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Type of Request: Reinstatement with 

change. 

Number of Respondents: 423,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 2. 

Annual Responses: 846,000. 

Average Burden per Response: 21 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 296,100. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

comply with regulations in accordance 

with Title 10 U.S.C., Sections 504, 505, 

508, 12102; Title 14 U.S.C., Sections 351 

and 632; and 50 U.S.C. Appendix 

Section 451, which require applicants to 

meet standards for enlistment into the 

Armed Forces. This information 

collection is the basis for determining 

eligibility of applicants for enlistment in 

the Armed Forces and is needed to 

verify data given by the applicant and 

to determine his/her qualification of 

enlistment. The information collected 

aids in the determination of 

qualifications, term of service, and grade 

in which a person, if eligible, will enter 

active duty or reserve status. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

You may also submit comments and 

recommendations, identified by Docket 

ID number and title, by the following 

method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, Docket 

ID 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. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick 

Licari. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection proposal should be sent to 

Mr. Licari at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil. 

Dated: August 16, 2018. 

Shelly E. Finke, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17965 Filed 8–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DOD–2018–OS–0035] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 

DoD. 

ACTION: 30-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

has submitted to OMB for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by September 20, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be 

emailed to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, DoD 

Desk Officer, at oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. Please identify the 

proposed information collection by DoD 

Desk Officer, Docket ID number, and 

title of the information collection. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

Licari, 571–372–0493, or whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title; 

Associated Form; and OMB Number: 

Transitional Compensation (TC) for 

Abused Dependents; DD Form 2698; 

0704–XXXX. 

Type of Request: Existing collection in 

use without an OMB Control Number. 

Number of Respondents: 500. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 500. 

Average Burden per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 166.7. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

establish eligibility, determine the 

number of payments, determine the 

number of dependents, determine the 

amount of compensation, and direct 

payment to the abused dependent(s). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

You may also submit comments and 

recommendations, identified by Docket 

ID number and title, by the following 

method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, Docket 

ID 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. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick 

Licari. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection proposal should be sent to 

Mr. Licari at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil. 

Dated: August 16, 2018. 

Shelly E. Finke, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17962 Filed 8–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DOD–2018–OS–0056] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Defense, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of 

Defense (OSD) proposes to modify a 

system of records titled, ‘‘Synchronized 

Predeployment and Operational Tracker 

Enterprise Suite (SPOT–ES) Records, 

DMDC 18 DoD.’’ SPOT–ES is used at 

installations to manage, track, account 

for, monitor and report on contracts, 

companies, and contractor employees 

supporting contingency operations, 

humanitarian assistance operations, 

peace operations, disaster relief 

operations, military exercises, events, 

and other activities that require 

contractor support. This modification 

enables DoD to comply with an existing 

treaty which requires tracking of 

contractor employees’ collocated 

dependents. The modification also 

reflects changes to the the following 

sections: System manager, authorities, 

purpose, categories of individuals, 

categories of records, routine uses, 

safeguards, record access procedures, 

notification procedures, and 

exemptions. 

DATES: Comments will be accepted on or 

before September 20, 2018. This 

proposed action will be effective the 


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date following the end of the comment 

period unless comments are received 

which result in a contrary 

determination. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

* Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

* Mail: Department of Defense, Office 

of the Chief Management Officer, 

Directorate for Oversight and 

Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, 

VA 22350–1700. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number 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: Ms. 

Luz D. Ortiz, Chief, Records, Privacy 

and Declassification Division (RPDD), 

1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20311–1155, or by phone at (571) 372– 

0478. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OSD 

proposes to modify a system of records 

subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 

U.S.C. 552a. The DoD uses the system 

of records at installations to manage, 

track, account for, monitor and report 

on contracts, companies, and contractor 

employees supporting contingency 

operations, humanitarian assistance 

operations, peace operations, disaster 

relief operations, military exercises, 

events, and other activities that require 

contractor support. As a part of 

maintaining DoD installations in other 

nations, the Department must comply 

with existing treaties between the 

United States and host nations. This 

modification ensures DoD complies 

with an existing treaty between the U.S. 

and Japan by collecting additional 

information on the co-located 

dependents of contractor employees. 

