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as the text of § 1.6654–2T(f) published 

elsewhere in this issue of the Federal 

Register]. 

Steven T. Miller, 

Deputy Commissioner for Services and 

Enforcement. 

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BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

26 CFR Parts 1, 31 and 301 

[REG–139255–08] 

RIN 1545–BI51 

Information Reporting for Payments 

Made in Settlement of Payment Card 

and Third Party Network Transactions; 

Hearing 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Rescheduling of notice of public 

hearing on proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This document reschedules a 

notice of public hearing on proposed 

rulemaking and notice of public hearing 

relating to information reporting 

requirements, information reporting 

penalties, and backup withholding 

requirements for payment card and 

third party network transactions. 

DATES: The public hearing, originally 

scheduled for Wednesday, February 10, 

2010 at 10 a.m. is rescheduled for 

Monday, March 15, 2010 at 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The public hearing is being 

held in the IRS New Carrollton Federal 

Building, 5000 Ellin Road, Lanham, 

Maryland 20706. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Regina Johnson of the Publications and 

Regulations Branch, Legal Processing 

Division, Associate Chief Counsel 

(Procedure and Administration) at (202) 

622–7180 (not a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice 

of proposed rulemaking and notice of 

public hearing that appeared in the 

Federal Register on Tuesday, November 

24, 2009 (74 FR 61294), announced that 

a public hearing on proposed 

regulations relating to information 

reporting requirements, information 

reporting penalties, and backup 

withholding requirements for payment 

card and third party network 

transactions, was to be held on 

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 10 

a.m. Due to inclement weather, the date 

and location of the public hearing has 

been changed. The public hearing is 

scheduled for Monday, March 15, 2010 

beginning at 1 pm. in the auditorium of 

the IRS New Carrollton Federal 

Building, 5000 Ellin Road, Lanham, 

Maryland 20706. The building has 

controlled access restrictions, attendants 

will not be admitted beyond the 

entrance before 12:30 p.m. The IRS will 

prepare an agenda showing the 

scheduling of the speakers testifying, 

and make copies available free of charge 

at the hearing. 

LaNita Van Dyke, 

Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, 

Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief 

Counsel. 

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BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

26 CFR Part 301 

[REG–111833–99] 

RIN 1545–AX46 

Regulations Under I.R.C. Section 7430 

Relating to Awards of Administrative 

Costs and Attorneys Fees; Hearing 

Cancellation 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Cancellation of notice of public 

hearing on proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This document cancels a 

public hearing on proposed regulation 

relating to awards of administrative 

costs and attorneys fees under section 

7430 to conform to amendments made 

in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 and 

the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 

1998. 

DATES: The public hearing, originally 

scheduled for March 10, 2010 at 10 a.m. 

is cancelled. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Regina Johnson of the Publications and 

Regulations Branch, Legal Processing 

Division, Associate Chief Counsel 

(Procedure and Administration) at (202) 

622–7180 (not a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice 

of proposed rulemaking and notice of 

public hearing that appeared in the 

Federal Register on Wednesday, 

November 25, 2009 (74 FR 61589) 

announced that a public hearing was 

scheduled for March 10, 2010 at 10 a.m. 

in the IRS Auditorium, Internal Revenue 

Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC. The subject of 

the public hearing is under section 7430 

of the Internal Revenue Code. 

The public comment period for these 

regulations expired on February 8, 2010. 

Outlines of topics to be discussed at the 

hearing were due on February 10, 2010. 

The notice of proposed rulemaking and 

notice of public hearing instructed those 

interested in testifying at the public 

hearing to submit a request to speak, 

and an outline of the topics to be 

addressed. As of Tuesday, February 23, 

2010, no one has requested to speak. 

Therefore, the public hearing scheduled 

for March 10, 2010, is cancelled. 

LaNita Van Dyke, 

Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, 

Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief 

Counsel. 

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BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

32 CFR Part 240 

[DOD–2008–OS–0050] 

RIN 0790–AI28 

Information Assurance Scholarship 

Program (IASP) 

AGENCY: Assistant Secretary of Defense 

(Networks and Information Integration)/ 

DoD Chief Information Officer 

(ASD(NII)/DoD CIO), Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This proposed rule proposes 

to add a part to DoD regulations to 

implement policy, responsibilities and 

procedures for executing an information 

assurance scholarship and grant 

program, known as the DoD Information 

Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP). 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

April 30, 2010. 

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, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1160. 

