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lowest impact on cost of production? 

Explain your response and provide 

supporting data, if possible. 

6. Do manufacturers rely on 

information from suppliers or conduct 

their own testing when selecting and/or 

substituting: (1) Ticking materials; (2) 

component materials; (3) fire resistant 

materials; and (4) fire-blocking barrier 

materials? How does this impact 

decisions regarding prototyping 

(qualified or subordinate prototypes) of 

mattresses? How does material supply 

variability affect a manufacturer’s ability 

to consistently comply with the 

technical and recordkeeping 

requirements of the Mattress Standard? 

7. Are the labeling and recordkeeping 

requirements in the Mattress Standard 

adequate, inadequate, or overly 

burdensome to meet the requirements of 

the standard? 

8. Please explain what materials are 

used by firms to meet the requirements 

of the standard and how do the various 

materials, or combinations of materials, 

compare in terms of cost? 

Clarity and Duplication 

9. Is there any aspect of the Mattress 

Standard that is unclear, needlessly 

complex, or duplicative? Do any 

portions of the standard overlap, 

duplicate, or conflict with other federal, 

state or local government rules? Most 

notably, do any portions of this standard 

overlap, duplicate, or conflict with 

CPSC’s ‘‘Standard for the Flammability 

of Mattresses and Mattress Pads,’’ as set 

forth at 16 CFR part 1632? What 

benefits, if any, would CPSC, the 

regulated community, or other 

stakeholders gain from reviewing the 

interactions between that standard and 

the Mattress Standard along with the 

Mattress Standard’s independent 

operation? 

10. Do other government entities, 

including other countries, have 

alternative fire safety standards? If so, 

how do they differ from CPSC’s 

approach? Are these alternative 

approaches more effective? Please 

provide a copy of the alternative fire 

safety standard(s) or a citation to the 

standard(s). 

11. Can any of the technical aspects 

of the Mattress Standard be expanded or 

clarified without reducing the fire safety 

provided by the standard? For example, 

should the measurement requirements 

in the standard be defined more clearly, 

such as uncertainty values associated 

with dimensions, flow, temperature/

humidity, energy value, or other values? 

Outreach and Advocacy 

12. Are CPSC’s requirements in the 

Mattress Standard known to firms that 

manufacture new mattresses or renovate 

mattresses for sale, or import mattresses 

into the United States, including small 

firms and firms that build mattresses or 

import mattresses infrequently or in 

small lots? How could the requirements 

of the standard be more effectively 

communicated to such firms? 

13. If mattresses fail to comply with 

the Mattress Standard, is 

noncompliance more commonly the 

result of: (1) The manufacturer’s lack of 

information (e.g., about the scope of the 

standard or the safety requirements); (2) 

manufacturing processes and 

techniques; (3) methods of assembly; (4) 

component selection and availability; 

(5) cost considerations; or (6) other 

factors? What can CPSC do to assist 

manufacturers with meeting the 

requirements of the standard? Please 

explain. 

Alberta E. Mills, 

Acting Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Office of Economic Adjustment; 

Announcement of Federal Funding 

Opportunity (FFO) 

AGENCY: Office of Economic Adjustment 

(OEA), Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Federal funding opportunity 

announcement. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

opportunity to request funding from the 

Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA), 

a Department of Defense (DoD) field 

activity, for community planning 

assistance to help prevent the siting of 

energy projects from adversely affecting 

DoD’s test, training, and military 

operations. Commercial development of 

energy projects may affect unique DoD 

activities and military readiness, 

especially when located near 

installations, ranges, or on lands 

beneath designated military training 

routes or special use airspace. State, 

tribal, and local governments can 

support effective collaboration, early 

engagement and dialogue between DoD 

and energy developers to ensure 

proposed energy projects may proceed 

without compromising the DoD 

missions. This notice includes proposal 

submission requirements and 

instructions, eligibility requirements, 

and selection criteria that will be used 

to evaluate proposals from eligible 

respondents. OEA grants to a state or 

local government may result from any 

proposal submitted under this notice, 

subject to the availability of 

appropriations. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

a. Federal Awarding Agency: Office of 

Economic Adjustment, Department of 

Defense. 

b. Funding Opportunity Title: 

Community Adjustment Planning 

Assistance in Response to Siting of 

Energy Projects to Support Department 

of Defense Mission Interests. 

c. Announcement Type: Initial 

Federal Funding Opportunity. 

d. Catalog Of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number & Title: 

12.610, Community Economic 

Adjustment Assistance for Compatible 

Use and Joint Land Use Studies. 

e. Key Dates: Proposals will be 

considered on a continuing basis. OEA 

will evaluate all proposal documents 

and requests, and provide a response to 

the respondent within 30 business days 

of OEA’s receipt of a final and complete 

proposal. 

