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efforts to involve veterans and military 

families. Participation in the 

information collection is voluntary and 

will not be used in grant funding 

decisions. 

Copies of the information collection 

request can be obtained by contacting 

the office listed in the addresses section 

of this notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the individual and office 

listed in the ADDRESSES section by May 

29, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by the title of the information 

collection activity, by any of the 

following methods: 

(1) By mail sent to: Corporation for 

National and Community Service, Office 

of Strategy and Special Initiatives; 

Attention LaMonica Shelton, Associate 

Director for Policy and 

Communications, 401 W. Peach Street 

NW., Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA, 30308. 

(2) By hand delivery or by courier at 

the mail address given in paragraph (1) 

above, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. 

Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

(3) By fax to: (404) 331–2898, 

Attention: LaMonica Shelton, Associate 

Director for Policy and 

Communications. 

(4) Electronically through the 

Corporation’s email address system: 

kspring@cns.gov. Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833–3722 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Time, 

Monday through Friday. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberly Spring, (202) 606–6629, or by 

email at kspring@cns.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Corporation is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Corporation, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are expected to respond, including the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology 

(e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses). 

Background 

Data collection for the Field 

Assessment for Understanding the 

Involvement of Veterans and Military 

Families in National Service will 

involve telephone interviews with 

Corporation-funded programs and 

projects that engage or serve veterans 

and military family members. Through 

the interviews, the Corporation will be 

able to collect information on the 

experiences and demonstrated successes 

in using national service to involve and 

meet the needs of veterans and military 

families. 

Current Action 

This is a new information collection 

request. 

Type of Review: New. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Field Assessment for 

Understanding the Involvement of 

Veterans and Military Families in 

National Service. 

OMB Number: None. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: Non-profit 

organizations and state, city/local, and 

tribal government agency staff. 

Total Respondents: 100. 

Frequency: Once. 

Average Time Per Response: Averages 

50 minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 83.3 

hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): None. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request; they will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: March 26, 2012. 

Nathan Dietz, 

Associate Director of Research and 

Evaluation, Office of Strategy and Special 

Initiatives. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7689 Filed 3–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6050–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Renewal of Air University Board of 

Visitors 

AGENCY: DoD. 

ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory 

Committee. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102– 

3.50(d), the Department of Defense gives 

notice that it is renewing the charter for 

the Air University Board of Visitors 

(hereafter referred to as ‘‘the Board’’). 

The Board is a discretionary federal 

advisory committee that shall provide 

the Secretary of Defense through the 

Secretary of the Air Force, independent 

advice and recommendations on 

educational and doctrinal and research 

policies and activities of Air University. 

The Board shall: 

a. Review and evaluate progress of the 

educational programs and the support 

activities of the university; 

b. Review and evaluate the published 

statement of purpose, institutional 

polices, and financial resources of the 

university; and 

c. Review and evaluate the 

educational effectiveness, quality of 

student learning, administrative and 

educational support services, and 

teaching, research and public service of 

the university. 

The Secretary of the Air Force may act 

upon the Board’s advice and 

recommendations. 

The Board shall be comprised of no 

more 35 members appointed by the 

Secretary of Defense who are eminent 

authorities in the field of air power, 

defense, management, leadership, and 

academia. All Board member 

appointments must be renewed by the 

Secretary of Defense on an annual basis. 

The Board’s Chairperson shall be 

elected by a vote of the membership and 

approved by the Air University 

Commander and President. The 

President of the Naval Postgraduate 

School shall serve as an ex-offico 

member. 

Board members, who are not full-time 

or permanent part-time Federal officers 

or employees, shall be appointed to 

serve as experts and consultants under 

the authority of 5 U.S.C. § 3109 and 

shall serve as special government 

employee members. With the exception 

of travel and per diem for official Board 

related travel, Board members shall 

serve without compensation. 

Each Board member is appointed to 

provide advice on behalf of the 

government on the basis of his or her 

best judgment without representing any 

particular point of view and in a manner 

that is free from conflict of interest. 

The Department, when necessary, and 

consistent with the Board’s mission and 

DoD policies and procedures, may 

establish subcommittees deemed 

necessary to support the Board. 

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Establishment of subcommittees will be 

based upon a written determination, to 

include terms of reference, by the 

Secretary of Defense, the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense or the advisory 

committee’s sponsor. 

The Committee shall establish five 

permanent subcommittees: 

1. The Academic Affairs 

Subcommittee shall be comprised of 

nine members. The primary focus of the 

subcommittee is to provide advice and 

recommendations to the AU Board of 

Visitors concerning policies and 

practices concerning all academic 

matters across the university. More 

specifically, the subcommittee will 

review schools, programs, degree 

programs, academic and strategic plans, 

legislative and accreditation issues. The 

subcommittee will also review policies 

and practices on academic personnel 

(appointment, promotion, tenure, 

sabbaticals, etc) and the registrar 

functions. The estimated number and 

frequency of subcommittee meetings is 

two per year. 

