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consideration and evaluation of 

advanced technology; designate the 

Executive Secretary for the Remote 

Sensing Coordination Committee; and 

coordinate administrative, management, 

and budget information relating to the 

Department’s remote sensing activities 

including: 

(1) Inter- and intra-agency meetings, 

correspondence, and records; 

(2) Budget and management tracking 

systems; and 

(3) Inter-agency contacts and 

technology transfer. 

* * * * * 

§ 2.29 [Amended] 

■ 3. Amend § 2.29 by removing and 

reserving paragraph (a)(6). 

§ 2.72 [Amended] 

■ 4. Amend § 2.72 by removing and 

reserving paragraph (a)(4). 

■ 5. Amend § 2.89 by redesignating 

paragraphs (a)(11)(viii) through 

(a)(11)(xvi) as paragraphs (a)(11)(ix) 

through (a)(11)(xvii) and adding new 

paragraph (a)(11)(viii), to read as 

follows: 

§ 2.89 Chief Information Officer. 

(a) * * * 

(11) * * * 

(viii) Provide technical assistance, 

coordination, and guidance to 

Department agencies in planning, 

developing, and carrying out satellite 

remote sensing activities to ensure full 

consideration and evaluation of 

advanced technology; designate the 

Executive Secretary for the Remote 

Sensing Coordination Committee; and 

coordinate administrative, management, 

and budget information relating to the 

Department’s remote sensing activities 

including: 

(A) Inter- and intra-agency meetings, 

correspondence, and records; 

(B) Budget and management tracking 

systems; and 

(C) Inter-agency contacts and 

technology transfer. 

* * * * * 

Signed in Washington, DC, this day: March 

5, 2012. 

Thomas J. Vilsack, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–90–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

7 CFR Part 2 

Delegations of Authority 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This document amends the 

delegations of authority within the 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) to 

reflect the delegation of authorities 

related to civil rights from the Secretary 

of Agriculture directly to the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR). 

Previously, these authorities were 

delegated to the Assistant Secretary for 

Administration and re-delegated to the 

ASCR. 

DATES: This rule is effective March 14, 

2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

USDA’s, Assistant General Counsel 

Civil Rights, Tami Trost at 202–690– 

3993 or email tami.trost@ogc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Previously, USDA’s Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 

overseen by the Assistant Secretary for 

Civil Rights (ASCR), was aligned within 

USDA’s Departmental Management 

organization, overseen by the Assistant 

Secretary for Administration (ASA). To 

strengthen the visibility of USDA’s Civil 

Rights program, this reporting structure 

was realigned so that the ASCR now 

reports directly to the Secretary of 

Agriculture (Secretary). 

This rule amends the delegations of 

authority within USDA to reflect that 

realignment. The authorities of the 

Secretary related to civil rights that 

previously were delegated to the ASA 

and re-delegated to the ASCR are now 

delegated directly to the ASCR. 

Specifically, this rule amends the 

delegations of authority from the 

Secretary to the ASA in 7 CFR 2.24 by 

removing the delegations related to civil 

rights. The rule also removes the redelegation of those authorities from the 

ASA to the ASCR in 7 CFR 2.88. These 

authorities are now delegated from the 

Secretary directly to the ASCR, as 

reflected in a new 7 CFR 2.25. The rule 

also makes changes to the text of some 

of the delegations to clarify scope and 

adds a new delegation regarding 

establishment of an Alternative Dispute 

Resolution process for program 

complaints. Additionally, the delegation 

of authority in 7 CFR 2.300 from the 

ASCR to the Deputy ASCR is amended 

by making a technical change to correct 

the cross-reference. Finally, the 

delegations of authority in 7 CFR 2.24 

(ASA), 2.89 (Chief Information Officer), 

2.90 (Chief Financial Officer), 2.91 

(Director, Office of Human Resources 

Management), and 2.98 (Director, 

Management Services) are revised to 

clarify that certain services performed 

by the Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer, Office of Human Resources 

Management, and Management Services 

will continue to be performed by those 

entities for the Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights. 