I. Period of Funding Opportunity 

Proposals will be considered on a 

continuing basis, subject to the 

availability of appropriated funds, 

commencing on the date of publication 

of this notice. 

II. Funding Opportunity 

a. Program Description 

OEA is a DoD Field Activity 

authorized under 10 U.S.C 2391 to 

provide assistance to state or local 

governments, and instrumentalities of 

state and local governments, including 

regional governmental organizations, to 

plan and carry out community 

adjustments required by the 

encroachment of a civilian community 

on a military installation if the Secretary 

determines that the encroachment of the 

civilian community is likely to impair 

the continued operational utility of the 

installation, including test and training 

ranges and associated military airspace. 

OEA’s Compatible Use and Joint Land 

Use Studies Program provides technical 

and financial assistance to state and 

local governments to plan and carry out 

community adjustments required to 

mitigate or prevent incompatible 

civilian development and activities that 

are likely to impair the continued 

operational utility of a DoD installation. 

The objectives of OEA’s Compatible Use 

and Joint Land Use Studies Program are 

to assist states and local governments to 

plan and carry out community 

adjustments to promote compatible 

civilian development and activities in 

support of continued operational utility 


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of the installation; preserve and protect 

the public health, safety, and general 

welfare; protect and preserve military 

readiness and defense capability while 

supporting continued economic 

development; and enhance civilian and 

military communications and 

collaboration. 

OEA is accepting proposals for grant 

assistance to support communities, 

regions, and states to assist in the siting 

of energy project investments so they do 

not impair the continued operational 

utility of a DoD installation. Proposals 

will be evaluated against the eligibility 

criteria in section II.c. and the selection 

criteria in section II.e. of this notice by 

OEA staff in coordination with 

representatives from the DoD Siting 

Clearinghouse, Military Departments, 

Federal Aviation Administration, and 

Department of Energy, as well as other 

Federal agencies as invited by OEA. 

OEA will notify the respondent within 

thirty (30) days of receipt of a proposal 

whether their proposal was successful. 

The successful respondent will then be 

invited to submit an application through 

OEA’s eGrants system. Additional 

details about the review and selection 

process are provided in section II.e. of 

the FFO. 

The final amount of each award will 

be determined by OEA based upon a 

review of a final grant application, and 

will be subject to the availability of 

appropriated funds. 

b. Federal Award Information 

Awards under this FFO will be issued 

in the form of a grant agreement. In 

accordance with 31 U.S.C. 6304 a grant 

is defined as the legal instrument 

reflecting a relationship between the 

United States Government and a State, 

a local government, or other recipient 

when: 

(1) The principal purpose of the 

relationship is to transfer a thing of 

value to the State or local government 

or other recipient to carry out a public 

purpose of support or stimulation 

authorized by a law of the United States 

instead of acquiring (by purchase, lease, 

or barter) property or services for the 

direct benefit or use of the United States 

Government; and 

(2) Substantial involvement is not 

expected between the executive agency 

and the State, local government, or other 

recipient when carrying out the activity 

contemplated in the agreement. 

c. Eligibility Information 

Awards resulting from this FFO are 

based on eligibility and the 

responsiveness of proposals to the need 

to support effective collaboration, early 

engagement and dialogue between DoD 

and energy developers to ensure 

proposed energy projects may proceed 

without compromising DoD’s military 

test, training, and military operations. 

i. Eligible Respondents 

Eligible respondents are states, 

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. If 

multiple proposals are received for the 

same affected region, or installation, 

OEA will ask respondents to coordinate 

and submit only one proposal. 

Respondents are encouraged to 

propose locations where siting of energy 

projects, including electrical 

transmission lines, could adversely 

impact DoD test, training, and military 

operations. 

A proposal must respond to the need 

to ensure proposed energy projects may 

proceed without compromising DoD’s 

test, training, and military operations, to 

include radar interference from wind 

turbines; low-level flight obstructions 

associated with tall structures such as 

solar power towers and wind turbine 

projects; electromagnetic interference 

from high voltage electrical 

transmission lines; and glint and glare 

impacts to flight operations associated 

with solar photovoltaic arrays or power 

tower projects near military airfields. 

