[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 227 (Monday, November 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68564-68565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9397]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DoD-2006-OS-0213]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
Readiness), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel 
and Readiness) announces the proposed extension of a 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 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 January 
26, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    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 Department of 
Defense Education Activity, 4040 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203, 
ATTN: Dr. Sandra Embler, or call at (703) 588-3175.
    Title and OMB Control Number: ``Department of Defense Education 
Activity (DoDEA) High School Program Objective Memorandum (POM) 
Longitudinal Study,'' OMB CONTROL NUMBER 0704-0428.
    Needs and Uses: The Department of Defense Education Activity 
(DoDEA) operates 208 schools in 17 districts in 12 foreign countries, 7 
states, Guam, and Puerto Rico including 52 high schools. To evaluate 
the Quality High School Initiative developed at the DoDEA High School 
Symposium in October 2001, contact with all DoDEA high school students 
and their sponsors who have left DoDEA high schools is necessary. All 
students in grades 9-12 who leave DoDEA high schools for any reason 
(i.e., Permanent Change of Station (PCS), graduation, etc.) and their 
sponsors will be contacted 3 to 5 months after their departure by a 
telephonic survey. Four telephone surveys will be used: one for 
students who leave DoDEA high schools for any reason other than 
graduation and one for their sponsors; one for DoDEA high school 
graduates and one for their sponsors. The collected data will be used 
to determine if quality educational programs are provided to all DoDEA 
high school students regardless of where the DoDEA high school is 
located. There is no existing data that is sufficiently comprehensive 
in terms of meeting the need for this information requirement.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 406.5 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,626.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.

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    Frequency: On Occasion, Annually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    The High School Initiative will be evaluated to determine if 
quality educational programs are provided to all DoDEA high school 
students regardless of where the high school is located. The study 
entails the development of data collection methods and procedures, as 
well as the analysis of data to document the use of resources and the 
impact on student achievement in grades 9-12. The study will use a 
telephonic interview technique to determine the success of the 
initiative in helping students prepare for educational experiences 
after leaving Department of Defense (DoD) schools either through 
graduation, permanent change of station of the sponsor, or for any 
other reason. Four telephone surveys have been developed: one for all 
DoDEA sponsors and one for students who leave DoDEA for any reason 
other than graduation; one for DoDEA sponsors of graduates and students 
who graduate. These four telephone surveys include questions on 
transition, curriculum, courses, activities, counselors, teachers, 
administrators, and summary issues. Respondents will respond 3 to 5 
months after leaving a DoDEA high school for any reason and then again 
one year later.

    Dated: November 17, 2006.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 06-9397 Filed 11-24-06; 8:45 am]
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