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 

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personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sandra Smith, (703) 699–0122. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Executive Order 12866, ‘‘Regulatory 

Planning and Review’’ 

It has been certified that 32 CFR part 

240 does not: 

(1) Have an annual effect on the 

economy of $100 million or more or 

adversely affect in a material way the 

economy; a section of the economy; 

productivity; competition; jobs; the 

environment; public health or safety; or 

State, local, or Tribal governments or 

communities; 

(2) Create a serious inconsistency or 

otherwise interfere with an action taken 

or planned by another Agency; 

(3) Materially alter the budgetary 

impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, 

or loan programs, or the rights and 

obligations of recipients thereof; or 

(4) Raise novel legal or policy issues 

arising out of legal mandates, the 

President’s priorities, or the principles 

set forth in this Executive Order. 

Sec. 202, Public Law 104–4, ‘‘Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act’’ 

It has been certified that 32 CFR part 

240 does not contain a Federal mandate 

that may result in expenditure by State, 

local and Tribal governments, in 

aggregate, or by the private sector, of 

$100 million or more in any one year. 

Public Law 96–354, ‘‘Regulatory 

Flexibility Act’’ (5 U.S.C. 601) 

It has been certified that 32 CFR part 

240 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. 

Public Law 96–511, ‘‘Paperwork 

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

Section 240.7 of this proposed rule 

contains 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. 

Title: Information Assurance 

Scholarship Program (IASP). 

Type of Request: New. 

Number of Respondents: 422. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 422. 

Average Burden per Response: 4.16 

hours. 

Annual Burden Hours: 1,755 hours. 

Needs and Uses: The National 

Security Agency (NSA) is the Executive 

Administrator of the Information 

Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP), 

serving on behalf of the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary of Defense 

(Networks and Information Integration)/ 

DoD Chief Information Officer. Those 

who wish to participate in the IASP 

Recruitment program must complete 

and submit an application package 

through their college or university to 

NSA. Centers of Academic Excellence in 

Information Assurance Education (CAE/ 

IAEs) interested in applying for 

capacity-building grants must complete 

and submit a written proposal, and all 

colleges and universities subsequently 

receiving grants must provide 

documentation on how the grant 

funding was utilized. In addition, IASP 

participants and their faculty advisors 

(Principal Investigators) are required to 

complete annual program assessment 

documents. Without this written 

documentation, the DoD has no means 

of judging the quality of applicants to 

the program or collecting information 

regarding program performance. 

Affected Public: ‘‘Individuals or 

households,’’ specifically college 

students at institutions designated as 

CAE/IAEs who are interested in, and 

qualified to, apply for a scholarship; 

‘‘Not-for-profit institutions,’’ specifically 

CAE/IAEs interested in submitting 

proposals for capacity-building grants, 

and faculty advisors (Principal 

Investigators). 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Jasmeet Seehra at the Office of 

Management and Budget, DoD Desk 

Officer, Room 10102, New Executive 

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, 

with a copy to the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary of Defense 

(Networks and Information Integration)/ 

DoD Chief Information Officer 

(ASD(NII)/DoD CIO), 1225 South Clark 

St., Suite 910, Arlington, VA, 22202. 

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 the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary of Defense 

(Networks and Information Integration)/ 

DoD Chief Information Officer 

(ASD(NII)/DoD CIO), 1225 South Clark 

St., Suite 910, Arlington, VA 22202; or 

contact Ms. Sandra Smith at (703) 699– 

0122. 

Executive Order 13132, ‘‘Federalism’’ 

It has been certified that 32 CFR part 

240 does not have federalism 

implications, as set forth in Executive 

Order 13132. This rule does not have 

substantial direct effects on: 

(1) The States; 

(2) The relationship between the 

National Government and the States; or 

(3) The distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of Government. 

List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 240 

Scholarships. 

Accordingly, 32 CFR Part 240 is 

added to read as follows: 

PART 240—INFORMATION 

ASSURANCE SCHOLARSHIP 

PROGRAM (IASP) 

Sec. 

240.1 Purpose. 

240.2 Applicability. 

240.3 Definitions. 

240.4 Policy. 

240.5 Responsibilities. 

240.6 Retention program. 

240.7 Recruitment program. 

Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2200, 10 U.S.C. 7045. 

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§ 240.1 Purpose. 

This part implements policy, 

responsibilities and procedures for 

executing the DoD Information 

Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP). 

§ 240.2 Applicability. 