Respondents are urged to review the 

Program Information stated for CFDA 

Number 12.610, Community Economic 

Adjustment Assistance for Compatible 

Use and Joint Land Use Studies on 

http://www.cfda.gov, prior to preparing 

and/or submitting a proposal. 

ii. Cost Sharing or Matching 

Cost sharing is required. A minimum 

of ten percent (10%) of the project’s 

total proposed funding is to be 

comprised of non-Federal sources. 

iii. Other Eligibility Information 

Funding will be awarded to only one 

governmental entity on behalf of a 

region, therefore applications on the 

behalf of a multi-jurisdictional region 

should demonstrate a significant level of 

cooperation in their proposal. 

Respondents are encouraged to 

identify state, tribal, county or local 

planning and permitting processes that 

could facilitate siting of projects to 

prevent adverse impacts. 

Respondents are encouraged to 

submit proposals that demonstrate 

appropriate leverage of all public and 

private resources and programs. 

d. Proposal and Submission Information 

i. Submission of a Proposal 

Proposals should be submitted 

electronically at oea.ncr.OEA.mbx.ffosubmit@mail.mil with a courtesy copy 

to cyrena.c.eitler.civ@mail.mil. Include 

‘‘Community Adjustment Planning 

Assistance in Response to Siting of 

Energy Projects’’ on the subject line of 

the message and request delivery/read 

confirmation to ensure receipt. 

Proposals may also be mailed or 

hand-delivered to: Director, Office of 

Economic Adjustment, 2231 Crystal 

Drive, Suite 520, Arlington, VA 22202– 

3711. 

ii. Content and Form of Proposal 

Submission 

A proposal from a state on behalf of 

itself must demonstrate how the 

proposed grant would support local 

community adjustment planning and 

initiatives, and stimulate cooperation 

between statewide and local adjustment 

planning efforts. A proposal from a state 

responding on behalf of a local 

jurisdiction or jurisdictions must 

include evidence of support from local 

officials. 

Eligible proposals from respondents 

may include: (1) Analysis and 

dissemination of information; (2) timely 

consultation and cooperation among 

DoD, energy developers, and state and 

local governments; (3) coordinated 

interagency and intergovernmental 

assistance; (4) cost-effective strategies 

and action plans; (5) effective 

cooperation and involvement of the 

public and private sector; (6) a 

clearinghouse to exchange information 

among Federal, state and local efforts; 

(7) resolution of regulatory issues 

impeding siting of compatible energy 

projects; and (8) support innovative 

approaches. 

Eligible activities may include (but 

are not limited to): staffing, operating, 

and administrative costs for an 

organization; outreach to industry and 

other interests; geospatial information 

system mapping; model ordinances; and 

siting or permitting processes or 

procedures that could include DoD 

Siting Clearinghouse mitigation 

agreements as stipulations for local 

siting approvals or certificates of 

necessity and convenience. 

Proposals will be accepted as received 

on a continuing basis commencing on 

the date of this publication and 

processed when deemed to be a final, 

complete proposal. Each proposal shall 

consist of no more than ten (10) singlesided pages exclusive of cover sheet 

and/or transmittal letter, typed in a 

minimum 11-point common typeface, 


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with no less than 1’’ margins, exclusive 

of appendices, attachments, and cover 

sheet and/or transmittal letter, and must 

include the following information: 

(a) Point of Contact: Name, Title, 

phone number, email address, and 

organization address of the respondent’s 

primary point of contact; 

(b) Potential Energy Development: A 

description of the potential energy 

project development within the area of 

DoD’s test, training and military 

operations; 

(c) Project Description: A description 

of the proposed project, specifically 

(i) How the project can promote 

compatible siting of energy projects, 

including how the project could prevent 

adverse impacts to DoD’s test, training 

and military operations from radar 

interference from utility-scale wind 

turbines; low level flight obstructions 

associated with tall structures such as 

solar power tower and wind turbine 

projects; electromagnetic interference 

from high voltage electrical 

transmission lines; and glint and glare 

impacts to flight operations associated 

with solar photovoltaic arrays or power 

tower projects near military airfields; 

(ii) How the study area and DoD’s test, 

training, and military operations are 

defined; 

(iii) How the project will capitalize on 

existing strengths (e.g., infrastructure, 

institutions, capital, etc.) within the 

affected area; and 

(iv) How the project would be 

integrated with existing/ongoing efforts 

to site, permit and construct energy 

projects. 