This modification updates the following 

sections: Category of individuals, 

category of records, the authority for the 

maintenance, and the purpose and also 

reflects the reformatting of the notice to 

ensure compliance with Office of 

Management and Budget Circular 

Number A–108, ‘‘Federal Agency 

Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, 

and Publication under the Privacy Act.’’ 

The OSD notices for systems of 

records subject to the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended, have been published 

in the Federal Register and are available 

from the address in FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT or at the Defense 

Privacy, Civil Liberties, and 

Transparency Division website at http:// 

dpcld.defense.gov/. 

The proposed systems reports, as 

required by of the Privacy Act, as 

amended, were submitted on August 3, 

2018, to the House Committee on 

Oversight and Government Reform, the 

Senate Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs, and 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) pursuant to Section 6 to OMB 

Circular No. A–108, ‘‘Federal Agency 

Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, 

and Publication under the Privacy Act,’’ 

revised December 23, 2016 (December 

23, 2016, 81 FR 94424). 

Dated: August 15, 2018. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

Synchronized Predeployment and 

Operational Tracker Enterprise Suite 

(SPOT–ES) Records, DMDC 18 DoD. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified and Classified. This 

system is comprised of two databases: 

An unclassified database that serves as 

the primary repository of contract and 

contractor personnel records and a 

classified database containing only 

classified records [related to a specific 

category of individuals]. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Defense Manpower Data Center, DoD 

Center Monterey Bay, 400 Gigling Road, 

Seaside, CA 93955–6784. 

Stand-alone Joint Asset Movement 

Management System (JAMMS) 

machines are deployed as needed to 

locations within and outside the United 

States. A list of current JAMMS 

locations are available upon written 

request to the system manager. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S): 

Director, Defense Manpower Data 

Center, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

Alexandria, VA 22350–6000. Email: 

dodhra.dodcmb.dmdc.mbx.webmaster@mail.mil. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

10 U.S.C. 113, Secretary of Defense; 

10 U.S.C. 133, Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 

and Logistics; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note, 

Contractors Performing Private Security 

Functions in Areas of Combat 

Operations or Other Significant Military 

Operations; Treaty of Mutual 

Cooperation and Security Between the 

United States of America and Japan, 

January 19, 1960; Department of Defense 

(DoD) Directive (DoDD) 1404.10, DoD 

Civilian Expeditionary Workforce; 

DoDD 3020.49, Orchestrating, 

Synchronizing, and Integrating Program 

Management of Contingency 

Acquisition Planning and Its 

Operational Execution; DoD Instruction 

(DoDI) 1000.25, DoD Personnel Identity 

Protection (PIP) Program; DoDI 3020.41, 

Operational Contract Support (OCS); 

DoDI 3020.50, Private Security 

Contractors (PSCs) Operating in 

Contingency Operations, Humanitarian 

or Peace Operations, or Other Military 

Operations or Exercises; DoDI 6490.03, 

Deployment Health; and E.O. 9397 

(SSN), as amended. 

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: 

The Synchronized Predeployment 

and Operational Tracker Enterprise 

Suite (SPOT–ES) allows federal agencies 

and Combatant Commanders to plan, 

manage, track, account for, monitor and 

report on contracts, companies, and 

contractor employees supporting 

contingency operations, humanitarian 

assistance operations, peace operations, 

disaster relief operations, military 

exercises, events, and other activities 

that require contractor support within 

and outside the United States. 

Authorized dependents may also be 

accounted for in designated locations as 

part of the sponsor’s record. SPOT is a 

web-based system in the SPOT–ES 

providing a repository of military, 

Government civilian and contractor 

personnel, and contract information for 

DoD, Department of State (DOS), United 

States Agency for International 

Development (USAID), other federal 

agencies, and Combatant Commanders 

to centrally manage their supporting, 

deploying, deployed, and redeploying 

assets via a single authoritative source 

for up-to-date visibility of personnel 

assets and contract capabilities. The 

system is also used as a management 

tool for statistical analysis, tracking, 

reporting, evaluating program 

effectiveness, and conducting research. 

