[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 202 (Monday, October 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54434-54435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27642]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) 
announces the proposed review of the Technology Reinvestment Project 
(TRP) and seeks public comment on the information collection and 
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 December 
19, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comment and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to: Mr. John D. Jennings, DARPA/
JDUPO, 3803 N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22203.

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 Mr. John D. Jennings (DARPA/JDUPO) at 703-526-1930.
    Title; Associated Forms; and OMB Number: TRP Review Project, No 
form number.
    Needs and Uses: The TRP is no longer receiving Federal funding, but 
new initiatives have begun to broaden and normalize the application of 
dual-use technologies and products. As part of its support of these 
initiatives, DARPA is sponsoring this review project to quantitatively 
express the status and performance of the TRP projects and to document 
lessons learned. This review will also provide an opportunity to 
present TRP products and technologies to the Services for adoption. The 
information collected will be used by DARPA's Joint Dual Use Program 
Office (JDUPO) and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to 
define and document the status of each TRP project and to derive 
performance metrics suitable for the Government Performance Results Act 
(GPRA).
    TRP project successes and failures and lessons learned from the TRP 
will be compiled from the information gathered as well as materials for 
education and training. Because the TRP projects are nearing 
completion, this data must be collected now or it will become nearly 
impossible to track down. If that happens, the opportunity will be lost 
to assess the benefits of the TRP and to learn lessons that will help 
to expand dual-use and embed it into the Military Services. It is also 
a last chance to develop quantitative assessment data for GPRA.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit; not-for-profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 280.
    Number of Respondents: 140.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion, generally only one time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Several steps are being taken to minimize 
the burden of this data collection on participating businesses. 
Duplication will be avoided by carefully formulating the questions 
which must be asked, and by designating a Review Team which will 
conduct the review consistently, while sharing resulting insights as 
they emerge. In addition, whenever possible, data collection will be 
combined with regularly scheduled project review

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meetings. While industry will receive the questions early, the data 
will generally be developed with a Review Team member. Government 
program managers and agents will be consulted for data prior to 
interviewing industrial participants in order to further reduce the 
latter's time expenditure. For example, DARPA personnel in the JDUPO 
have been consulted as to the availability of material. Their files 
have been used to minimize further collection. In addition, Service, 
Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Energy (DOE), 
National Science Foundation (NSF), and other agencies involved have 
been contacted and consulted. Further, this review will be conducted 
only once (as opposed to yearly) although a follow-up will be made on 
each unfinished project in order to update the data.
    There is no need for respondents to make any capital expenditures 
to support this effort. The average time required of the respondents is 
estimated at two hours. (Since most of the questions have already been 
addressed as part of normal business practices, little preparation is 
usually needed).

    Dated: October 14, 1997.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 97-27642 Filed 10-17-97; 8:45 am]
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