[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 77111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21610]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

[Docket ID: USAF-2024-HQ-0009]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Department of the Air Force 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 for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 November 
19, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the 
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 
4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 05F16, Alexandria, VA 22350-
1700.
    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 the AF Information 
Collections Office, 1800 Air Force Pentagon, Suite 4C146, Washington, 
DC 20330, ATTN: Ms. Carlinda Lotson Miller, or call 703-697-4593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Department of Defense 
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships 
Program; OMB Control Number 0701-0154.
    Needs and Uses: The National Defense Science and Engineering (S&E) 
Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships program provides 3-year fellowships to 
students enrolled in Ph.D. programs of interest to DoD. Awards are 
under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2191. The request for applications is 
necessary to screen applicants and to evaluate and select students to 
award fellowships.
    Information is used by the American Society for Engineering 
Education (ASEE), the contractor selected to administer the program, to 
down-select the eligible applicants by means of a peer review panel. 
The information is also used by scientists of the Air Force, Army, and 
Navy, to make the final selection of awardees.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 42,924.
    Number of Respondents: 3,577.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 3,577.
    Average Burden per Response: 12 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: September 17, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-21610 Filed 9-19-24; 8:45 am]
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