This part applies to the 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 within 

the Department of Defense (hereafter 

referred to collectively as the ‘‘DoD 

Components’’). The term ‘‘Military 

Services,’’ as used herein, refers to the 

Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the 

Marine Corps. 

§ 240.3 Definitions. 

The following terms apply to this 

part: 

Center of Academic Excellence (CAE). 

A collective term that refers to both a 

National Center of Academic Excellence 

in Information Assurance Education 

(CAE/IAE) and a National Center of 

Academic Excellence in Information 

Assurance Research (CAE–R). 

CAE/IAE. A National CAE/IAE is an 

institution of higher education which 

has met established criteria for 

Information Assurance Education and 

has been jointly designated by the 

Department of Homeland Security and 

the National Security Agency (NSA) as 

a CAE/IAE. 

CAE–R. A National CAE–R is an 

institution of higher education which 

has met established criteria for 

Information Assurance Research and 

has been jointly designated by the 

Department of Homeland Security and 

the NSA as a CAE–R. 

DoD IASP Executive Administrator. 

The NSA functions as the Executive 

Administrator for the IASP and is 

charged with the day-to-day 

administration of the program. 

IASP Partner University. A National 

CAE which has joined in academic 

partnership with the Information 

Resources Management College (IRMC) 

of the National Defense University to 

award masters’ and/or doctoral degrees 

through DoD’s IASP. 

Information Assurance (IA). For the 

purpose of this part, the term ‘‘IA’’ 

includes computer security, network 

security and other relevant IT related to 

information assurance pursuant to 

Section 2200 of title 10, United States 

Code. 

Information Technology (IT). For the 

purpose of this part, the term ‘‘IT’’ refers 

to any equipment or interconnected 

system or subsystem of equipment that 

is used in the automatic acquisition, 

storage, manipulation, management, 

movement, control, display, switching, 

interchange, transmission, or reception 

of data or information. ‘‘IT’’ includes 

computers, ancillary equipment, 

software, firmware, and similar 

procedures, services (including support 

services), and related resources. 

Institution of Higher Education. For 

the purpose of this part, an ‘‘institution 

of higher education’’ refers to an 

educational institution in any State that: 

(1) Admits as regular students only 

individuals who possess a certificate of 

graduation from a school providing 

secondary education, or the recognized 

equivalent of such a certificate; 

(2) Is legally authorized to provide a 

program of education beyond secondary 

education; 

(3) Provides an educational program 

that awards bachelor’s degrees, or 

provides no less than a 2-year program 

that is acceptable for full credit toward 

a degree; 

(4) Is a public or other nonprofit 

institution; and 

(5) Is accredited by a nationally 

recognized accrediting agency or 

association, or if not so accredited, is an 

institution that has been granted 

preaccreditation status by such an 

agency or association that has been 

recognized by the Secretary for the 

granting of preaccreditation status, and 

the Secretary has determined that there 

is satisfactory assurance that the 

institution will meet the accreditation 

standards of such an agency or 

association within a reasonable time. 

Principal Investigator. Principal 

Investigators are the primary points of 

contact at each National CAE/IAE. They 

are responsible for publicizing the IASP 

to potential recruitment students and 

working with students during the 

application process. Principal 

Investigators also serve as the primary 

contact for recruitment students and 

retention students who have transferred 

from the IRMC to a Partner University. 

Recruitment Students or Recruitment 

Program. Applies to the portion of the 

IASP available to qualified non-DoD 

students currently enrolled at a 

designated National CAE. 

Retention Students or Retention 

Program. Applies to the portion of the 

IASP available to full-time, active duty 

Military Services personnel and civilian 

employees of the DoD Components. 

§ 240.4 Policy. 

It is DoD policy that: 

(a) The Department of Defense shall 

recruit, develop, and retain a highly 

skilled cadre of professionals to support 

the critical IA and information 

technology (IT) management, technical, 

digital and multimedia forensics, cyber 

investigation, and infrastructure 

protection functions required for a 

secure network-centric environment. 

(b) The IASP shall be used to attract 

new entrants to the DoD IA workforce 

and to retain current IA/IT personnel 

necessary to support the DoD’s diverse 

warfighting, business, intelligence, and 

enterprise information infrastructure 

requirements. 

(c) Information Assurance disciplines 

for the scholarship program include, but 

are not limited to: biometrics, business 

management or administration, 

computer crime investigations, 

computer engineering, computer 

programming, computer science, 

computer systems analysis, cyber 

operations, database administration, 

data management, digital and 

multimedia forensics, electrical 

engineering, electronics engineering, 

information security (assurance), 

mathematics, network management, 

software engineering, and other similar 

disciplines as approved by the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense (Networks and 

Information Integration)/DoD Chief 

Information Officer (ASD(NII)/DoD 

CIO). All academic disciplines shall 

include a concentration in IA. 