Classification 

This rule relates to internal agency 

management. Accordingly, pursuant to 

5 U.S.C. 553, notice of proposed 

rulemaking and opportunity for 

comment are not required, and this rule 

may be made effective less than 30 days 

after publication in the Federal 

Register. This rule also is exempt from 

the provisions of Executive Order 

12866. This action is not a rule as 

defined by the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act, as amended by the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 

1996, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., or the 

Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 

et seq., and thus is exempt from the 

provisions of those Acts. This rule 

contains no information collection or 

recordkeeping requirements under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 2 

Authority delegations (Government 

agencies). 

Accordingly, Title 7 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations is amended as set 

forth below: 

PART 2—DELEGATIONS OF 

AUTHORITY BY THE SECRETARY OF 

AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL 

OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT 

1. The authority for Part 2 continues 

to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6912(a)(1); 5 U.S.C. 

301; Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953, 3 

CFR 1949–1953 Comp., p. 1024. 

Subpart C—Delegations of Authority to 

the Deputy Secretary, Under 

Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries 

■ 2. The heading of subpart C is revised 

to read as set forth above. 

■ 3. Amend § 2.24 as follows: 

■ a. Remove and reserve paragraph 

(a)(1); 

■ b. Redesignate paragraph 

(a)(2)(xi)(C)(4) as paragraph 

(a)(2)(xi)(C)(5) and add a new paragraph 

(a)(2)(xi)(C)(4); 

■ c. Revise paragraph (a)(2)(xi)(D); 

■ d. Redesignate paragraph 

(a)(3)(xxv)(D) as paragraph (a)(3)(xxv)(E) 

and add a new paragraph (a)(3)(xxv)(D); 

■ e. Redesignate paragraph 

(a)(4)(xx)(C)(4) as paragraph 

(a)(4)(xx)(C)(5) and add a new paragraph 

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■ f. Redesignate paragraph (a)(11)(i)(D) 

as paragraph (a)(11)(i)(E) and add a new 

paragraph (a)(11)(i)(D); and 

■ g. Redesignate paragraph (a)(11)(v)(D) 

as paragraph (a)(11)(v)(E) and add a new 

paragraph (a)(11)(v)(D). 

The revisions and additions read as 

follows: 

§ 2.24 Assistant Secretary for 

Administration. 

(a) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(xi) * * * 

(C) * * * 

(4) The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights. 

(D) Manage a comprehensive set of 

end user office automation services, 

including setting rates to recover the 

cost of goods and services within 

approved policy and funding levels; and 

oversee the delivery of goods and 

services associated with end user office 

automation services, with authority to 

take actions required by law or 

regulation to perform such services for 

any offices or agencies of the 

Department as may be agreed (except for 

the Office of the Secretary, the general 

officers of the Department, the agencies 

and offices reporting to the Assistant 

Secretary for Administration, and the 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Civil Rights, as specified in 

§ 2.24(a)(11)(i)). 

* * * * * 

(3) * * * 

(xxv) * * * 

(D) The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights. 

* * * * * 

(4) * * * 

(xx) * * * 

(C) * * * 

(4) The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights. 

* * * * * 

(11) * * * 

(i) * * * 

(D) The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights. 

* * * * * 

(v) * * * 

(D) The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights. 

* * * * * 

■ 4. Add § 2.25 to read as follows: 

§ 2.25 Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights. 

(a) The following delegations of 

authority are made by the Secretary to 

the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights: 

(1) Provide overall leadership, 

coordination, and direction for the 

Department’s programs of civil rights, 

including program delivery, 

compliance, and equal employment 

opportunity, with emphasis on the 

following: 

(i) Actions to enforce Title VI of the 

Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 

2000d, prohibiting discrimination in 

federally assisted programs. 