(d) Project Parties: A description of 

the partner jurisdictions, agencies, 

organizations, energy industry 

representatives, and their roles and 

responsibilities to carry out the 

proposed project. Letters of support may 

be included as attachment and will not 

count against the ten-page limit; 

(e) Local Military Involvement: A 

description of the role of the 

installation(s) in the study; 

(f) Grant Funds and Other Sources of 

Funds: A summary of local needs, 

including need for Federal funding; an 

overview of all State and local funding 

sources, including the funds requested 

under this notice; financial 

commitments for other Federal and nonFederal funds needed to undertake the 

project, to include acknowledgment of 

the requirement to provide a minimum 

of ten percent (10%) of the funding from 

non-Federal sources; a description of 

any other Federal funding for which the 

respondent has applied, or intends to 

apply to support this effort; and a 

statement detailing how the proposal is 

not duplicative of other available 

Federal funding; 

(g) Project Schedule: A sufficiently 

detailed project schedule, including 

milestones; 

(h) Performance Milestones: A 

description of milestones to be tracked 

and evaluated over the course of the 

project to gauge performance of the 

project; 

(i) Grants Management: Evidence of 

the respondent’s ability and authority to 

manage Federal grant funds; 

(j) Submitting Official: Documentation 

that the Submitting Official is 

authorized by the respondent to submit 

a proposal and subsequently apply for 

assistance. 

The proposal should be emailed to the 

account identified in section II.d, and in 

Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF 

format. OEA reserves the right to ask 

any respondent to supplement the 

information in its proposal, but expects 

the proposal to be complete upon 

submission. To the extent practicable, 

OEA encourages respondents to provide 

data and evidence of all project merits 

in a form that is publicly available and 

verifiable. 

iii. Unique Entity Identifier and System 

for Award Management (SAM) 

Each respondent is required to: (a) 

Provide a valid Dun and Bradstreet 

Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 

number; (b) be registered in the System 

for Award Management (SAM) before 

submitting its application; and (c) 

continue to maintain an active SAM 

registration with current information at 

all times during which it has an active 

Federal award or an application or plan 

under consideration by a Federal 

awarding agency. OEA may not make a 

Federal award to a respondent until the 

respondent has complied with all 

applicable unique entity identifier and 

SAM requirements. 

iv. Submission Dates and Times 

Proposals will be considered on a 

continuing basis, subject to available 

appropriations, commencing on the date 

of publication of this notice. The end 

date for this program has not yet been 

determined. OEA will evaluate all 

proposals and provide a response to 

each respondent via email within 30 

business days of OEA’s receipt of a 

final, complete grant proposal. 

v. Funding Restrictions 

The following are unallowable 

activities under this grant program: 

• Construction; 

• Proposed activities for grants under 

this program should not duplicate nor 

replicate activities otherwise eligible for 

or funded through other Federal 

programs; and 

• International travel. 

OEA reserves the right to decline to 

fund pre-Federal award costs. Final 

awards may include pre-Federal award 

costs at the discretion of OEA; however, 

this must be specifically requested in 

the grantee’s final application. 

vi. Other Submission Requirements 

All respondents will submit all 

proposal materials electronically as an 

emailed attachment in Microsoft Word 

or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. 

e. Application Review Information 

i. Selection Criteria 

Upon validating respondent eligibility 

and the potential for siting of energy 

projects that may impair the operational 

utility of the installation, including test 

and training ranges and associated 

military airspace, OEA will consider 

each of the following equally-balanced 

factors as a basis to invite formal grant 

applications: 

(a) An appropriate and clear project 

design to address the need, problem, or 

issue identified; 

(b) Evidence of an effective approach 

to ensure compatible siting of energy 

projects to support the continued 

operational utility of DoD’s test, 

training, and military operations; 

(c) The innovative quality of the 

proposed approach; and 

(d) A reasonable proposed budget 

with a non-Federal match commitment 

and schedule for completion of the work 

program specified. 

ii. Review and Selection Process 

All proposals will be reviewed on 

their individual merit by a panel of OEA 

and DoD Siting Clearinghouse staff, all 

of whom are Federal employees. OEA 

will also seek the input of other Federal 

agencies with relevant expertise (e.g., 

Federal Aviation Administration and 

Department of Energy) in the evaluation 

of proposals as necessary. OEA will 

notify the respondent within thirty (30) 

days of receipt of a proposal whether 

their proposal was successful. The 

successful respondent will then be 

instructed to submit an application 

through OEA’s grants management 

system, eGrants. OEA will assign a 

Project Manager to advise and assist 

successful respondents in the 

preparation of the application. Grant 

applications will be reviewed for their 

completeness and accuracy and a grant 

award notification will be issued, to the 

extent possible, within seven (7) 

business days from its receipt. 