(d) Subject to availability of funds, the 

Department of Defense may provide 

grants to institutions of higher learning 

for faculty, curriculum, and 

infrastructure development and 

academic research to support the DoD’s 

IA critical areas of interest. 

§ 240.5 Responsibilities. 

(a) The Assistant Secretary of Defense 

(Networks and Information Integration)/ 

Department of Defense Chief 

Information Officer (ASD(NII)/DoD CIO) 

shall: 

(1) Establish overall policy and 

guidance to conduct and administer the 

DoD IASP pursuant to Deputy Secretary 

of Defense Memorandum, ‘‘Delegation of 

Authority and Assignment of 

Responsibility under Section 922 of the 

Floyd D. Spence National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001,’’ 

October 30, 2000. 

(2) Develop annual budget 

recommendation to administer the DoD 

IASP and provide academic 

scholarships and grants. 

(3) Oversee program administration 

and execution by the Director, NSA. 

(4) Establish and chair the DoD IASP 

Steering Committee to oversee key 

program actions, which include: 

(i) Student eligibility criteria. 

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(ii) Grant and capacity building 

selection criteria for awards to CAEs. 

(iii) Final approval for the allocation 

of individual IASP scholarships and 

grants. 

(iv) Communications and marketing 

plans. 

(v) IASP metrics and analysis of 

performance results, including student 

and CAE/IAE feedback. 

(b) The Director, NSA, shall: 

(1) Serve as the DoD IASP Executive 

Administrator to: 

(i) Implement the IASP and publish in 

writing all of the criteria, procedures 

and standards required for program 

implementation to encourage the 

recruitment and retention of personnel 

who have critical IA and IT skills. 

Responsibilities include: 

(A) Implementing the scholarship 

application and selection procedures for 

recruitment and retention students. 

(B) Establishing procedures for 

recruiting students to meet service 

obligations through employment with a 

DoD Component upon graduation from 

their academic program. 

(C) Ensuring that all students’ 

academic eligibility is maintained, 

service obligations are completed, and 

that reimbursement obligations for 

program disenrollment are fulfilled. 

(D) Establishing procedures for 

National CAE/IAEs and employing DoD 

Components to report on students’ 

progress. 

(E) Maintaining appropriate 

accounting for all IASP funding 

disbursements. 

(ii) Make grants, subject to availability 

of funds, on behalf of the DoD CIO to 

institutions of higher education to 

support the establishment, 

improvement, and administration of IA 

education programs pursuant to 

Sections 2200 and 7045 of title 10, 

United States Code. 

(A) Develop and implement the 

annual solicitation for proposals for 

IASP grants. 

(B) Coordinate the review process for 

grant proposals. 

(C) Distribute grant funding and 

maintain appropriate accounting. 

(D) Establish annual reporting 

procedures for grant recipients to detail 

the results from their grant 

implementation. 

(2) Provide representation to the DoD 

IASP Steering Committee and provide 

briefings and reports, as required, to 

effect proper oversight by the DoD CIO 

and the IASP Steering Committee. 

(3) Maintain databases to support the 

analysis of IASP performance results. 

(c) The Information Resources 

Management College (IRMC) of the 

National Defense University, under the 

authority, direction and control of the 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 

shall: 

(1) Establish IASP Partner University 

agreements with National CAE/IAEs to 

provide master’s and doctoral degree 

opportunities to current, former, and 

future students enrolled at the IRMC, 

who are awarded retention scholarships. 

(2) Maintain records of IASP student 

enrollments and graduates, and provide 

data to the DoD IASP Executive 

Administrator. 

(3) Serve as the liaison between IRMC 

retention students, their follow-on IASP 

Partner University, and the DoD IASP 

Executive Administrator. 

(4) Provide academic representation 

to the DoD IASP Steering Committee 

and provide briefings and reports as 

required on the IASP retention program. 

(d) The Heads of the DoD Components 

shall: 

(1) Determine the requirement for 

IASP usage as a vehicle to recruit and 

retain IA personnel to their 

organization. 

(2) Identify the Office of Primary 

Responsibility for administering the 

IASP within the DoD Component. 

(3) Establish DoD Component-specific 

nomination, selection, and postacademic assignment criteria for IASP 

retention students. 