(ii) Actions to enforce Title VII of the 

Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 

42 U.S.C. 2000e, prohibiting 

discrimination in Federal employment. 

(iii) Actions to enforce Title IX of the 

Education Amendments of 1972, 

20 U.S.C. 1681, et seq., prohibiting 

discrimination on the basis of sex in 

USDA education programs and 

activities funded by the Department. 

(iv) Actions to enforce the Age 

Discrimination Act of 1975, 42 U.S.C. 

6102, prohibiting discrimination on the 

basis of age in USDA programs and 

activities funded by the Department. 

(v) Actions to enforce section 504 of 

the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 

amended, 29 U.S.C. 794, prohibiting 

discrimination against individuals with 

disabilities in USDA programs and 

activities funded or conducted by the 

Department. 

(vi) Actions to enforce related 

Executive Orders, Congressional 

mandates, and other laws, rules, and 

regulations, as appropriate. 

(2) Evaluate Departmental agency 

programs, activities, and impact 

statements for civil rights concerns. 

(3) Analyze and evaluate program 

participation data and equal 

employment opportunity data, and 

make its analyses available to other 

appropriate Departmental entities, 

including the Office of Advocacy and 

Outreach and affected agencies and 

mission areas. 

(4) Provide leadership and coordinate 

the Department-wide programs of public 

notification regarding the availability of 

USDA programs and employment 

opportunities on a nondiscriminatory 

basis. 

(5) Coordinate with the Department of 

Justice on matters relating to title VI of 

the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 

2000d), title IX of the Education 

Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681, et 

seq.), and section 504 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended 

(29 U.S.C. 794), except those matters in 

litigation, including administrative 

enforcement actions, which shall be 

coordinated by the Office of General 

Counsel. 

(6) Coordinate with the Department of 

Health and Human Services on matters 

relating to the Age Discrimination Act of 

1975, 42 U.S.C. 6102, except those 

matters in litigation, including 

administrative enforcement actions, 

which shall be coordinated by the Office 

of General Counsel. 

(7) Order proceedings and hearings in 

the Department pursuant to §§ 15.9(e) 

and 15.86 of this title, which concern 

consolidated or joint hearings within 

the Department or with other Federal 

departments and agencies. 

(8) Order proceedings and hearings in 

the Department pursuant to § 15.8 of 

this title after the program agency has 

advised the applicant or recipient of his 

or her failure to comply and has 

determined that compliance cannot be 

secured by voluntary means. 

(9) Issue orders to give a notice of 

hearing or the opportunity to request a 

hearing pursuant to part 15 of this title; 

arrange for the designation of an 

Administrative Law Judge to preside 

over any such hearing; and determine 

whether the Administrative Law Judge 

so designated will make an initial 

decision or certify the record to the 

Secretary with his or her recommended 

findings and proposed action. 

(10) Authorize the taking of action 

pursuant to § 15.8(a) of this title relating 

to compliance by ‘‘other means 

authorized by law.’’ 

(11) Make determinations required by 

§ 15.8(d) of this title that compliance 

cannot be secured by voluntary means, 

and then take action, as appropriate. 

(12) Make determinations that 

program complaint investigations 

performed under § 15.6 of this title 

establish a proper basis for findings of 

discrimination and that actions taken to 

correct such findings are adequate. 

(13) Investigate (or make 

determinations that program complaint 

investigations establish a proper basis 

for final determinations), make final 

determinations on both the merits and 

required corrective action, and, where 

applicable, make recommendations to 

the Secretary that relief be granted 

under 7 U.S.C. 6998(d) notwithstanding 

the finality of National Appeals Division 

decisions, as to complaints filed under 

parts 15a, 15b, and 15d of this title. 

(14) Conduct civil rights 

investigations and compliance reviews 

Department-wide. 

(15) Develop regulations, plans, and 

procedures necessary to carry out the 

Department’s civil rights programs, 

including the development, 

implementation, and coordination of 

Action Plans. 

