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information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lane Purvis, (571) 372–0460, whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Managed Aquifer Recharge 

Planning and Guidance Study; OMB 

Control Number 0710–MARP. 

Type of Request: New. 

Number of Respondents: 1,600. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 1,600. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 400. 

Needs and Uses: The survey will 

inform the development of a screening 

tool and other resources for USACE 

Districts to identify optimal sites for 

Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR), 

which uses captured surface water to 

replenish groundwater. The Water 

Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 

2016 provides authority for water 

supply conservation projects for drought 

resilience and water supply availability 

studies for water resources development 

(Sections 1116 and 1118, respectively). 

The WRDA of 2016 further requires 

USACE to consider natural and naturebased features, such as MAR, as 

potential solutions to address various 

challenges along with other measures. 

However, USACE has not developed a 

strategic framework for incorporating 

MAR into its operations. Furthermore, 

the Institute for Water Research 

concluded that Districts only engage 

with aquifer recharge in an ‘‘ad hoc’’ 

manner and recommended that USACE 

‘‘upgrade its internal capacity in MAR.’’ 

(IWR 2020). The WRDA of 2022 

instructs USACE to ‘‘conduct a study at 

Federal expense to determine the 

feasibility of carrying out managed 

aquifer recharge projects to address 

drought, water resiliency, and aquifer 

depletion.’’ Following these 

recommendations, the proposed work 

contributes to the development of 

guidance on MAR. This aligns with 

Civil Works strategies for flood risk 

management, restoration of aquatic 

ecosystems in floodplains, and 

developing environmentally sustainable 

technical services that enhance public 

safety and require collaborative 

partnerships. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers— 

Engineer Research and Development 

Center has partnered with Arizona State 

University (ASU) through the 

Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units 

(CESU) Network to complete the 

‘‘Managed Aquifer Recharge Planning 

and Guidance Study’’ and meet the 

above goals and directives. The design 

of an effective screening tool and other 

resources for implementing MAR 

requires information held by key 

stakeholders and decision-makers to 

understand the challenges and needs 

associated with implementing MAR in 

regions around the nation. Developing 

the screening tool and other resources 

will further require identifying 

practitioners and stakeholders 

interested in participating in pilot 

projects. 

The ASU Principal Investigator and 

research team will deploy a survey to 

inform the development of a MAR 

screening tool by gathering information 

about the knowledge, perceptions, and 

attitudes of stakeholders and decisionmakers about MAR. The survey will 

target a purposively developed sample 

of key water and floodplain 

stakeholders and decision-makers from 

across the continental United States. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; not-for-profit Institutions; 

State, local or Tribal government. 

Frequency: One time. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Matthew 

Oreska. 

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. Lane 

Purvis. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection proposal should be sent to 

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

Dated: January 10, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2023–OS–0084] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition and 

Sustainment (USD(A&S)), Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: 30-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(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 February 20, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lane Purvis, (571) 372–0460, whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Community Noise Mitigation 

Program Grant Proposals; OMB Control 

Number: 0704–CNMP. 

Type of Request: New. 

Number of Respondents: 50. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 50. 

Average Burden per Response: 40 

hours. 

Annual Burden Hours: 2,000. 

Needs and Uses: Section 8120 of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 

(Pub. L. 117–103) provided $75 million 

to the Office of Local Defense 

Community Cooperation (OLDCC) of the 

DoD to ‘‘make grants to communities 

impacted by military aviation noise for 

the purpose of installing noise 

mitigating insulation at covered 

facilities.’’ These funds expire if they 

are not obligated prior to September 30, 

2025. 

To implement this congressional 

direction, OLDCC may award grants to 

local governments under the 

competitive Community Noise 

Mitigation Program (CNMP) for the 

purpose of reducing the impact of fixed 


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wing military aviation noise on 

‘‘covered’’ facilities. Covered facilities 

include hospitals, daycare facilities, 

schools, facilities serving senior 

citizens, and private residences. 