The Joint Asset Movement 

Management System (JAMMS) is a 

stand-alone application in the SPOT–ES 

that scans identity credentials 

(primarily held by military, Government 

civilians, and contractors) at key 

decentralized locations. The Total 

Operational Picture Support System 

(TOPSS) is a web-based application in 

the SPOT–ES that integrates information 

from SPOT and JAMMS to provide 

trend analysis, widgets and reports from 

different views based on the user access 

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DoD, DOS, USAID, other federal 

agencies, and Combatant Commanders’ 

requirements. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

DoD military personnel and civilian 

personnel supporting contingency 

operations, humanitarian assistance 

operations, peace operations, disaster 

relief operations, events, and other 

activities that require support within 

and outside the U.S. 

DoD contractor personnel supporting 

contingency operations, humanitarian 

assistance operations, peace operations, 

disaster relief operations, military 

exercises, events, and other activities 

that require contractor support within 

and outside the U.S. 

DOS and USAID contractor personnel 

supporting contingency operations, 

humanitarian assistance operations, 

peace operations, disaster relief 

operations both within and outside of 

the U.S., and during other missions or 

scenarios. 

DOS and USAID civilian employees 

supporting contingency operations led 

by DoD or the DOS Office of Security 

Cooperation outside of the U.S. 

Government civilian and contractor 

personnel of other agencies. 

Personnel of agencies such as the 

Department of Interior, Department of 

Homeland Security, Department of 

Treasury, Department of Justice, 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Department of Transportation, 

Department of Energy, and General 

Services Administration that may use 

the system to account for their 

personnel when supporting contingency 

operations, humanitarian assistance 

operations, peace operations, disaster 

relief operations, exercises, events, and 

other activities within and outside the 

U.S. 

The system may also include civilians 

in private sector organizations and 

private citizens, including first 

responders, who are in the vicinity, are 

supporting, or are impacted by 

operations, e.g., contingency, 

humanitarian assistance, or disaster 

relief, and transit through a location 

where a JAMMS workstation is 

deployed. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

For contractor personnel: Full name; 

blood type; Social Security Number 

(SSN); DoD Identification (ID) Number; 

Federal/foreign ID number or 

Government-issued ID number, e.g., 

passport and/or visa number; category 

of person; home, office, and deployed 

telephone numbers, address, and email; 

emergency contact name and telephone 

number; next of kin name, phone 

number and address; duty location and 

duty station; travel authorization 

documentation, i.e., Letters of 

Authorization (LOAs); air travel 

itineraries, movements in the area of 

operations; in-theater and Government 

authority points of contact; security 

clearance information; and 

predeployment processing information, 

including completed training 

certifications. 

For contractors deployed to Japan 

these additional items will be captured: 

Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) 

status and expiration date; affirmation 

that the contractor possesses a residency 

permit or residency visa for Japan; 

number of dependents, and Japanspecific authorized government 

services. 

For dependents authorized to 

accompany contractor personnel in 

Japan: Full name, date of birth, family 

relationship, sponsoring family member 

full name, passport number, and 

passport country. 

For DoD military and civilian 

personnel: Full name, SSN, DoD ID 

Number, category of person (civilian or 

military), and movements in the area of 

operations. 

For other federal agency personnel: 

Full name, SSN, Government-issued ID 

number (e.g., passport and/or visa 

number), category of person, and 

movements in the area of operations. 

For non-Government personnel: Full 

name, Government-issued ID number 

(e.g., passport and/or visa number), and 

movements in the area of operations. 