(16) Related to Equal Employment 

Opportunity (EEO). Is designated as the 

Department’s Director of Equal 

Employment Opportunity with 

authority: 

(i) To perform the functions and 

responsibilities of that position under 

29 CFR part 1614, including the 

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(A) To make changes in programs and 

procedures designed to eliminate 

discriminatory practices and improve 

the Department’s EEO program. 

(B) To provide EEO services for 

managers and employees. 

(C) To make final agency decisions on 

EEO complaints by Department 

employees or applicants for 

employment and order such corrective 

measures in response to such 

complaints as may be considered 

necessary. Corrective measures may 

include recommending to the Office of 

Human Resources Management and the 

affected agency or office that 

appropriate disciplinary action be taken 

when an employee has been found to 

have engaged in a discriminatory 

practice. 

(ii) Administer the Department’s EEO 

program. 

(iii) Oversee and manage the EEO 

counseling function for the Department. 

(iv) Process formal EEO complaints by 

employees or applicants for 

employment. 

(v) Investigate Department EEO 

complaints and make final decisions on 

EEO complaints, except in those cases 

where the Assistant Secretary for Civil 

Rights (or a person directly supervised 

by the Assistant Secretary for Civil 

Rights) has participated in the events 

that gave rise to the matter. 

(vi) Order such corrective measures in 

EEO complaints as may be considered 

necessary. Corrective measures may 

include recommending to the Office of 

Human Resources Management and the 

affected agency or office that 

appropriate disciplinary action be taken 

when an employee has been found to 

have engaged in a discriminatory 

practice. 

(vii) Provide liaison on EEO matters 

concerning complaints and appeals with 

the Department agencies and 

Department employees. 

(viii) Conduct EEO evaluations and 

develop policy regarding EEO programs. 

(ix) Provide liaison on EEO programs 

and activities with the Equal 

Employment Opportunity Commission 

and the Office of Personnel 

Management. 

(17) Administer the discrimination 

appeals and complaints program for the 

Department, including all formal 

individual or group appeals, where the 

system provides for an avenue of redress 

to the Department level, Equal 

Employment Opportunity Commission, 

or other outside authority, and provide 

timely notice of such appeals to the 

Office of General Counsel and the Civil 

Rights Director of the affected agency. 

(18) Make final determinations, or 

enter into settlement agreements, on 

discrimination complaints in federally 

conducted programs subject to the Equal 

Credit Opportunity Act. This delegation 

includes the authority to make 

compensatory damage awards whether 

pursuant to a final determination or in 

a settlement agreement under the 

authority of the Equal Credit 

Opportunity Act and the authority to 

obligate agency funds, including 

Commodity Credit Corporation and 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

funds to satisfy such an award. 

(19) Make final determinations in 

proceedings under part 15f of this title 

where review of an administrative law 

judge decision is undertaken. 

(20) Provide civil rights and equal 

employment opportunity support 

services, with authority to take actions 

required by law or regulation to perform 

such services for: 

(i) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

(ii) The general officers of the 

Department. 

(iii) The offices and agencies reporting 

to the Assistant Secretary for 

Administration. 

(iv) Any other offices or agencies of 

the Department as may be agreed. 

(21) Establish, within the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights and 

in coordination with the Department’s 

duly Designated Alternative Dispute 

Resolution (ADR) Official, an process 

for program complaints alleging civil 

rights violations. 

(22) Redelegate, as appropriate, any 

authority delegated under this section to 

general officers of the Department and 

heads of Departmental agencies. 

(b) [Reserved] 

Subpart P—Delegations of Authority 

by the Assistant Secretary for 

Administration 

§ 2.88 [Removed] 

■ 5. Remove § 2.88. 

■ 6. Amend § 2.89 as follows: 

■ a. Redesignate paragraph (a)(11)(iii)(D) 

as paragraph (a)(11)(iii)(E) and add a 

new paragraph (a)(11)(iii)(D); and 

■ b. Revise paragraph (a)(11)(iv). 

