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Payments From Retired Pay; DD Form 

2293; OMB Control Number 0730–0008. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement. 

Number of Respondents: 29,127. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 29,127. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 7282 hours. 

Needs and Uses: Under 10 U.S.C. 

1408, state courts may divide military 

retired pay as property or order alimony 

and child support payment from that 

retired pay. The former spouse may 

apply to the Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service (DFAS) for direct 

payment of these monies by using DD 

Form 2293. This information collection 

is needed to provide DFAS the basic 

data needed to process the request. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain Benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. 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. 

Dated: July 18, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17678 Filed 7–23–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DoD–2013–OS–0157] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Transition to Veterans Program 

Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense 

for Personnel & Readiness, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Transition to 

Veterans Program Office 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 September 23, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking 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, 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. 

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 the Center for Naval 

Analyses, ATTN: Mr. Jeffery Peterson, 

4825 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 

22311 or call Mr. Jeffery Peterson (703– 

824–2774) or Dr. Lauren Malone (703– 

824–2741). 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Veterans’ Community 

Reintegration Focus Groups; OMB 

Control Number: 0704–TBD. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

help the Transition to Veterans Program 

Office identify the particular challenges 

and issues veterans face in reintegrating 

with their communities. These focus 

groups are necessary since there is no 

single, existing dataset that captures 

veterans’ community reintegration, 

beyond measuring employment or 

education. Our findings will help 

inform the development and 

implementation of their new transition 

program, Transition GPS (Goals, Plans, 

Success). 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 225. 

Number of Respondents: 150. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 90 

minutes. 

Frequency: One time. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

In order to populate our focus groups, 

we will work with veteran 

organizations, such as the Veterans of 

Foreign Wars, American Legion, and 

Student Veterans of America in the 

metro-DC area, to find participants for 

our groups. We will ask the 

organizations to help us gather groups of 

veterans who are less than two years 

removed from active duty and who 

volunteer to participate. 

Upon arrival, we will ask the focus 

group participants to fill out a voluntary 

intake information sheet that asks for 

age, gender, race, education level, 

marital status, number of children, 

service affiliation, officer vs. enlisted, 

rank, and length of time since last active 

duty. At no point will participants be 

asked to provide their names or any 

other individual-level information other 

than what is listed here. The 

demographic information will only be 

used to show how our focus group 

samples compare to the overall 

demographics of recently transitioned 

veterans, and will not be linked to any 

participants’ replies. This is essential for 

determining the comparability of our 

findings. If, for example, our focus 

groups were to consist largely of 

females, we would find it important to 

caveat the implications of our findings 

to the overall military, which is largely 

male. In addition, the new TAP 

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diversifying its course offerings to meet 

the needs of all types of separating 

veterans, including first-term 

separations, mid-career separators, and 

career retirees. These groups are 

inherently different. First-term 

separators are the most likely to be 

immediately reentering the civilian 

labor market (and thus may be in need 

of skills training) and to be making use 

of their GI-Bills. They also have fewer 

experiences with significant transitions 

and life changes than their older, more 

tenured counterparts. Comparing the 

demographic characteristics of our focus 

group participants with those of firstterm and other separators will allow us 

to determine if the inputs we receive are 

likely reflective of the population of 

transitioning veterans at large, or if they 

likely represent only specific subsets of 

the transitioning population. 

We will audio tape these discussions 

so that transcription can occur after the 

discussions have been conducted. We 

will be certain that any introductions 

are made prior to the tape recorder 

being turned on, should the focus group 

members want to introduce themselves. 

Discussion topics will include: 

• Organizations and social structures 

• Community location decision 

• Initial intentions after separation 

• Reintegration challenges 

• Transition Assistance Program (TAP) 

effect on reintegration 

• Community involvement effect 

Dated: July 10, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17807 Filed 7–23–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0095] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Veterans Upward Bound Annual 

Performance Report 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education (OPE), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing a new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 23, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2013–ICCD–0095 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. Please note that 

comments submitted by fax or email 

and those submitted after the comment 

period will not be accepted. Written 

requests for information or comments 

submitted by postal mail or delivery 

should be addressed to the Director of 

the Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 

2E103, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Electronically mail 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not 

send comments here. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Veterans Upward 

Bound Annual Performance Report. 

OMB Control Number: 1840–NEW. 

Type of Review: New information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector, State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 51. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 867. 

Abstract: The U.S. Department of 

Education is requesting a new Annual 

Performance Report (APR) for grants 

under the Veterans Upward Bound 

(VUB) Program. The Department is 

requesting a new APR because of the 

implementation of the Higher Education 

Opportunity Act revisions to the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended, the 

authorizing statute for the programs. 

The APRs are used to evaluate the 

performance of grantees prior to 

awarding continuation funding and to 

assess a grantee’s prior experience at the 

end of each budget period. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17801 Filed 7–23–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0096] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Early 

Childhood Longitudinal Study 

Kindergarten Class of 2010–11 (ECLS– 

K: 2011) Spring Third-Grade National 

Collection, Fourth-Grade Recruitment, 

and Fifth-Grade Tracking 

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), 

Institute of Education Sciences/National 

Center for Education Statistics (IES). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing a revision of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 23, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2013–ICCD–0096 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. Please note that 

comments submitted by fax or email 

and those submitted after the comment 

period will not be accepted. Written 

requests for information or comments 

submitted by postal mail or delivery 

should be addressed to the Director of 

the Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 

2E103, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Electronically mail 


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