For contractor personnel: Contract 

information data: contract number, task 

order number, contractor company 

name, contract capabilities, contract/ 

task order period of performance, 

theater business clearance, company 

contact name, office address and phone 

number. Equipment and weapons data: 

Contractor owned/contractor operated 

equipment in designated areas, type of 

equipment (roll-on/roll-off, selfpropelled, containerized), authorized 

weapons assigned to specific contractor 

employees, contract number, contractor 

company name, and other official 

deployment-related information, e.g., 

types of training received. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Individual’s employer (military, 

Government civilians and contractor 

personnel), Defense Enrollment 

Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS), 

and federal entities supporting 

contingency, humanitarian assistance, 

peacekeeping, and disaster relief 

operations. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as 

amended, the records contained herein 

may specifically be disclosed outside 

the DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows: 

a. To DOS and USAID to account for 

their Government civilian and 

contractor personnel supporting 

operations outside of the U.S., and to 

determine status of processing and 

deployment documentation, contracts, 

weapons and equipment, current and 

historical locations, company or 

organization where an individual is 

employed, and contact information. 

b. To Federal agencies associated with 

the categories of individuals covered by 

the system to account for their 

Government civilian and contractor 

personnel supporting contingency 

operations, humanitarian assistance 

operations, peace operations, disaster 

relief operations, military exercises, 

events, and other activities that require 

support within and outside the U.S. 

c. To contractor companies to account 

for their employees supporting 

contingency operations, humanitarian 

assistance operations, peace operations, 

disaster relief operations, military 

exercises, events, and other activities 

that require contractor support within 

and outside the U.S. 

d. To applicable private sector 

organizations to account for their 

personnel located in an operational 

area. 

e. To applicable facilities managers 

where JAMMS are deployed to account 

for Government services consumed and 

depict usage trends. 

f. To the appropriate Federal, State, 

local, territorial, tribal, foreign, or 

international law enforcement authority 

or other appropriate entity where a 

record, either alone or in conjunction 

with other information, indicates a 

violation or potential violation of law, 

whether criminal, civil, or regulatory in 

nature. 

g. To any component of the 

Department of Justice for the purpose of 

representing the DoD, or its 

components, officers, employees, or 

members in pending or potential 

litigation to which the record is 

pertinent. 

h. In an appropriate proceeding before 

a court, grand jury, or administrative or 

adjudicative body or official, when the 

DoD or other agency representing the 

DoD determines that the records are 

relevant and necessary to the 

proceeding; or in an appropriate 


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proceeding before an administrative or 

adjudicative body when the adjudicator 

determines the records to be relevant to 

the proceeding. 

i. To the National Archives and 

Records Administration for the purpose 

of records management inspections 

conducted under the authority of 44 

U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. 

j. To a Member of Congress or staff 

acting upon the Member’s behalf when 

the Member or staff requests the 

information on behalf of, and at the 

request of, the individual who is the 

subject of the record. 

k. To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons when (1) the DoD suspects 

or has confirmed that there has been a 

breach of the system of records; (2) the 

DoD has determined that as a result of 

the suspected or confirmed breach there 

is a risk of harm to individuals, the DoD 

(including its information systems, 

programs, and operations), the Federal 

Government, or national security; and 

(3) the disclosure made to such 

agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with the DoD’s efforts to 

respond to the suspected or confirmed 

breach or to prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm. 

l. To another Federal agency or 

Federal entity, when the DoD 

determines that information from this 

system of records is reasonably 

necessary to assist the recipient agency 

or entity in (1) responding to a 

suspected or confirmed breach or (2) 

preventing, minimizing, or remedying 

the risk of harm to individuals, the 

recipient agency or entity (including its 

information systems, programs and 

operations), the Federal Government, or 

national security, resulting from a 

suspected or confirmed breach. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

Records are maintained in electronic 

storage media. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Within SPOT–ES, records are 

retrieved by full name, SSN, DoD 

Identification Number, or federal/ 

foreign ID number. 

Within JAMMS, records may be 

retrieved by last name at the specific 

machine used at a location within 

specified start and ending dates. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

Permanent. Close all files upon end of 

individual’s deployment. Transfer to the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration when 25 years old. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

Electronic records in SPOT and 

TOPSS are maintained in a 

Government-controlled area accessible 

only to authorized personnel. Entry to 

these areas is restricted to those 

personnel with a valid requirement and 

authorization to enter. Physical entry is 

restricted by the use of lock, guards, and 

administrative procedures. Physical and 

electronic access is restricted to 

designated individuals having a needto-know in the performance of official 

duties. Access to personal information 

is further restricted by the use of Public 

Key Infrastructure or login/password 

authorization. Information is accessible 

only by authorized personnel with 

appropriate clearance/access in the 

performance of their duties. For 

JAMMS, physical and electronic access 

is restricted to designated individuals 

having a need-to-know in the 

performance of official duties. Access to 

personal information is further 

restricted by the use of login/password 

authorization or may use two-factor 

authentication with CAC and PIN. 