The addition and revision read as 

follows: 

§ 2.89 Chief Information Officer. 

(a) * * * 

(11) * * * 

(iii) * * * 

(D) The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights. 

(iv) Manage a comprehensive set of 

end user office automation services and 

oversee the delivery of goods and 

services associated with end user office 

automation services, with authority to 

take actions required by law or 

regulation to perform such services for 

any offices or agencies of the 

Department as may be agreed (except for 

the Office of the Secretary, the general 

officers of the Department, the agencies 

and offices reporting to the Assistant 

Secretary for Administration, and the 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Civil Rights, as specified in § 2.98(a)(1)). 

* * * * * 

■ 6. Amend § 2.90 by redesignating 

paragraph (a)(25)(iv) as paragraph 

(a)(25)(v) and adding a new paragraph 

(a)(25)(iv), to read as follows: 

§ 2.90 Chief Financial Officer. 

(a) * * * 

(25) * * * 

(iv) The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights. 

* * * * * 

■ 7. Amend § 2.91 by redesignating 

paragraph (a)(20)(iii)(D) as paragraph 

(a)(20)(iii)(E) and adding a new 

paragraph (a)(20)(iii)(D), to read as 

follows: 

§ 2.91 Director, Office of Human 

Resources Management. 

(a) * * * 

(20) * * * 

(iii) * * * 

(D) The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights. 

* * * * * 

■ 8. Amend § 2.98 as follows: 

■ a. In paragraph (a)(1) introductory text 

add the designation ‘‘(i)’’ after 

‘‘including:’’ and before ‘‘Procurement’’; 

■ b. Redesignate paragraph (a)(1)(i)(D) 

as paragraph (a)(1)(i)(E) and add a new 

paragraph (a)(1)(i)(D); 

■ c. Add reserved paragraph (a)(1)(ii); 

and 

■ d. Redesignate paragraph (a)(5)(iv) as 

paragraph (a)(5)(v) and add a new 

paragraph (a)(5)(iv). 

The additions read as follows: 

§ 2.98 Director, Management Services. 

(a) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(i) * * * 

(D) The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights. 

* * * * * 

(ii) [Reserved]. 

* * * * * 

(5) * * * 

(iv) The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights. 

* * * * * 

Subpart R—Delegations of Authority 

by the Assistant Secretary for Civil 

Rights 

■ 9. Revise § 2.300 to read as follows: 


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§ 2.300 Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Civil Rights. 

Pursuant to § 2.25, the following 

delegation of authority is made by the 

Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights to 

the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil 

Rights, to be exercised only during the 

absence or unavailability of the 

Assistant Secretary: Perform all duties 

and exercise all powers, which are now 

or which may hereafter be delegated to 

the Assistant Secretary. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on March 6, 

2012. 

Thomas J. Vilsack, 

Secretary of Agriculture. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

32 CFR Part 240 

[DOD–2008–OS–0050] 

RIN 0790–AI28 

DoD Information Assurance 

Scholarship Program (IASP) 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

DoD Chief Information Officer (DoD 

CIO) 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This part implements policy, 

responsibilities and procedures for 

executing an information assurance 

scholarship and grant program, known 

as the DoD Information Assurance 

Scholarship Program (IASP). The DoD 

IASP will be used to recruit and retain 

the nation’s top information assurance 

and information technology talent, 

which is critical as DoD progresses into 

the cybersecurity arena. 

DATES: This rule is effective April 13, 

2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joyce France, (571) 372–4652. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule 

will add a part to DoD regulations to 

implement policy, responsibilities and 

procedures for executing an information 

assurance scholarship and grant 

program, known as the DoD Information 

Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP). 

Authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2200, the DoD 

IASP will be used to recruit and retain 

the nation’s top information assurance 

and information technology talent, 

which is critical as DoD progresses into 

the cybersecurity arena. 

