8826 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 15, 2012 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DOD–2009–OS–0170] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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 a proposed 

public information collection and seeks 

public comment on the provisions 

thereof. Comments are invited on: 

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; 

the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of 

burden of the proposed information 

collection; ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 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 March 26, 2012. 

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, 

2nd Floor, 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 Defense Manpower 

Data Center (DMDC), 1600 Wilson 

Boulevard, Suite 400, Arlington, VA 

22209–2593, or call at 571–372–1102. 

Title, Associated Form, and OMB 

Control Number: Department of Defense 

National Survey of Employers. 

Needs and Uses: The Department of 

Defense National Survey of Employers 

is designed to determine ways of 

supporting employers when Guard and 

Reserve employees are absent due to 

military duties, determine general 

attitudes toward Guard and Reserve 

employees and their contributions to 

employers, and examine knowledge of 

and compliance with Uniformed 

Services Employment and 

Reemployment Rights Act. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions; 

Federal Government; State, local or 

tribal government. 

Annual Burden Hours: 125,000 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 250,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Frequency: One time. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The Uniformed Services Employment 

and Reemployment Rights Act 

(USERRA) requires that persons who 

serve or have served in the Armed 

Forces, Reserves, National Guard or 

other ‘‘uniformed services:’’ (1) Are not 

disadvantaged in their civilian careers 

because of their service; (2) are 

promptly reemployed in their civilian 

jobs upon their return from duty; and (3) 

are not discriminated against in 

employment based on past, present, or 

future military service. The Act covers 

members of the Uniformed Services, any 

other category of persons designated by 

the President in time of war or national 

emergency, and their government and 

civilian employers. It is the 

responsibility of the Employer Support 

of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) to 

promote cooperation and understanding 

between Reserve component members 

and their civilian employers and to 

assist in the resolution of conflicts 

arising from an employee’s military 

commitment. The Department of 

Defense National Survey of Employers 

is being conducted on a statistically 

random basis to determine best 

practices of ESGR in supporting 

employers of Reserve and Guard 

members and to evaluate the 

effectiveness of ESGR and DoD 

programs. The information collected is 

used for overall program evaluation, 

management and improvement. 

Dated: January 31, 2012. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3516 Filed 2–14–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DOD–2008–OS–0043] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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 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 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 March 26, 2012. 

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, 

2nd Floor, 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 the Office of the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 

Readiness) (Military Personnel Policy/ 

Accession Policy), 4000 Defense 

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–4000 

or call at (703) 697–9271. 

Title and OMB Control Number: 

Utility of Test Preparation Guides and 

Education Programs in Enhancing 

Recruit Candidate Performance on the 

Armed Services Vocational Aptitude 

Battery (ASVAB), OMB Number 0704– 

0450. 

Needs and Uses: The 2007 National 

Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), 

section 546, directs the Secretary of 

Defense to conduct a test of the utility 

of test preparation guides in enhancing 

recruit candidate performance on the 

Armed Services Vocational Aptitude 

Battery (ASVAB). The ASVAB is a 

cognitive ability test used to select and 

classify applicants for enlistment into 

the U.S. military. This information data 

collection is needed to meet the 

following objectives, as stated in the 

NDAA, to examine: The degree to which 

test preparation assistance degrades test 

reliability and accuracy, the degree to 

which test preparation assistance allows 

more accurate testing of skill aptitudes 

and mental capability, and to 

recommend a role for test preparation 

assistance in military recruiting. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 33,350. 

Number of Respondents: 145,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1 or 2. 

Average Burden per Response: 12 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The 2007 National Defense 

Authorization Act (NDAA), section 546, 

directs the Secretary of Defense to 

conduct a test of the utility of test 

preparation guides in enhancing recruit 

candidate performance on the Armed 

Services Vocational Aptitude Battery 

(ASVAB). The instrument used to 

collect the information is the ASVAB 

Preparation Questionnaire, which 

covers: (a) ASVAB test taking history, 

(b) ASVAB preparation behaviors, (c) 

academic history, and (d) language 

spoken and education level of parents. 

The potential respondent universe 

consists of all military applicants who 

complete the ASVAB when taken at 

Military Entrance Processing Stations 

(MEPS) and Military Entrance Testing 

Sites (METS). The questionnaire will be 

administered immediately after the 

applicant completes the ASVAB. 

Computer administration will be used 

in the MEPS and paper and pencil in the 

METS. The information collected will 

be used for program planning, and to 

compile the congressionally-mandated 

report. 

Dated: January 12, 2012. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2010–OS–0128] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Office 

of the Deputy Under Secretary of 

Defense (Installations and 

Environment). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

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

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 

(Installations and Environment) 

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 March 26, 2012. 

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, 

2nd Floor, 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 Office of the Deputy 

Under Secretary of Defense 

(Installations & Environment), 3400 

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–3400, or call (703) 695–6107. 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Technical Assistance for 

Public Participation (TAPP) 

Application, DD Form 2749, OMB 

Control Number 0704–0392. 

Needs and Uses: The collection of 

information is necessary to identify 

products or services requested by 

community members of restoration 

advisory boards or technical review 

committees to aid in their participation 

in the Department of Defense’s 

environmental restoration program, and 

to meet Congressional reporting 

requirements. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Annual Burden Hours: 200. 

Number of Respondents: 50. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 4 

hours. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

Respondents are community members 

of restoration advisory boards or 

technical review committees requesting 

technical assistance to interpret 

scientific and engineering issues 

regarding the nature of environmental 

hazards at an installation. This 

assistance will assist communities in 

participating in the cleanup process. 

The information, directed by 10 U.S.C. 

2705, will be used to determine the 

eligibility of the proposed project, begin 

the procurement process to obtain the 

requested products or services, and 

determine the satisfaction of community 

members of restoration advisory boards 

and technical review communities 

receiving the products and services. 


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