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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51170-51171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20184]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2013-OS-0173]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Threat Reduction Agency, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, Defense Threat Reduction Agency 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 October 
21, 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.

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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 Defense Threat 
Reduction Agency 8725 John J Kingman Rd Stop 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 
22060-6201 Reach Back Software Distribution Center at (703) 767-3419.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Web interface for DTRA/SCC-
WMD Modeling and Simulation Tool Forms OMB Control 0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain and record the dissemination of research and development 
chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear modeling and simulation 
tools used by Federally Funded Academic Research and Development, 
Contractors, DoD, Federal, State, and Local First responders. The 
information is also used to vet, track, approve, and ensure compliance 
of foreign disclosure agreements used in research and development.
    Affected Public: Consumers/users of Defense Threat Reduction Agency 
tools. This is a very narrow customer base composed of Federally Funded 
Academic Research and Development, Contractor, DoD, Federal, State and 
Local First responders
    Annual Burden Hours: 27.5 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 110 annual.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The information is entered into a web-interface database for CAC 
holders and electronic form submissions for non-CAC holders and is used 
to track and approve tool dissemination, meteorological access and 
training requests on research and development scientific modeling and 
simulation tools. This is a very narrow customer base composed of 
Federally Funded Academic Research and Development, Contractor, DoD, 
Federal, State and Local First responders. The tools are used to 
calculate risk, plans responses, and model first and second order of 
natural or man-made effects/events.

    Dated: August 14, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-20184 Filed 8-19-13; 8:45 am]
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