44654 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 163 / Friday, August 22, 1997 / Notices

order to preserve and maintain the

security of the United States through

establishing standards to prevent the

improper disclosure of classified

information.

Conversion of DD Form 441S to

Standard Form

The form is required of all contractors

being processed by the Department of

Defense, Department of Energy, Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, and the Central

Intelligence Agency for security

clearances. Contractors must submit the

form to provide certification regarding

elements of Foreign Ownership,

Control, and Influence (FOCI) as

stipulated in paragraph 2–302b of the

NISPOM. Cleared contractors are

required to update the form every five

years. The proposed Standard Form, SF

X322 (Draft), will replace the existing

DD Form 441S and will implement the

specific requirements of the January

1995 NISPOM. The proposed Standard

Form is identical to the current DD

Form 441S. Obligation for use is

mandatory. DoD has estimated annual

usage to be approximately 1,100 per

year. The DoD anticipates usage of

approximately 1,500 forms for the first

year and about 500 in succeeding years.

NRC advises that usage of the form will

be less than twenty-five per year. CIA

usage will be approximately 5,000 per

year. The form is authorized for local

reproduction and will be available

electronically on the World Wide Web.

The form will display OMB approval

number 0704–0194 and will be effective

upon GSA approval for conversion.

Dated: August 18, 1997.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Office, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–22287 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary of Defense (Strategy and

Requirements), DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

In compliance with Section

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

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Strategy

and Requirements) announces the

proposed reinstatement 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 the burden of the

proposed information collection; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, 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 October 21, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

National Security Education Program,

1101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1210,

Attn: Dr. Edmond J. Collier, Arlington,

VA 22209–2248.

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 above address, or call

the National Security Education

Program Office, at (703) 696–1991.

Title: Associated Form; and OMB

Number: National Security Education

Program (NSEP) Proposal Budget

Estimate Worksheet; DD Form 2729;

OMB Number 0704–0366. National

Security Education Program (NSEP)

Proposal Cover Sheet; DD Form 2730;

OMB Number 0704–0366.

Needs and Uses: The Information

collection is necessary to obtain and

record the qualification and budget

information of universities submitting

proposals for NSEP funding.

Affected Public: U.S. public and

private institutions of higher education.

Annual Burden Hours: 2000.

Number of Respondents: 250.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden per Response: 1 hour

and 25 minutes.

Frequency: On Occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

Respondents are representatives of

U.S. colleges and universities who

choose to submit a proposal in

competition for a National Security

Education Program (NSEP) Institutional

Grant. The NSEP was established by the

National Security Education Act of

1991. DD Form 2729, National Security

Education Program Proposal Budget

Estimate Worksheet, is a single-page

document in which the applicant

indicates the cost associated with the

proposal by four major categories.

Without this form there would be no

precise, standard manner for applicants

to portray their budget requests. Further,

there would be no consistent measure

by which the merit-review panelists

could judge these proposals. DD Form

2730, National Security Education

Program Proposal Cover Sheet, is a

concise vehicle for transmitting

proposals. This form eliminates the

need for lengthy nonstandard letters of

transmittal. The form also facilitates

processing the proposals as all data

elements necessary for processing the

proposal is on this one form. Additional

savings of time and money are realized

by the respondents who are required to

use these forms instead of unnecessarily

elaborate brochures, elaborate art work,

expensive paper and bindings, or other

such presentations.

Dated: August 18, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–22288 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary of Defense (Strategy and

Requirements).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section

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

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Strategy

and Requirements) announces the

proposed reinstatement 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 the burden of the

proposed information collection; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, 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 October 21, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed