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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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PART 240—DOD INFORMATION 

ASSURANCE SCHOLARSHIP 

PROGRAM (IASP) 

Sec. 

240.1 Purpose. 

240.2 Applicability. 

240.3 Definitions. 

240.4 Policy. 

240.5 Responsibilities. 

240.6 Retention program. 

240.7 Recruitment program. 

Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2200, 10 U.S.C. 7045. 

§ 240.1 Purpose. 

This part implements policy, 

responsibilities and procedures for 

executing the DoD Information 

Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP). 

§ 240.2 Applicability. 

This part applies to the Office of the 

Secretary of Defense, the Military 

Departments, the Office of the Chairman 

of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint 

Staff, the Combatant Commands, the 

Office of the Inspector General of the 

Department of Defense, the Defense 

Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and 

all other organizational entities within 

the Department of Defense (hereafter 

referred to collectively as the ‘‘DoD 

Components’’). The term ‘‘Military 

Services,’’ as used herein, refers to the 

Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the 

Marine Corps. 

§ 240.3 Definitions. 

The following definitions are used in 

this part: 

CAE. A collective term that refers to 

both CAE/IAE and CAE–R. 

CAE/IAE. An institution of higher 

education that has met established 

criteria for IA education and has been 

jointly designated by the Department of 

Homeland Security and the NSA as a 

national center of excellence. 

CAE–R. An institution of higher 

education which has met established 

criteria for IA research and has been 

jointly designated by the Department of 

Homeland Security and the NSA as a 

national center of excellence. 

IA. For the purpose of this part, the 

term ‘‘IA’’ includes computer security, 

network security, cybersecurity, cyber 

operations, and other relevant IT related 

to information assurance pursuant to 

10 U.S.C. 2200e. 

IT. For the purpose of this part, the 

term ‘‘IT’’ refers to any equipment or 

interconnected system or subsystem of 

equipment that is used in the automatic 

acquisition, storage, manipulation, 

management, movement, control, 

display, switching, interchange, 

transmission, or reception of data or 

information. ‘‘IT’’ includes computers, 

ancillary equipment, software, 

firmware, and similar procedures, 

services (including support services), 

and related resources. 

Institution of Higher Education. For 

the purpose of this part and as defined 

in 20 U.S.C. 1001, an ‘‘institution of 

higher education’’ refers to an 

educational institution in any state that: 

(1) Admits as regular students only 

individuals who possess a certificate of 

graduation from a school providing 

secondary education, or the recognized 

equivalent of such a certificate; 

(2) Is legally authorized to provide a 

program of education beyond secondary 

education; 

(3) Provides an educational program 

that awards bachelor’s degrees, or 

provides no less than a 2-year program 

that is acceptable for full credit toward 

a degree; 

(4) Is a public or other nonprofit 

institution; and 

(5) Is accredited by a nationally 

recognized accrediting agency or 

association, or if not so accredited, is an 

institution that has been granted 

preaccreditation status by such an 

agency or association that has been 

recognized by the Secretary of 

Education for the granting of 

preaccreditation status, and the 

Secretary has determined that there is 

satisfactory assurance that the 

institution will meet the accreditation 

standards of such an agency or 

association within a reasonable time. 

Partner University. A CAE that has 

joined in academic partnership with the 

NDU IRMC to award master’s and 

doctoral degrees through the DoD IASP. 

Principal Investigator. The primary 

point of contact at each CAE, 

responsible for publicizing the DoD 

IASP to potential recruitment students 

and working with students during the 

application process. Principal 

investigators also serve as the primary 

contact for recruitment students and 

retention students who have transferred 

from the IRMC to a partner university. 

Recruitment Program. The portion of 

the DoD IASP available to qualified nonDoD students currently enrolled or 

accepted for enrollment at a designated 

CAE. 

Recruitment Students. Non-DoD 

students currently enrolled at a 

designated CAE who are active 

participants in the DoD IASP 

recruitment program. 