(i) Nominated personnel shall be high 

performing employees who are rated at 

the higher levels of the applicable 

performance appraisal system and 

demonstrate sustained quality 

performance with the potential for 

increased responsibilities. All 

individuals must be U.S. citizens and be 

able to obtain a security clearance. 

(ii) Nominations must fulfill specific 

personnel development requirements 

for both the individual nominee and the 

nominating organization. 

(iii) Salaries of retention scholarship 

recipients shall be paid by the 

nominating DoD Component. When 

deemed necessary, DoD Components are 

responsible for personnel backfill while 

recipients are in school. 

(iv) Payback assignments of graduated 

students shall provide relevant, followon utilization of academic credentials in 

accordance with DoD Component 

mission requirements. 

(v) Retention students shall fulfill 

post-academic service obligations 

pursuant to Sections 2200 and 7045 of 

title 10, United States Code. Members of 

the Military Services shall serve on 

active duty while fulfilling designated 

DoD Component service obligations. 

DoD civilian employees shall sign a 

continued service agreement that 

complies with section 2200 of title 10, 

United States Code, prior to 

commencement of their education, to 

continue service within the Department 

of Defense upon conclusion of their 

education, for a period equal to three 

times the length of the education period. 

The period of obligated service is in 

addition to any other period for which 

the recipient is obligated to serve on 

active duty or in the civil service, as the 

case may be. Individuals who fail to 

complete the degree program 

satisfactorily, or to fulfill the service 

commitment, shall be required repay 

program costs, where applicable. Head 

of Components are responsible to ensure 

enforcement of these agreements. 

(4) Determine annual billet 

requirements for recruitment students 

(the number of non-DoD IASP scholars 

who can be placed in full-time 

employment positions with the DoD 

Component upon graduation). Specific 

responsibilities for DoD Components 

who identify billet requirements for 

recruitment students include: 

(i) Assessing DoD Component skill 

requirements to determine skill gaps 

and providing the annual recruitment 

student requirement to the DoD IASP 

Executive Administrator. 

(ii) Participating in the selection 

process for recruitment students. 

(iii) Coordinating and processing 

security clearances for selected 

recruitment scholarship recipients. 

(iv) Allocating billets for an 

internship period (if applicable). 

(v) Assigning mentors to recruitment 

students. 

(vi) Determining post-academic billet 

assignments for recruitment students 

prior to the end of the students’ 

academic program. 

(5) Participate in the evaluation 

processes to assess and recommend 

improvements to the IASP. 

§ 240.6 Retention program. 

(a) The IASP retention program is 

open to qualified DoD civilian 

employees and members of the Military 

Services. Military officers and DoD 

civilian employees may apply for a 

master’s or doctoral degree program; 

enlisted personnel may apply for a 

master’s program. 

(b) There are three DoD academic 

institutions participating in the IASP: 

the Air Force Institute of Technology 

(AFIT) at Wright-Patterson Air Force 

Base in Dayton, Ohio; the Information 

Resources Management College (IRMC) 

of the National Defense University at 

Fort McNair in Washington, DC in 

conjunction with over 25 Partner 

Universities; and the Naval Postgraduate 

School (NPS) in Monterey, California. 

Students at AFIT and NPS attend fulltime programs. IRMC participants may 

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attend the IRMC component of the IASP 

either full or part-time and select a 

follow-on IASP Partner University 

through which they complete their 

degree requirements either full or parttime. There are no part-time doctoral 

programs. All candidates must meet the 

eligibility requirements for their 

selected program, which are outlined in 

IASP Academic Programs for Retention 

Students. 

(1) Military officers and DoD civilian 

employees may apply to attend any one 

of the three DoD academic institutions. 

(2) Enlisted personnel may attend 

AFIT or the NPS, which is authorized to 

enroll enlisted IASP participants 

pursuant to Sections 2200 and 7045 of 

title 10, United States Code. 

(c) Students must select a degree 

program in one of the academic 

disciplines listed in § 240.4(c). 

(d) Scholarship funding for the AFIT, 

the IRMC, and the IASP Partner 

Universities, and the NPS includes 

tuition costs, selected fees, books, and 

pre-approved, limited temporary duty 

(TDY) costs. Other TDY and/or 

permanent change of station costs must 

be paid by the nominating DoD 

Component. Retention students will 

continue to receive their military pay or 

civilian salary from their DoD 

Component throughout their course of 

study. 

(e) DoD Component nominations are 

due by January 31st each year. The 

student nomination process is outlined 

in IASP Nomination Process for 

Retention Students. 