Physical entry is restricted to authorized 

personnel. Data transferred to SPOT–ES 

are encrypted. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking access to 

information about themselves contained 

in this system should address written 

inquiries to the Office of the Secretary 

of Defense/Joint Staff Freedom of 

Information Act, Requester Service 

Center, Office of Freedom of 

Information, 1155 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1155. Foreign 

nationals seeking access to their records 

must submit requests under the 

Freedom of Information Act at the above 

address. 

Signed, written requests should 

contain the individual’s full name, last 

four digits of the SSN, DoD ID Number 

or federal/foreign ID number, current 

address, telephone number, when and 

where they were assigned during the 

named operation or event, and the name 

and number of this system of records 

notice. 

In addition, the requester must 

provide either a notarized statement or 

an unsworn declaration made in 

accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the 

following format: If executed outside the 

United States: ‘I declare (or certify, 

verify, or state) under penalty of perjury 

under the laws of the United States of 

America that the foregoing is true and 

correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).’ 

If executed within the United States, 

its territories, possessions, or 

commonwealths: ‘I declare (or certify, 

verify, or state) under penalty of perjury 

that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed on (date). (Signature).’ 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

The Office of the Secretary of Defense 

(OSD) rules for accessing records, for 

contesting contents, and appealing 

initial agency determinations are 

contained in OSD Administrative 

Instruction 81; 32 CFR part 311; or may 

be obtained from the system manager. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking to determine 

whether information about themselves 

is contained in this system should 

address written inquiries to the Deputy 

Director, Defense Manpower Data 

Center, DoD Center Monterey Bay, 400 

Gigling Road, Seaside, CA 93955–6784. 

Signed, written requests should 

contain the individual’s full name, last 

four digits of the SSN, DoD 

Identification Number or federal/foreign 

ID number, current address, telephone 

number, and when and where they were 

assigned during the named operation or 

event. 

In addition, the requester must 

provide either a notarized statement or 

an unsworn declaration made in 

accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the 

following format: If executed outside the 

United States: ‘I declare (or certify, 

verify, or state) under penalty of perjury 

under the laws of the United States of 

America that the foregoing is true and 

correct. Executed on (date). (Signature).’ 

If executed within the United States, 

its territories, possessions, or 

commonwealths: ‘I declare (or certify, 

verify, or state) under penalty of perjury 

that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed on (date). (Signature).’ 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

The Department of Defense is 

exempting records maintained in DMDC 

18 DoD, from subsection (d) of the 

Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a 

(k)(1). Such information has been 

determined to be classified under 

criteria established by an Executive 

Order in the interest of national defense 

or foreign policy and is properly 

classified pursuant to such Executive 

Order. An exemption rule for this 

system has been promulgated in 

accordance with requirements of 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(1), (2), and (3), (c) and (e) 

and published in 32 CFR part 311. For 

additional information contact the 

system manager. 


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1For purposes of this notice, the term ‘‘children 

who are deaf-blind’’ refers to infants, toddlers, 

children, youth, and young adults (ages birth 

through 21) who are deaf-blind. 

HISTORY: 

May 26, 2015, 80 FR 30057; October 

24, 2013, 78 FR 63455; March 18, 2010, 

75 FR 13103. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Technical Assistance and 

Dissemination To Improve Services 

and Results for Children With 

Disabilities—State Technical 

Assistance Projects To Improve 

Services and Results for Children Who 

Are Deaf-Blind and National Technical 

Assistance and Dissemination Center 

for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

is issuing a notice inviting applications 

for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2018 

for Technical Assistance and 

Dissemination to Improve Services and 

Results for Children With Disabilities— 

State Technical Assistance Projects to 

Improve Services and Results for 

Children who are Deaf-Blind and 

National Technical Assistance and 

Dissemination Center for Children who 

are Deaf-Blind, Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 

84.326T. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: August 21, 

2018. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: September 20, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for 

obtaining and submitting an 

application, please refer to our Common 

Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on February 12, 2018 

(83 FR 6003) and available at 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/ 

pdf/2018-02558.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo 

Ann McCann, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 5162, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–5076. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7434, Email: 