Retention Program. The portion of the 

DoD IASP available to full-time, active 

duty Service personnel and permanent 

civilian employees of the DoD 

Components. 

Retention Students. Full-time active 

duty Service personnel and permanent 

civilian employees of the DoD 

Components who are active participants 

in the DoD IASP retention program. 

§ 240.4 Policy. 

It is DoD policy that: 

(a) The Department of Defense shall 

recruit, develop, and retain a highly 

skilled cadre of professionals to support 

the critical IA and information 

technology (IT) management, technical, 

digital and multimedia forensics, cyber, 

and infrastructure protection functions 

required for a secure network-centric 

environment. 

(b) The DoD IASP shall be used to 

attract new entrants to the DoD IA and 

IT workforce and to retain current IA 

and IT personnel necessary to support 

the DoD’s diverse warfighting, business, 

intelligence, and enterprise information 

infrastructure requirements. 

(c) The academic disciplines, with 

concentrations in IA eligible for IASP 

support include, but are not limited to: 

biometrics, business management or 

administration, computer crime 

investigations, computer engineering, 

computer programming, computer 

science, computer systems analysis, 

cyber operations, cybersecurity, 

database administration, data 

management, digital and multimedia 

forensics, electrical engineering, 

electronics engineering, information 

security (assurance), information 

systems, mathematics, network 

management/operations, software 

engineering, and other similar 

disciplines as approved by DoD Chief 

Information Officer (DoD CIO). 

(d) Subject to availability of funds, the 

DoD may provide grants to institutions 

of higher education for faculty, 

curriculum, and infrastructure 

development and academic research to 

support the DoD IA/IT critical areas of 

interest. 

§ 240.5 Responsibilities. 

(a) The Department of Defense Chief 

Information Officer (DoD CIO) shall: 

(1) Establish overall policy and 

guidance to conduct and administer the 

DoD IASP pursuant to Deputy Secretary 

of Defense Memorandum, ‘‘Delegation 

of Authority and Assignment of 

Responsibility under section 922 of the 

Floyd D. Spence National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001,’’ 

October 30, 2000. 

(2) Develop an annual budget 

recommendation to administer the DoD 

IASP and provide academic 

scholarships and grants in accordance 

with 10 U.S.C. 2200 and 7045. 

(3) Oversee program administration 

and execution by the Director, National 

Security Agency (DIRNSA). 


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(4) Chair the DoD IASP Steering 

Committee, established pursuant to DoD 

Instruction 5105.18, to oversee and 

provide program direction over: 

(i) Student eligibility criteria. 

(ii) Grant and capacity building 

selection criteria for awards to CAEs. 

(iii) Final approval for the allocation 

of individual DoD IASP scholarships 

and grants. 

(iv) Communications and marketing 

plans. 

(v) DoD IASP metrics and analysis of 

performance results, including student 

and CAE/IAE feedback. 

(b) The DIRNSA, under the authority, 

direction, and control of the Under 

Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, 

shall: 

(1) Serve as the DoD IASP Executive 

Administrator to: 

(i) Implement the DoD IASP and 

publish in writing all of the criteria, 

procedures, and standards required for 

program implementation. 

Responsibilities are to: 

(A) Implement the scholarship 

application and selection procedures for 

recruitment and retention students. 

(B) Establish procedures for recruiting 

students to meet service obligations 

through employment with a DoD 

Component upon graduation from their 

academic program. 

(C) Ensure that all students’ academic 

eligibility is maintained, service 

obligations are completed, and that 

reimbursement obligations for program 

disenrollment are fulfilled. 

(D) Establish procedures for CAEs and 

employing DoD Components to report 

on students’ progress. 

(E) Maintain appropriate accounting 

for all funding disbursements. 

