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Summary of Information Collection 

The DD Form 370 is a form in which 

an applicant, who requests a waiver to 

enter the Armed Forces, may provide a 

reference from their respective school, 

agency, or individual. The school, 

agency, and/or individual shall 

complete and sign and date the 

questionnaire to confirm the 

information. The information provided 

by the referring person will assist in 

determining whether or not the 

applicant meets the eligibility standards 

to become a member of the Armed 

Forces of the United States. 

Dated: January 17, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DOD–2012–OS–0005] 

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 the following 

proposed reinstatement of 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 23, 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 

Systems Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

Suite 02G09, East Tower, 2nd floor, 

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 Under 

Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 

Readiness), Department of Defense 

Education Activity (DoDEA), 4040 N. 

Fairfax Drive, 9th Floor, Arlington, VA 

22203, ATTN: Dr. Sandra D. Embler or 

call (703) 588–3143. 

Title and OMB Control Number: 

‘‘Department of Defense Education 

Activity (DoDEA) Sure Start Parent 

Questionnaire,’’ OMB CONTROL 

NUMBER 0704–0456. 

Needs and Uses: The Sure Start 

Parent Questionnaire is an instrument to 

measure the overall satisfaction level of 

parents of students enrolled in DoDEA 

Sure Start programs. This collection is 

necessary to meet the Government 

Performance and Results Act of 1993, 

Public Law 103–62; 107 Stat. 285, that 

requires agencies to have strategic plans 

and to consult with affected persons. A 

major purpose of the regulation is to 

improve Federal program effectiveness 

and public accountability by promoting 

a new focus on results, service quality, 

and customer satisfaction. The parent 

survey is also a required component of 

the annual evaluation of the Sure Start 

program as required by DoDEA. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 366. 

Number of Respondents: 1100. 

Responses per Respondent: 2. 

Average Burden per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Frequency: Biannually. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The Department of Defense Education 

Activity (DoDEA) Sure Start Parent 

Questionnaire will be administered to 

all parents/sponsors of students 

enrolled in DoDEA Sure Start programs. 

Sure Start is the equivalent of prekindergarten but targets preschoolers 

who are ‘‘at risk’’ for later school failure 

because of economic circumstance or 

other health and/or family factors. In 

addition to offering a high-quality 

educational program that reflects best 

practices in the field, Sure Start also 

provides health and nutrition, social, 

and parent involvement services. Close 

collaboration between families, schools, 

and the installation community is 

viewed as essential and a required part 

of the program, to include parental 

feedback on the program. Participation 

in the survey is completely voluntary 

and will be administered via paper/hard 

copy format. All data are collected and 

analyzed at the school level only. The 

questionnaire will give parents/sponsors 

an opportunity to indicate their overall 

level of satisfaction with DoDEA Sure 

Start programs. The questionnaire will 

be administered biannually; typically in 

the middle of the school year and at the 

school year’s end. 

The information derived from these 

surveys will be used to improve service 

and planning efforts at school level. 

This information is one of many 

measures used for future planning of 

programs and services offered to 

DoDEA’s students. 

Dated: January 17, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1143 Filed 1–20–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DOD–2012–OS–0004] 

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 the following 

proposed new 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 


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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 23, 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 

Systems Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

Suite 02G09, East Tower, 2nd floor, 

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 Under 

Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 

Readiness), Department of Defense 

Education Activity (DoDEA), 4040 N. 

Fairfax Drive, 9th Floor, Arlington, VA 

22203, ATTN: Dr. Sandra D. Embler or 

call (703) 588–3143. 

Title and OMB Control Number: 

‘‘Department of Defense Education 

Activity (DoDEA) School Perception 

Survey,’’ OMB CONTROL NUMBER 

0704–XXXX. 

Needs and Uses: The DoDEA School 

Perception Survey is a tool used to 

measure the satisfaction level of 

sponsors and students with the 

programs and services provided by 

DoDEA. This collection is necessary to 

meet Department of Defense Reform 

Initiative Directive #23: Defense Agency 

Performance Contracts which states: 

‘‘The Directors of the specified Agencies 

and Field Activities will submit a 

performance contract covering the 

period of the Future Years Defense Plan 

(FYDP) FY 2006 through FY 2011. Each 

performance contract shall include 

measures of customer satisfaction with 

the goods and services provided by the 

Agency or Field Activity, including the 

timeliness of deliveries of products and 

services.’’ The survey results will also 

be used to measure the goals and 

initiatives of the Community Strategic 

Plan. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 1,152. 

Number of Respondents: 3,457. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Frequency: Biennially. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The Department of Defense Education 

Activity (DoDEA) School Perception 

Survey for Sponsors and Students will 

be administered to all parents/sponsors 

of students attending a DoDEA school, 

as well as students in grades 3–12. 

Participation in the survey is completely 

voluntary and will be administered 

through an online, web-based 

technology. In order to have comparison 

between DoDEA parents and parents of 

students in other public school systems, 

some survey questions are derived from 

the Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of the 

Public’s Attitudes Toward Schools and 

from other large districts. The questions 

will provide sponsors and students to 

comment on their overall perceptions of 

the DoDEA educational system as well 

as address DoDEA specific goals and 

initiatives as indicated in the 

Community Strategic Plan. The surveys 

will be administered biennially. 

The survey results will be used at all 

levels of the organization to improve 

programs and services offered to 

DoDEA’s students. The survey results 

will also be used as an outcome measure 

to monitor progress on the goals of the 

new DoDEA Community Strategic Plan. 

Dated: January 17, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board; Notice of 

Advisory Committee Meetings 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

Meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board 

will meet in closed session on February 

22–23, 2012, at the Pentagon. 

The mission of the Defense Science 

Board is to advise the Secretary of 

Defense and the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology & 

Logistics on scientific and technical 

matters as they affect the perceived 

needs of the Department of Defense. At 

this meeting, the Board will discuss 

interim finding and recommendations 

resulting from ongoing Task Force 

activities. The Board will also discuss 

plans for future consideration of 

scientific and technical aspects of 

specific strategies, tactics, and policies 

as they may affect the U.S. national 

defense posture and homeland security. 

DATES: February 22–23, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The Pentagon. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Debra Rose, Executive Officer, Defense 

Science Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, 

Room 3B888A, Washington, DC 20301– 

3140, via email at debra.rose@osd.mil, 

or via phone at (703) 571–0084. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 

Law 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 

2) and 41 CFR 102–3.155, the 

Department of Defense has determined 

that these Defense Science Board 

Quarterly meetings will be closed to the 

public. Specifically, the Under Secretary 

of Defense (Acquisition, Technology 

and Logistics), with the coordination of 

the DoD Office of General Counsel, has 

determined in writing that all sessions 

of these meetings will be closed to the 

public because they will be concerned 

throughout with matters listed in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and (4). 

Interested persons may submit a 

written statement for consideration by 

the Defense Science Board. Individuals 

submitting a written statement must 

submit their statement to the Designated 

Federal Official at the address detailed 

in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, at 

any point, however, if a written 

statement is not received at least 10 

calendar days prior to the meeting, 

which is the subject of this notice, then 

it may not be provided to or considered 

by the Defense Science Board. The 

Designated Federal Official will review 

all timely submissions with the Defense 

Science Board Chairperson, and ensure 

they are provided to members of the 

Defense Science Board before the 

meeting that is the subject of this notice. 

Dated: January 18, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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