Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 108 / Tuesday, June 5, 2012 / Notices 33201 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DOD–2012–OS–0061] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 

Office of the Assistant Secretary of 

Defense (Reserve Affairs). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

350(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, the Office of the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 

Readiness (Reserve Affairs)) announces 

a proposed public information 

collection and seeks public comment on 

the provisions thereof. Comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by August 6, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, 

VA 22350–3100. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to CNA Attn: Ms. Jennifer 

Atkin, 4825 Mark Center Drive, 

Alexandria, VA 22311–1850 or call 

(703) 824–2885. 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Impact of ChalleNGe on 

Participants’ Noncognitive Skills, OMB 

Control Number: 0704–TBD. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

obtain data on the noncognitive skills of 

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe 

program participants at the beginning 

and the end of their participation in the 

program. The data will be used by DoD 

to evaluate whether the ChalleNGe 

program positively impacts participants’ 

noncognitive skills. The data will also 

be used to determine whether there are 

program-specific differences in terms of 

the impact. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 334 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 2,000 (1,200 

for the initial survey plus 800 for the 

survey at the completion of the 

program). 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Frequency: One time. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

Respondents are cadets enrolled in 

the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe 

program. The ChalleNGe program, 

operated jointly by states and the state 

National Guard units, targets at-risk 

male and female youth ages 16–18. 

Today there are 34 programs in 28 states 

(plus Puerto Rico). Several states have 

multiple campuses. It is a 22-week 

residential program that includes 

instruction on academic subjects in an 

effort to help cadets attain a GED 

(General Education Development) 

credential. The program also focuses on 

noncognitive skills (those skills which 

are not academic in nature including 

motivation and perseverance) which 

have been shown to be a determining 

factor in educational and economic 

success. To date, no research has been 

done to assess the degree to which the 

ChalleNGe program improves 

participants’ noncognitive skills. This 

information collection will provide data 

on the noncognitive skills of program 

participants both before and after their 

completion of the program. The data 

will be used to evaluate the program’s 

effectiveness in this area. 

Dated: May 30, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2012–13485 Filed 6–4–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Federal Advisory Committee; Defense 

Health Board (DHB) Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 

(5 U.S.C., Appendix as amended), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.150, and in accordance 

with section 10(a)(2) of Public Law, a 

meeting of the Defense Health Board 

(DHB) is announced. 

DATES: 

June 25, 2012 

8:00 a.m.–8:45 a.m. (Administrative 

Working Meeting). 

8:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (Closed Session). 

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. (Administrative 

Working Meeting). 

1:00 p.m.–5:15 p.m. (Open Session). 

June 26, 2012 

8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (Administrative 

Working Meeting). 

ADDRESSES: The June 25 and 26 meeting 

will be held at 1425 Porter Street, Fort 

Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702–5011, in 

the Headquarters Conference Room for 

the closed session and the Dalrymple 

Conference Room for the open session. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Christine Bader, Director, Defense 

Health Board, 7700 Arlington Blvd., 

Suite 5101, Falls Church, Virginia 

22042, (703) 681–6653, Fax: (703) 681– 

9539, Christine.bader@tma.osd.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additional information, including the 

agenda and electronic registration are 

available at the DHB Web site, http:// 

www.health.mil/dhb/default.cfm. 

Anyone intending to attend is 

encouraged to register to ensure that 

adequate seating is available. 

Purpose of the Meeting 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

address and deliberate pending and new 

Board issues before the Board. 

Agenda 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as 

amended, and 41 CFR 102–3.155, in the 

interest of national security, the DoD 

has determined that the meeting on the 

morning of June 25, 2012 will be closed 

to the public. The Under Secretary of 

Defense (Personnel and Readiness), in 

consultation with the Office of the DoD 

General Counsel, has determined in 

writing that the public interest requires 

that the morning session on June 25, 


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