(F) Execute the debt collection 

process on the behalf of the DoD and in 

accordance with Volume 5 of DoD 

7000.14–R for scholarship recipients 

who fail to complete a period of 

obligated service resulting from their 

participation in the DoD IASP. This 

includes, but is not limited to, 

exercising the authority under 10 U.S.C. 

2200a(e), consistent with the relevant 

provisions of 37 U.S.C. 303a(e), to 

determine an amount owed and to take 

necessary actions to collect the amount 

owed, and to act upon requests for 

waivers, in whole or in part, when 

determined to be appropriate. 

(ii) Subject to availability of funds, 

make grants on behalf of the DoD CIO 

to institutions of higher education to 

support the establishment, 

improvement, and administration of IA 

education programs pursuant to 

10 U.S.C. 2200, 2200b, and 7045. 

(A) Develop and implement the 

annual solicitation for proposals for 

grants. 

(B) Coordinate the review process for 

grant proposals. 

(C) Distribute grant funding and 

maintain appropriate accounting. 

(D) Establish annual reporting 

procedures for grant recipients (CAEs) 

to detail the resulting accomplishments 

of their grant implementations. 

(E) Obtain written documentation 

from grant recipients (CAEs) on how 

grant funding was utilized and the 

resulting accomplishments. 

(2) Provide representation to the DoD 

IASP Steering Committee and provide 

briefings and reports, as required, to 

effect proper oversight by the DoD CIO 

and the DoD IASP Steering Committee. 

(3) Maintain databases to support the 

analysis of performance results. 

(c) The Chancellor of the Information 

Resources Management College (IRMC) 

of the National Defense University, 

under the authority, direction and 

control of the Chairman of the Joint 

Chiefs of Staff, shall: 

(1) Establish partner university 

agreements with CAEs to provide 

master’s and doctoral degree 

opportunities to current, former, and 

future IRMC students who are awarded 

retention scholarships. 

(2) Maintain records of DoD IASP 

student enrollments and graduates and 

provide data to the DoD IASP Executive 

Administrator and the DoD CIO as 

required. 

(3) Serve as the liaison between IRMC 

retention students, their follow-on 

partner university, and the DoD IASP 

Executive Administrator. 

(4) Provide academic representation 

to the DoD IASP Steering Committee 

and provide briefings and reports, as 

required, on the IRMC portion of the 

DoD IASP retention program. 

(d) The Heads of the DoD Components 

shall: 

(1) Determine the requirement for 

DoD IASP usage as a primary vehicle to 

recruit and retain IA and IT personnel. 

(2) Identify the office of primary 

responsibility for administering the DoD 

IASP within their DoD Component. 

(3) Establish DoD Component-specific 

nomination, selection, and postacademic assignment criteria for DoD 

IASP retention students. 

(i) Nominated personnel shall be high 

performing employees who are rated at 

the higher levels of the applicable 

performance appraisal system and 

demonstrate sustained quality 

performance with the potential for 

increased responsibilities. All 

individuals must be US citizens and be 

able to obtain a security clearance. 

(ii) Nominations must fulfill specific 

personnel development requirements 

for both the individual nominee and the 

nominating organization. 

(iii) Salaries of retention scholarship 

recipients shall be paid by the 

nominating DoD Component. When 

deemed necessary, DoD Components are 

responsible for personnel backfill while 

recipients are in school. 

(iv) Payback assignments of graduated 

students shall provide relevant, followon utilization of academic credentials in 

accordance with DoD Component 

mission requirements. 

(v) Retention students shall fulfill 

post-academic service obligations 

pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2200 and 7045. 

Members of the Military Services shall 

serve on active duty while fulfilling 

designated DoD Component service 

obligations. DoD civilian employees 

shall sign a continued service agreement 

that complies with section 2200 of title 

10, United States Code, prior to 

commencement of their education, to 

continue service within the Department 

of Defense upon conclusion of their 

education, for a period equal to three 

times the length of the education period. 

