility for NLSC 

membership. 

(2) Hosts the annual program review 

identified in 50 U.S.C. 1913. 

(3) Designates a program manager 

responsible for overseeing 

implementation of NLSC programs and 

processes. 

(c) Under the authority, direction, and 

control of the USD (P&R), the Director, 

Department of Defense Human 

Resources Activity (DoDHRA): 

(1) Implements procedures and 

instructions for the appointment of 

NLSC members in support of DoD or 

other U.S. departments or agencies. 

(2) Authorizes and signs interagency 

agreements between the NLSC and 

organizations outside of the DoD, and 

delegates authority to sign such 

agreements as needed. 

(3) Provides administrative support to 

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intra- and inter-agency agreements, the 

intra- and inter-agency transfer of funds, 

personnel actions, and travel 

requirements. 

(4) Provides fiscal management and 

oversight to ensure all funds provided 

for the NLSC are separately and visibly 

accounted for in the DoD budget. 

(d) DoD Components heads ensure 

that the use of NLSC members is 

considered during exercise and 

operational planning. 

§ 251.6 Procedures. 

(a) NLSC purpose. (1) The purpose of 

the NLSC is to identify and provide U.S. 

citizens with foreign language skills to 

support DoD or other U.S. departments 

or agencies, in need of foreign language 

services, for requirements of less than 1 

year. 

(2) The NLSC will provide capable, 

federally-hired individuals to rapidly 

respond to critical national needs and 

assist DoD and other U.S. departments 

and agencies with surge or emergency 

requirements. 

(b) NLSC membership criteria. NLSC 

members must: 

(1) Be a U.S. citizen. 

(2) Be at least 18 years of age. 

(3) Have satisfied Selective Service 

requirements. 

(4) Be proficient in English and any 

other language. 

(c) NLSC member recruitment. The 

NLSC program manager will oversee 

recruitment of members. NLSC 

maintains a registry of individuals who 

have applied or been accepted for 

membership and responds to requests 

for foreign language services by 

searching the registry to identify 

individuals who can provide support. 

NLSC collects applicant information 

through electronically available DD 

forms (located at the DoD Forms 

Management Program Web site at 

http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/ 

infomgt/forms/formsprogram.htm.) or 

comparable web-based applications: 

(1) DD Form 2932. Contains a brief set 

of screening questions and is used to 

determine basic eligibility for NLSC 

membership. 

(2) DD Form 2933. A language 

screening tool to evaluate the 

applicant’s skills with respect to 

specific tasks. DD Form 2933 is used in 

conjunction with the screening of 

language skills for entry into the NLSC. 

(3) DD Form 2934. Provides an overall 

assessment of the applicant’s foreign 

language ability. DD Form 2934 is also 

used in conjunction with the screening 

of detailed skills for entry into the 

NLSC. 

(d) NLSC member appointment as 

Federal employees. Where applicants 

meet NLSC membership criteria and are 

matched to foreign language services 

requirements, the NLSC program 

manager ensures actions are initiated to 

temporarily hire applicants and 

members for forecasted and actual 

support requests. 

(1) For Federal hiring, members 

follow excepted service hiring policies 

in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109, 5 CFR 

part 304, and 32 CFR part 310, and are 

appointed as language consultants in 

advance of participating in a support 

request, in accordance with AI 2. 

(2) An NLSC member who is already 

employed by a U.S. Government agency 

or is under contract full-time to one 

agency must receive a release from the 

head of that agency or individual 

empowered to release the employee or 

contractor before being employed for 

service within the NLSC pursuant to 50 

U.S.C. 1913 and must comply with 

applicable laws and regulations 

regarding compensation. Such requests 

will be coordinated by the NLSC with 

the department or agency head 

concerned. 

(3) NLSC members will be appointed 

on an annual basis pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

3109, 5 CFR part 304, and 32 CFR part 

310 to perform duties as language 

consultants. If serving less than 130 

days in a consecutive 365 day period, 

they will be considered SGEs as defined 

in 18 U.S.C. 202. Concurrent 

appointments as an SGE may be held 

with other DoD Components or in 

another federal agency. 

(4) The NLSC program manager will 

track the number of days each NLSC 

member performed services and the 

total amount paid to each NLSC member 

within the 365 day period after the 

NLSC member’s appointment. 

(e) NLSC member activation. 

Activation encompasses all aspects of 

matching and hiring NLSC members to 

perform short-term temporary 

assignments to provide foreign language 

services. Under NLSC program manager 

oversight: 

(1) Customer requirements are 

matched with skills of NLSC members 

and support is requested from DoDHRA 

to process necessary agreements, 

funding documents, and personnel 

actions to provide foreign language 

services. In accordance with paragraph 

(d)(3) of this section, NLSC members are 

temporarily hired as DoD employees. 

(2) NLSC members are prepared for 

activation. If members are to be 

mobilized out of their home area, travel 

order requests are initiated. During the 

assignment, action will be taken to 

coordinate with members and clients, 

and assess success with the requesting 

agency upon completion. 

(3) If duty requires issuance of DoD 

identification (e.g., Common Access 

Card), such identification will be issued 

to and maintained by activated NSLC 

members in accordance with Volume 1 

of DoD Manual 1000.13, ‘‘DoD 

Identification (ID) Cards: ID Card LifeCycle’’ (available at http://www.dtic.mil/ 

whs/directives/corres/pdf/ 

100013_vol1.pdf). Upon completion of 

the assignment, the identification will 

be retrieved in accordance with Volume 

1 of DoD Manual 1000.13. 

(4) Upon completion of assignments, 

DoDHRA will provide post-assignment 

support to members and reconcile 

funding to close project orders. 

Dated: February 18, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03567 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2014–0300] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays in 

the Sector Columbia River Captain of 

the Port Zone 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

establish twenty three new fireworks 

display safety zones at various locations 

in the Sector Columbia River Captain of 

the Port zone. The Coast Guard 

previously published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking with respect to 

this proposed rule on June 18, 2014. 

This supplemental notice of proposed 

rulemaking changes the proposed 

regulation in the following respects. 

First, the Coast Guard proposes to 

amend the regulatory text to clarify that 

the coordinates for all safety zones 

addressed by the proposed rule are 

approximate. Second, the Coast Guard 

proposes to make corrections to the 

location of nine existing and ten new 

fireworks events in the Sector Columbia 

River Captain of the Port zone. Third, 

the Coast Guard will be removing a 

duplicate entry of the Hood River 4th of 

July event. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before March 26, 2015. 


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