Jo.Ann.McCann.ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

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I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: Two Department 

of Education (Department) programs 

fund this competition: the Technical 

Assistance and Dissemination to 

Improve Services and Results for 

Children with Disabilities (TA&D) 

program and the Personnel 

Development to Improve Services and 

Results for Children with Disabilities 

(PD) program. 

The purpose of the TA&D program is 

to promote academic achievement and 

to improve results for children with 

disabilities by providing technical 

assistance (TA), supporting model 

demonstration projects, disseminating 

useful information, and implementing 

activities that are supported by 

scientifically based research. 

The purposes of the PD program are 

to: (1) Help address State-identified 

needs for personnel—in special 

education, related services, early 

intervention, and regular education—to 

work with children with disabilities; 

and (2) ensure that those personnel have 

the skills and knowledge—derived from 

practices that have been determined 

through research and experience to be 

successful—that are needed to serve 

those children. 

Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(v), this priority is from 

allowable activities specified in the 

statute (see sections 662(c)(2), 

663(c)(8)(A) and (C), and 681(d) of the 

Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. 1462, 1463, and 

1481)). 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2018 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applications from this competition, this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: 

State Technical Assistance Projects to 

Improve Services and Results for 

Children who are Deaf-Blind and a 

National Technical Assistance and 

Dissemination Center for Children who 

are Deaf-Blind. 

Background: 

The purpose of this priority is to 

establish and operate State Technical 

Assistance Projects to Improve Services 

and Results for Children Who Are DeafBlind and a National Technical 

Assistance and Dissemination Center for 

Children Who Are Deaf-Blind that will 

provide TA and support to the State 

projects. 

The State Technical Assistance 

Projects to Improve Services and Results 

for Children who are Deaf-Blind (State 

Deaf-Blind Projects) will help State 

educational agencies (SEAs), Part C lead 

agencies (LAs), local educational 

agencies (LEAs)—including charter 

school LEAs, early intervention services 

(EIS) providers, teachers, service 

providers, and families to address the 

educational, related services, 

transitional, and early intervention 

needs of children who are deaf-blind.1

The State Deaf-Blind Projects are 

designed to increase access to, and 

progress in, the general education 

curriculum and grade-level academic 

content standards for children who are 

deaf-blind and improve their 

communication skills with a goal of 

supporting lifelong learning, including 

postsecondary education and 

employment readiness. 

The National Technical Assistance 

and Dissemination Center for Children 

who are Deaf-Blind (National Center) 

will provide TA and support to the State 

Deaf-Blind Projects in addressing these 

needs. This support includes providing 

specialized TA, training, dissemination, 

and informational services to agencies 

and organizations, professionals, 

families, and others involved in 

providing services to children who are 

deaf-blind. 

Children who are deaf-blind have 

complex needs and are among the most 

diverse groups of learners served under 

the IDEA. Approximately 90 percent of 

children who are deaf-blind also have 

additional physical, learning, or 

cognitive disabilities. As a result, 

children who are deaf-blind face a 

unique set of challenges not commonly 

faced by their peers with, and without, 

disabilities. Therefore, SEAs, LAs, 

LEAs, EIS providers, teachers, service 

providers, State TA providers, and 

families need significant support to 

address the intense educational, related 

services, transitional, and early 

intervention needs of children who are 

deaf-blind to ensure that these children 

are prepared for lifelong learning and 

successfully transition to postsecondary 

education or employment. 

State Technical Assistance Projects To 

Improve Services and Results for 

Children Who Are Deaf-Blind 

This priority will fund discretionary 

grants to establish and operate State 

Technical Assistance Projects to 

Improve Services and Results for 

Children Who are Deaf-Blind. For more 

than 20 years, the Office of Special 

Education Programs (OSEP) has 


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