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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44012-44013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17795]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2013-OS-0169]

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.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by August 
28, 2014.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title, Associated Form and OMB Number: Research Performance 
Progress Report (RPPR); OMB Number: 0704-TBD.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 4,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 6 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 24,000.
    Needs and Uses: DoD research grants and cooperative agreements 
require recipients to periodically report on progress made towards 
achieving the objectives of their awards, and to document 
accomplishments and identify reasons for failure to meet planned 
objectives. This periodic reporting is required by section 32.51 of 32 
CFR part 32, the DoD implementation of OMB Circular A-110. In April 
2010, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Office of Science 
and Technology (OSTP) issued a policy memorandum to the heads of 
Executive Departments and Agencies on usage of a new format--the 
Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)--for doing interim progress 
reporting (e.g., annual reports during the award performance period, 
other than the final report that is due after the end of that period). 
The information collection requirement under this Notice is part of the 
Department's implementation of the RPPR, usage of which will 
consolidate interim progress reporting requirements of the multiple DoD 
offices that award research grants and cooperative agreements. DoD's 
implementation of the RPPR will:
     Make DoD research offices' requirements for grants and 
cooperative agreements more uniform with each other, as each office has 
historically specified its reporting requirements separately from other 
awarding offices.
     Make DoD offices' reporting requirements more common with 
those of other Federal agencies that make research awards, as each of 
them implements the guidance from OMB and OSTP.
     Enable broadening of RPPR usage to basic research 
contracts awarded by DoD offices, any of which may adopt the RPPR 
format for basic research contract progress reporting in lieu of their 
existing basic research contract reporting requirements. This will 
benefit entities having both research grant and contract awards, and is 
consistent with the joint OMB and OSTP policy memorandum.
    Affected Public: Colleges and universities, nonprofit 
organizations, business and industry.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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: 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.
    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.

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    Dated: July 24, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-17795 Filed 7-28-14; 8:45 am]
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