Covered facilities that are considered 

potentially eligible are located either 

within one (1) mile of a military 

installation boundary or within an area 

experiencing day-night average sound 

level of 65 decibels or greater due to 

military fixed-wing aviation noise. 

Information collection from the public 

is necessary to facilitate the awarding of 

grants under CNMP. Respondents will 

be states, territories, counties, 

municipalities, other political 

subdivisions of a state, special purpose 

units of a state or local government, 

other instrumentalities of a state or local 

government, and tribal nations 

supporting a military installation. The 

collection instrument is a grant proposal 

package prepared in accordance with 

the CNMP Notice of Funding 

Opportunity Announcement posted on 

the Grants.gov website (https://

www.grants.gov/web/grants/viewopportunity.html?oppId=349858). The 

Notice of Funding Opportunity Forecast 

details the elements that will be 

required for a proposal to be considered 

complete. 

Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal 

government. 

Frequency: Once. 

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. Lane 

Purvis. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection proposal should be sent to 

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

Dated: January 10, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00898 Filed 1–17–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board; Notice of 

Federal Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for 

Research and Engineering, Department 

of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce that the following 

Federal Advisory Committee meeting of 

the Defense Science Board (DSB) will 

take place. 

DATES: Open to the public Thursday, 

January 18, 2024, from 3 p.m. to 3:45 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The DSB meeting will take 

place virtually. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Elizabeth J. Kowalski, Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO): (703) 571–0081 

(Voice), (703) 697–1860 (Facsimile), 

elizabeth.j.kowalski.civ@mail.mil, 

(Email). Mailing address is Defense 

Science Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3140. Website: 

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, 

United States Code (U.S.C.) commonly 

known as the ‘‘Federal Advisory 

Committee Act’’ or ‘‘FACA’’), 5 U.S.C. 

552b (commonly known as the 

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’), 

and §§ 102–3.140 and 102–3.150 of title 

41, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 

Due to circumstances beyond the 

control of the Designated Federal 

Officer, the Defense Science Board was 

unable to provide public notification 

required by 41 CFR 102–3.150(a) 

concerning its January 18, 2024 meeting. 

Accordingly, the Advisory Committee 

Management Officer for the DoD, 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150(b), 

waives the 15-calendar day notification 

requirement. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The mission 

of the DSB is to provide independent 

advice and recommendations on matters 

relating to the DoD’s scientific and 

technical enterprise. The objective of 

the meeting is to deliberate and vote on 

DSB Task Force findings and 

recommendations. 

Agenda: The meeting will begin on 

Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 3 p.m. 

Ms. Betsy Kowalski, DFO and Dr. Eric 

Evans, Chair of the DSB will provide 

opening remarks. Next, DSB members 

will deliberate and vote on an 

unclassified, minority opinion 

addendum to the DSB Task Force on 

Test and Evaluation’s findings and 

recommendations. Dr. Eric Evans will 

provide closing remarks. The meeting 

will adjourn at 3:45 p.m. 

Meeting Accessibility: In accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 1009(d) and 41 CFR 102– 

3.155, this meeting is open to the 

public. Any interested person may 

attend the virtual meeting and view the 

addendum by visiting https://events.sameetings.com/tandevote/. 

Written Statements: In accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(3) and 41 CFR 

102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, interested 

persons may submit a written statement 

for consideration by the DSB at any time 

regarding its mission or in response to 

the stated agenda of a planned meeting. 

Individuals submitting a written 

statement must submit their statement 

to the DSB DFO at the email address 

provided in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section at any 

point; however, if a written statement is 

not received at least three calendar days 

prior to the meeting, which is the 

subject of this notice, then it may not be 

provided to or considered by the DSB 

until a later date. 

Dated: January 11, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2024–OS–0007] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness 

(OUSD(P&R)), Department of Defense 

(DoD). 

ACTION: 60-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense 

(Force Education & Training) announces 

a proposed public information 

collection and seeks public comment on 

the provisions thereof. Comments are 

invited on: whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 


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