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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 26621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10801]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID. DoD-2013-OS-0099]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: The Defense Language and National Security Education Office, 
Office of the Secretary of Defense for 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 Defense Language and National Security Education 
Office 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 July 8, 
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.

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 CNA, ATTN: Jessica 
Wolfanger, 4825 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311, or call at 
(703) 824-2842.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Boren Scholarship and 
Fellowship Survey; OMB Control Number 0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: Boren scholarships and fellowships provide funding 
for students to study abroad to improve their cultural and language 
skills in areas critical to national security. In exchange for 
financial assistance, students are required to work for the federal 
government for at least one year after completing the program.
    The information collection requirement is necessary to identify 
where former Boren scholarship and fellowship awardees work now and how 
their careers have developed since completing the program.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 450.
    Number of Respondents: 1,800.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: Once.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    The Defense Language and National Security Education Office 
(DLNSEO) within the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
and Readiness provides Boren scholarships and fellowships for students 
to study abroad to improve their cultural and language skills in areas 
critical to national security. In exchange for financial assistance, 
students are required to work for the federal government for at least 
one year after completing the program. The purpose of this survey is to 
evaluate the Boren program by identifying where alumni work now and how 
their careers have developed since completing the program. The study 
seeks to understand how the Boren program may influence a participant's 
career path and identify ways to improve the Boren program. Respondents 
to the survey are former Boren fellows and scholars who have completed 
their service requirement.

    Dated: May 2, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-10801 Filed 5-6-13; 8:45 am]
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