The period of obligated service is in 

addition to any other period for which 

the recipient is obligated to serve on 

active duty or in the civil service, as the 

case may be. Individuals, who fail to 

complete the degree program 

satisfactorily, or to fulfill the service 

commitment, shall be required to 

reimburse the United States pursuant to 

10 U.S.C. 2200a(e) for payments paid to 

them through the DoD IASP unless a 

waiver, in whole or in part, is granted 

by the DoD IASP Executive 

Administrator. Head of Components are 

responsible to ensure enforcement of 

these agreements. 

(4) Determine annual billet 

requirements for recruitment students 

(the number of DoD IASP recruitment 

scholars who will be placed in full-time 

employment positions with the 

Component upon graduation). This is 

required to ensure that IASP 

recruitment graduates have placement 

upon graduation. DoD Components who 

identify billet requirements for 

recruitment students shall: 

(i) Assess DoD Component skill 

requirements to determine skill gaps 

and providing the annual recruitment 

student requirement to the DoD IASP 

Executive Administrator. 

(ii) Participate in the selection process 

for recruitment students. 

(iii) Coordinate and process security 

clearances for selected recruitment 

scholarship recipients. 

(iv) Allocate billets for an internship 

period (if applicable). 

(v) Assign mentors to recruitment 

students. 

(vi) Determine post-academic billet 

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prior to the end of the students’ 

academic program. 

(5) Participate in the evaluation 

processes to assess and recommend 

improvements to the DoD IASP. 

§ 240.6 Retention program. 

(a) The DoD IASP retention program 

is open to qualified DoD civilian 

employees and Service members. Active 

duty military officers and permanent 

DoD civilian employees may apply for 

a master’s or doctoral degree program; 

enlisted personnel may apply for a 

master’s program. DoD Components 

may further restrict the eligibility of 

applicants based on Component 

requirements. 

(b) There are three DoD academic 

institutions participating in the DoD 

IASP: the Air Force Institute of 

Technology (AFIT) at Wright-Patterson 

Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio; the 

IRMC of the National Defense 

University (NDU) at Fort McNair in 

Washington, DC; and the Naval 

Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, 

California. Students at AFIT and NPS 

attend full-time programs. Participants 

may attend the IRMC either full or parttime to complete the first part of their 

required courses and then select a 

follow-on partner university to complete 

their remaining degree requirements 

either full or part-time. There are no 

part-time doctoral programs. All 

candidates must meet the eligibility 

requirements for their selected program, 

which are outlined in DoD IASP 

Academic Programs for Retention 

Students. 

(1) Military officers and DoD civilian 

employees may apply to attend any one 

of the three DoD academic institutions. 

(2) Enlisted personnel may attend 

AFIT or the NPS, which is authorized to 

enroll enlisted DoD IASP participants 

pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2200 and 7045. 

(c) Students must select a degree 

program in one of the academic 

disciplines listed in § 240.4(c) and in 

accordance with DoD Component 

requirements. 

(d) Scholarship funding for AFIT, 

IRMC, the partner universities, and NPS 

includes full tuition costs and required 

fees and books. All travel costs and 

necessary position back-fill for 

individuals selected for the program 

must be paid by the nominating DoD 

Component. Retention students shall 

continue to receive their military pay or 

civilian salary from their DoD 

Component throughout their course of 

study. 

(e) DoD Component nominations are 

due by January 31st each year. The 

student nomination process is outlined 

in the DoD IASP Nomination Process for 

Retention Students. 

(f) Retention students shall fulfill 

post-academic service obligations 

pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2200a and 7045. 

Service members shall serve on active 

duty while fulfilling designated DoD 

Component service obligations. DoD 

civilian employees shall sign a 

continued service agreement that 

complies with 10 U.S.C. 2200a, prior to 

commencement of their education, to 

continue service within the DoD upon 

conclusion of their education, for a 

period equal to three times the length of 

the education period. The period of 

obligated service is in addition to any 

other period for which the recipient is 

obligated to serve on active duty or in 

the civil service, as the case may be. 

