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Program (SFFP) and USAF/NRC 

Resident Research Associateships 

Program; OMB Number 0701–TBD. 

Type of Request: New. 

Number of Respondents: 280. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 280. 

Average Burden Per Response: 16 

hours. 

Annual Burden Hours: 4,480. 

Needs and Uses: The Air Force Office 

of Scientific Research (AFOSR) manages 

the entire basic research investment for 

the US Air Force. As part of the Air 

Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), 

AFOSR’s technical experts support and 

fund research programs within the 

AFRL and other Air Force research 

activities. Applications for fellowships 

and associateships at AFRL research 

sites and the research activities at the 

US Air Force Academy and the Air 

Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), 

and the associated award forms, provide 

information used to identify some of the 

Nation’s most talented scientific 

personnel for award of fellowships and 

associateships at Air Force research 

activities. Summer fellowships provide 

research opportunities for 8–14 weeks at 

an Air Force research site. Research 

Associates generally spend 1 to 3 years 

at an Air Force research site. 

SFFP and NRC/RRA provide 

postdoctoral and senior scientists and 

engineers of unusual promise and 

ability opportunities for conducting 

research on problems that are defense 

requirements. Application information 

will be used for evaluation and selection 

of scientists and engineers to be 

awarded fellowships and associateships. 

Failure to respond renders the 

applicant ineligible for a fellowship. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Annually (SFFP) and 

quarterly (NRC/RRA). 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Hillary Jaffe. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Jaffe 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, 1777 

North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, 

Arlington, VA 22209–2133. 

Dated October 23, 2006. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 06–9393 Filed 11–24–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

[No. USAF–2006–0006] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by December 27, 

2006. 

Title and OMB Number: DoD National 

Defense Science and Engineering 

Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships 

Program; OMB number 0701–TBD. 

Type of Request: New. 

Number of Respondents: 2,800. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 2,800. 

Average Burden Per Response: 12 

hours. 

Annual Burden Hours: 33,600. 

Needs and Uses: The on-line, 

electronic application provides 

information necessary for evaluation 

and selection of fellowships. The 

NDSEG fellowships allow recipients to 

pursue their graduate studies at 

whichever United States institution they 

choose to attend. Respondents are 

students enrolled in doctoral programs 

in science and engineering desiring to 

complete their education. Failure to 

respond renders the student ineligible 

for a fellowship. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Hillary Jaffe. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Jaffe 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, 1777 

North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, 

Arlington, VA 22209–2133. 

Dated: October 23, 2006. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 06–9394 Filed 11–24–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

[No. USA–2006–0038] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Administrative 

Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, 

(OAA–RPA), DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

In compliance with Section 

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

Reduction Act of 1995, the Department 

of the Army 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 


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