The DoD IASP proposed rule, 32 CFR 

part 240, was published to the Federal 

Register, (75 FR 9142) on Monday, 

March 1, 2010 for public comments. The 

comment period ended on April 30, 

2010. DoD received no comments. 

However, the Department did make 

minor changes to the final rule that were 

not included in the proposed rule. 

These changes were based upon 

additional coordination of the rule 

document within the Department and 

will help clarify policy, responsibilities, 

and procedures pertaining to the 

implementation of the scholarship 

program. 

Executive Order 12866, ‘‘Regulatory 

Planning and Review’’ and Executive 

Order 13563, ‘‘Improving Regulation 

and Regulatory Review’’ 

It has been certified that 32 CFR part 

240 does not: 

(1) Have an annual effect on the 

economy of $100 million or more or 

adversely affect in a material way the 

economy; a section of the economy; 

productivity; competition; jobs; the 

environment; public health or safety; or 

State, local, or tribal governments or 

communities; 

(2) Create a serious inconsistency or 

otherwise interfere with an action taken 

or planned by another Agency; 

(3) Materially alter the budgetary 

impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, 

or loan programs, or the rights and 

obligations of recipients thereof; or 

(4) Raise novel legal or policy issues 

arising out of legal mandates, the 

President’s priorities, or the principles 

set forth in these Executive Orders. 

Sec. 202, Pub. L. 104–4, ‘‘Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act’’ 

It has been certified that 32 CFR part 

240 does not contain a Federal mandate 

that may result in expenditure by State, 

local and tribal governments, in 

aggregate, or by the private sector, of 

$100 million or more in any one year. 

Public Law 96–354, ‘‘Regulatory 

Flexibility Act’’ (5 U.S.C. 601) 

It has been certified that 32 CFR part 

240 is not subject to the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601) because it 

would not, if promulgated, have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

Public Law 96–511, ‘‘Paperwork 

Reduction Act’’ (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) 

Section 240.7 of this rule contains 

information collection requirements. 

DoD has submitted the following 

proposal to OMB under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

Title: DoD Information Assurance 

Scholarship Program (IASP). 

Type of Request: New. 

Number of Respondents: 422. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 422. 

Average Burden per Response: 4.16 

hours. 

Annual Burden Hours: 1,755 hours. 

Needs and Uses: The National 

Security Agency (NSA) is the Executive 

Administrator of the DoD Information 

Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP), 

serving on behalf of the DoD Chief 

Information Officer. Those who wish to 

participate in the DoD IASP 

Recruitment program must complete 

and submit an application package 

through their college or university to 

NSA. Centers of Academic Excellence in 

Information Assurance Education and 

Research (CAEs) interested in applying 

for capacity-building grants must 

complete and submit a written proposal, 

and all colleges and universities 

subsequently receiving grants must 

provide documentation on how the 

grant funding was utilized and the 

resulting accomplishments. In addition, 

DoD IASP participants and their faculty 

advisors (Principal Investigators) are 

required to complete annual program 

assessment documents. Without this 

written documentation, the DoD has no 

means of judging the quality of 

applicants to the program or collecting 

information regarding program 

performance. 

Affected Public: ‘‘Individuals or 

households,’’ specifically college 

students at institutions designated as 

CAEs who are interested in, and 

qualified to, apply for a scholarship; 

CAEs interested in submitting proposals 

for capacity-building grants, and faculty 

advisors (Principal Investigators). 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

Executive Order 13132, ‘‘Federalism’’ 

It has been certified that 32 CFR part 

240 does not have federalism 

implications, as set forth in Executive 

Order 13132. This rule does not have 

substantial direct effects on: 

(1) The States; 

(2) The relationship between the 

National Government and the States; or 

(3) The distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of Government. 

List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 240 

Scholarships and grants. 

Accordingly 32 CFR part 240 is added 

to read as follows: 


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