(f) IASP participants are obligated to 

remain in good standing in their degree 

programs, to continue in service as 

civilian employees or members of the 

Military Services, and where applicable, 

to repay program costs for failure to 

complete the degree program 

satisfactorily, or to fulfill the service 

commitment pursuant to Sections 2200 

and 7045 of title 10, DoD policy, and the 

policies of the respective DoD 

Component. 

(g) Members of the Military Services 

shall meet DoD Component service 

obligations. DoD civilian employees 

shall sign a continued service agreement 

that complies with Reference (a), prior 

to commencement of their education to 

continue in service with the Department 

of Defense upon conclusion of their 

education, for a period equal to three 

times the length of the education period. 

§ 240.7 Recruitment program. 

(a) Annually, in November, NSA (the 

DoD IASP Executive Administrator) 

announces a solicitation for proposal 

from non-DoD National CAE/IAEs 

interested in participating in DoD’s 

IASP. Graduate students and rising 

junior or senior undergraduates 

accepted at or enrolled in one of the 

non-DoD institutions designated as 

CAE/IAEs apply for full scholarships to 

complete a bachelor’s, master’s, or a 

doctoral degree, or graduate (postbaccalaureate) certificate program in one 

of the relevant disciplines defined in 

§ 240.4(c). Student application 

requirements are included in the 

solicitation proposal released by NSA. 

(b) DoD Component recruitment 

student requirements are due to the DoD 

IASP Executive Administrator each year 

by January 31st. 

(c) The student selection process 

occurs annually in April. The selection 

process is outlined in IASP Nomination 

Process for Recruitment Students. 

(d) Recruitment students are provided 

scholarships, covering the full cost of 

tuition and selected books and fees. 

Students are also provided a stipend to 

cover room and board expenses. 

(e) Recruitment students may be 

required to complete a student 

internship, depending on the length of 

their individual scholarship. DoD 

Components typically use the authority 

granted in 5 CFR 213.3102(r), to arrange 

the internship. 

(f) All recruitment students incur a 

service commitment which commences 

after the award of the IASP authorized 

degree on a date to be determined by the 

relevant DoD Component. The obligated 

service in DoD shall be as a civilian 

employee of the Department or as an 

active duty enlisted member or officer 

in one of the Military Services. 

(1) Individuals selecting employment 

in the civil service shall incur a service 

obligation of one year of service to the 

Department upon graduation for each 

year or partial year of scholarship they 

receive, in addition to an internship, if 

applicable. 

(2) Individuals enlisting or accepting 

a commission to serve on active duty in 

one of the Military Services shall incur 

a service obligation of a minimum of 4 

years on active duty in that Service 

upon graduation. The Military Services 

may establish a service obligation longer 

than 4 years, depending on the 

occupational specialty and type of 

enlistment or commissioning program 

selected. 

(g) Individuals who fail to complete 

the degree program satisfactorily or to 

fulfill the service commitment upon 

graduation shall be required to 

reimburse the United States, in whole or 

in part, the cost of the financial 

(scholarship) assistance provided to 

them. 

Dated: February 22, 2010. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3993 Filed 2–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R05–OAR–2009–0964; FRL–9116–9] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; Illinois; 

NOX Budget Trading Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve 

a revision to the Illinois State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) that would 

terminate the provisions of the Nitrogen 

Oxides (NOX) Budget Trading Program 

that apply to electric generating units. 

EPA is no longer operating the NOX

Budget Trading Program as a 

compliance option under the NOX SIP 

Call. These sources are now subject to 

provisions in a newer set of approved 

Illinois rules that address EPA’s Clean 

Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). For these 

reasons, the sunset of the NOX Budget 

Trading Program for these sources 

merely deactivates duplicative rule 

language. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 31, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID Number EPA– 

R05–OAR–2009–0964 by one of the 

following methods: 

1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. E-mail: damico.genevieve@epa.gov. 

3. Fax: (312) 385–5501. 

4. Mail: Genevieve Damico, Acting 

Chief, Criteria Pollutant Section, Air 

Programs Branch (AR–18J), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 77 

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 

Illinois 60604. 

5. Hand Delivery: Genevieve Damico, 

Acting Chief, Criteria Pollutant Section, 

Air Programs Branch (AR–18J), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 77 

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 

Illinois 60604. Such deliveries are only 

accepted during the Regional Office 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. The 

Regional Office official hours of 

business are Monday through Friday, 

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