2. The Air Force Institute of 

Technology (AFIT) subcommittee shall 

be comprised of eight members. The 

primary focus of the subcommittee is to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the Air University Board of Visitors 

concerning engineering and technology 

graduate programs. The estimated 

number and frequency of subcommittee 

meetings is one per year. 

3. The Future Learning and 

Technology Subcommittee shall be 

comprised of six members. The 

subcommittee’s primary focus is to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the Air University Board of Visitors 

concerning the appropriate use of 

technology in delivery of educational 

programs; effective and efficient use of 

administrative computing; duplication; 

technological challenges, and 

implementation of new learning 

environments. The estimated number 

and frequency of subcommittee 

meetings is two per year. 

4. The Institutional Advancement 

Subcommittee shall be comprised of 

nine members. The primary focus of the 

subcommittee is to provide advice and 

recommendations to the Air University 

Board of Visitors concerning policies 

regarding: federal and state grants and 

private funding of research, teaching 

and service (Grants); Air University 

Foundation; alumni affairs; community 

and outreach matters; public affairs/ 

external relations; public relations, 

branding, advertising, news and 

information; facilities improvements 

and initiatives; strategic plans; spending 

and policy decisions (budget, contracts, 

salaries, etc.); tracking and analysis of 

administrative costs and effectiveness; 

reviewing proposed additions and 

renovations of existing facilities; and 

recommendations of candidates for Air 

University honorary degrees. The 

estimated number and frequency of 

subcommittee meetings is two per year. 

5. The Air University Research 

Subcommittee shall be comprised of six 

members. The primary focus of the 

subcommittee is to provide advice and 

recommendations to the Air University 

Board of Visitors concerning research 

processes across the University (to 

include the Air Force Institute of 

Technology (AFIT), Air War College 

(AWC), Air Command and Staff College 

(ACSC), School of Advanced Air and 

Space Studies (SAASS), Air Force 

Research Institute (AFRI) and Fairchild 

Research Information Center (FRIC)) as 

well as discuss publication 

opportunities that enhance the 

University’s effect across the Air Force 

and the world wide. The estimated 

number and frequency of subcommittee 

meetings is two per year. 

Such subcommittees shall not work 

independently of the chartered Board, 

and shall report all their 

recommendations and advice to the 

Board for full deliberation and 

discussion. Subcommittees have no 

authority to make decisions on behalf of 

the chartered Board; nor can any 

subcommittee or its members update or 

report directly to the DoD or any Federal 

officers or employees. Subcommittees 

shall comply with FACA. 

All subcommittee members shall be 

appointed in the same manner as the 

Board members; that is, the Secretary of 

Defense shall appoint subcommittee 

members even if the member in 

question is already a Board member. 

Subcommittee members, if not fulltime or part-time government 

employees, shall be appointed to serve 

as experts and consultants under the 

authority of 5 U.S.C. § 3109, and shall 

serve as special government employees, 

whose appointments must be renewed 

by the Secretary of Defense on an 

annual basis. With the exception of 

travel and per diem for official Board 

related travel, subcommittee members 

shall serve without compensation. 

All subcommittees operate under the 

provisions of FACA, the Government in 

the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 

552b), governing Federal statutes and 

regulations, and governing DoD 

policies/procedures. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Freeman, Deputy Advisory Committee 

Management Officer for the Department 

of Defense, 703–692–5952. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 

shall meet at the call of the Board’s 

Designated Federal Officer, in 

consultation with the Chairperson and 

the Commander and President of Air 

University. The estimated number of 

Board meetings is four per year. 

In addition, the Designated Federal 

Officer is required to be in attendance 

at all Board and subcommittee meetings 

for the entire duration of each and every 

meeting; however, in the absence of the 

Designated Federal Officer, the 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer 

shall attend the entire duration of the 

Board or subcommittee meeting. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

statements to Air University Board of 

Visitors membership about the Board’s 

mission and functions. Written 

statements may be submitted at any 

time or in response to the stated agenda 

of planned meeting of Air University 

Board of Visitors. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer for the Air University Board of 

Visitors, and this individual will ensure 

that the written statements are provided 

to the membership for their 

consideration. Contact information for 

the Air University Board of Visitors’ 

Designated Federal Officer can be 

obtained from the GSA’s FACA 

Database—https://www.fido.gov/ 

facadatabase/public.asp. 

The Designated Federal Officer, 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150, will 

announce planned meetings of the Air 

University Board of Visitors. The 

Designated Federal Officer, at that time, 

may provide additional guidance on the 

submission of written statements that 

are in response to the stated agenda for 

the planned meeting in question. 

Dated: March 26, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7616 Filed 3–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Notification of an Open Meeting of the 

National Defense University Board of 

Visitors (BOV) 

AGENCY: National Defense University, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Defense 

University (NDU), Designated Federal 

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