Individuals who fail to complete the 

degree program satisfactorily or to fulfill 

the service commitment shall be 

required to reimburse the United States 

pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2200a(e) for 

payments made to them through the 

DoD IASP unless a waiver, in whole or 

in part, is granted by the DoD IASP 

Executive Administrator. 

(g) DoD IASP retention participants 

are obligated to remain in good standing 

in their degree programs, to continue in 

service as civilian employees or 

members of the Military Services, and 

where applicable, to repay program 

costs for failure to complete the degree 

program satisfactorily, or to fulfill the 

service commitment pursuant to 10 

U.S.C. 2200 and 7045, DoD policy, and 

the policies of the respective DoD 

Component. 

§ 240.7 Recruitment program. 

(a) Annually, in November, the DoD 

IASP Executive Administrator 

announces a solicitation for proposal 

from CAEs interested in participating in 

the DoD IASP. Graduate students and 

rising junior or senior undergraduates 

accepted at or enrolled in one of these 

institutions may apply for full 

scholarships to complete a bachelor’s, 

master’s, or a doctoral degree, or 

graduate (post-baccalaureate) certificate 

program in one of the disciplines 

defined in § 240.4(c). Student 

application requirements are included 

in the solicitation proposal released by 

NSA. 

(b) DoD Component recruitment 

student requirements are due to the DoD 

IASP Executive Administrator each year 

by January 31st. 

(c) The student selection process 

occurs annually in April. The selection 

process is outlined in the DoD IASP 

Nomination Process for Recruitment 

Students. 

(d) Recruitment students are provided 

scholarships, covering the full cost of 

tuition and selected books and fees. 

Students are also provided a stipend to 

cover room and board expenses. 

(e) Recruitment students may be 

required to complete a student 

internship, depending on the length of 

their individual scholarship. For 

example, if a scholar receives a 

scholarship their junior year, an 

internship is required. If they receive 

the scholarship their senior year, an 

internship is not required. DoD 

Components typically use the authority 

granted in 5 CFR 213.3102(r) to arrange 

the internship. 

(f) Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2200a, all 

recruitment students shall sign a service 

agreement prior to commencement of 

their education and incur a service 

commitment, which commences after 

the award of the DoD IASP authorized 

degree on a date to be determined by the 

relevant DoD Component. The obligated 

service in DoD shall be as a civilian 

employee of the Department or as an 

active duty enlisted member or officer 

in one of the Military Services. 

(1) Individuals selecting employment 

in the civil service shall incur a service 

obligation of 1 year of service to the DoD 

upon graduation for each year or partial 

year of scholarship they receive, in 

addition to an internship, if applicable. 

Pursuant to the authority granted in 10 

U.S.C. 2200a(g) and the Under Secretary 

of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 

Memorandum, ‘‘Implementation 

Authority to Employ Individuals 

Completing Department of Defense 

Scholarship or Fellow Programs,’’ April 

5, 2010. DoD Components may appoint 

DoD IASP graduates to IT positions as 

members of the excepted service. Upon 

satisfactory completion of 2 years of 

substantially continuous service, DoD 

Components may then convert these 

individuals to career or careerconditional appointments without 

competition. 

(2) Individuals enlisting or accepting 

a commission to serve on active duty in 

one of the Military Services shall incur 

a service obligation of a minimum of 4 

years on active duty in that Service 

upon graduation. The Military Services 

may establish a service obligation longer 

than 4 years, depending on the 

occupational specialty and type of 

enlistment or commissioning program 

selected. 

(g) Individuals in the recruitment 

program who fail to complete the degree 

program satisfactorily or to fulfill the 

service commitment upon graduation 

shall be required to reimburse the 

United States pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 

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through the DoD IASP unless a waiver, 

in whole or in part, is granted by the 

DoD IASP Executive Administrator. 

