[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 224 (Monday, November 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69743-69744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29556]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: National Defense University; National Security Education 
Program.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Vice President, National Defense 
University, announces the proposed reinstatement of a 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 January 
19, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to National Security Education 
Program, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1210, Attn: Dr. Edmond J. 
Collier, Arlington, VA 22209-2248.

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 the above address, 
or call the National Security Education Program Office, at (703) 696-
1991.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: National Security Education 
Program (NSEP) Service Agreement for Scholarship and Fellowship Awards; 
DD Form 2752; OMB Number 0704-0368. National Security Education Program 
(NSEP) Service Agreement Report (SAR); DD Form 2753; OMB Number 0704-
0368.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain verification that applicable scholarship and fellowship 
recipients are fulfilling service obligation mandated by the National 
Security Education Act of 1991, Title VIII of Pub. L. 102-183, as 
amended.
    Affected Public: U.S. individuals or households; federal government 
agencies.
    Annual Burden Hours: 40.
    Number of Respondents: 300.
    Responses Per Respondent: 2.
    Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: Semi-annual.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Respondents are recipients of undergraduate scholarships and 
graduate fellowship assistance from the National Security Education 
Program (NSEP), established by the National Security Education Act of 
1991. DD Form 2752 is the Service Agreement that award recipients sign 
in order to acknowledge their understanding of their service 
obligation, and agree to the obligation. DD From 2753 is the Service 
Agreement Report Form on which the student provides an account of his 
or her work toward fulfilling the service obligation, or justifies a 
request for deferment. The forms supporting this information collection 
requirement represent the sole means of establishing a written 
agreement of the service obligation and progress reports toward

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fulfilling this obligation between students who receive NSEP 
undergraduate scholarship and graduate fellowship awards, the program 
office and the Department.

    Dated: November 14, 2000.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 00-29556 Filed 11-17-00; 8:45 am]
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