Dated: February 29, 2012. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–0071] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulation for Marine 

Event; Temporary Change of Dates for 

Recurring Marine Events in the Fifth 

Coast Guard District 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary interim rule with 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

temporarily changing the enforcement 

periods of special local regulations for 

recurring marine events in the Fifth 

Coast Guard District. These regulations 

apply to three recurring marine events 

that conduct a rowing regatta and power 

boat races. Special local regulations are 

necessary to provide for the safety of life 

on navigable waters during these events. 

This action is intended to restrict vessel 

traffic in a portion of the Severn River 

at Annapolis, MD, the Nanticoke River 

at Sharptown, MD, and Prospect Bay at 

Kent Island, MD during the events. 

DATES: This rule is effective from March 

24, 2012 through July 15, 2012. 

Comments and related material must 

reach the Coast Guard on or before April 

13, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2012–0071 using any one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is 202–366–9329. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this temporary 

interim rule, call or email Ronald L. 

Houck, Sector Baltimore Waterways 

Management Division, Coast Guard; 

telephone 410–576–2674, email 

Ronald.L.Houck@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, call Renee V. 

Wright, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting 

comments and related materials. All 

comments received will be posted, 

without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

rulemaking (USCG–2012–0071), 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. You 

may submit your comments and 

material online (via http:// 

www.regulations.gov) or by fax, mail or 

hand delivery, but please use only one 

of these means. If you submit a 

comment online via 

www.regulations.gov, it will be 

considered received by the Coast Guard 

when you successfully transmit the 

comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or 

mail your comment, it will be 

considered as having been received by 

the Coast Guard when it is received at 

the Docket Management Facility. We 

recommend that you include your name 

and a mailing address, an email address, 

or a telephone number in the body of 

your document so that we can contact 

you if we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, click on the 

‘‘submit a comment’’ box, which will 

then become highlighted in blue. In the 

‘‘Document Type’’ drop down menu 

select ‘‘Proposed Rule’’ and insert 

‘‘USCG–2012–0071’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 

box. Click ‘‘Search’’ then click on the 

balloon shape in the ‘‘Actions’’ column. 

If you submit your comments by mail or 

hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. If you submit them by 

mail and would like to know that they 

reached the Facility, please enclose a 

stamped, self-addressed postcard or 

envelope. We will consider all 

comments and material received during 

the comment period and may change 

this rule based on your comments. 

Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as 

documents mentioned in this preamble 

as being available in the docket, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, click on the 

‘‘read comments’’ box, which will then 

become highlighted in blue. In the 

‘‘Keyword’’ box insert ‘‘USCG–2012– 

0071’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click the 

‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ in the ‘‘Actions’’ 

column. You may also visit the Docket 

Management Facility in Room W12–140 

on the ground floor of the Department 

of Transportation West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. We have an agreement with 

the Department of Transportation to use 

the Docket Management Facility. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of comments received into any of 

our dockets by the name of the 

individual submitting the comment (or 

signing the comment, if submitted on 

behalf of an association, business, labor 

union, etc.). You may review a Privacy 

Act notice regarding our public dockets 

in the January 17, 2008 issue of the 

Federal Register (73 FR 3316). 

Public Meeting 

We do not now plan to hold a public 

meeting. But you may submit a request 

for one using one of the four methods 

specified under ADDRESSES. Please 

explain why you believe a public 

meeting would be beneficial. If we 

determine that one would aid this 

rulemaking, we will hold one at a time 

and place announced by a later notice 

in the Federal Register. 

Regulatory Information 

The Coast Guard is issuing this 

temporary interim rule without prior 

notice and opportunity to comment 

pursuant to authority under section 4(a) 

of the Administrative Procedure Act 

(APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision 

authorizes an agency to issue a rule 

without prior notice and opportunity to 

comment when the agency for good 

cause finds that those procedures are 


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