Unsuccessful respondents will be 

notified that their proposal was not 


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selected for further action and funding, 

and may request a debriefing on their 

submitted proposal. When applicable, 

OEA may include information about 

other applicable federal grant programs 

in this communication. Requests for 

debriefing must be submitted in writing 

within 3 calendar days of notification of 

an unsuccessful proposal. 

OEA is committed to conducting a 

transparent financial assistance award 

process and publicizing information 

about funding decisions. Respondents 

are advised that their respective 

applications and information related to 

their review and evaluation may be 

shared publicly. Any proprietary 

information must be identified as such 

in the proposal and application. In the 

event of a grant award, information 

about project progress and related 

results may also be made publicly 

available. 

f. Federal Award Adminstration 

Information 

i. Federal Award Notices 

In the event a grant is ultimately 

awarded, the successful respondent 

(Grantee) will receive a notice of award 

in the form of a Grant Agreement, 

signed by the Director, OEA (Grantor), 

on behalf of DoD. The Grant Agreement 

will be transmitted electronically or, if 

necessary, by U.S. Mail. 

ii. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

Any grant awarded under this 

program will be governed by the 

provisions of the OMB circulars 

applicable to financial assistance and 

DoD’s implementing regulations in 

place at the time of the award. A 

Grantee receiving funds under this 

opportunity and any consultant or passthru entity operating under the terms of 

a grant shall comply with all Federal, 

State, and local laws applicable to its 

activities. Federal regulations that will 

apply to an OEA grant include 

administrative requirements and 

provisions governing allowable costs as 

stated in: 

• 2 CFR part 200, ‘‘Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards’’; 

• 2 CFR part 1103, ‘‘Interim Grants 

and Cooperative Agreements 

Implementation of Guidance in 2 CFR 

part 200, ‘‘Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, And 

Audit Requirements for Federal 

Awards’’; 

• 2 CFR part 25, ‘‘Universal Identifier 

and System for Award Management’’; 

• 2 CFR part 170, ‘‘Reporting 

Subaward and Executive Compensation 

Information’’; 

• 2 CFR part 180, OMB Guidelines to 

Agencies on Government-wide 

Debarment and Suspension 

(Nonprocurement), as implemented by 

DoD in 2 CFR part 1125, Department of 

Defense Nonprocurement Debarment 

and Suspension; and 

• 32 CFR part 28, ‘‘New Restrictions 

on Lobbying’’. 

iii. Reporting 

OEA requires periodic performance 

reports, an interim financial report for 

each 12 months a grant is active, and 

one final performance report for any 

grant. The performance reports will 

contain information on the following: 

(a) A comparison of actual 

accomplishments to the objectives 

established for the period; 

(b) reasons for slippage if established 

objectives were not met; 

(c) additional pertinent information 

when appropriate; 

(d) a comparison of actual and 

projected quarterly expenditures in the 

grant; and, 

(e) the amount of Federal cash on 

hand at the beginning and end of the 

reporting period. 

The final performance report must 

contain a summary of activities for the 

entire grant period. All required 

deliverables should be submitted with 

the final performance report. 

The final SF 425, ‘‘Federal Financial 

Report,’’ must be submitted to OEA 

within 90 days after the end of the grant. 

Any grant funds actually advanced 

and not needed for grant purposes shall 

be returned immediately to OEA. Upon 

award, OEA will provide include a 

schedule for reporting periods and 

report due dates in the Grant 

Agreement. 

III. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts 

For further information, to answer 

questions, or for help with problems, 

contact: Ms. Cyrena Chiles Eitler, 

Compatible Use Program Director, 

Office of Economic Adjustment, 2231 

Crystal Drive, Suite 520, Arlington, VA 

22202–3711. Office: (703) 697–2078. 

Email: cyrena.c.eitler.civ@mail.mil. 

The OEA homepage address is: 

http://www.oea.gov. 

IV. Other Information 

a. Grant Award Determination 

Selection of an organization under 

this FFO does not constitute approval of 

a grant for the proposed project as 

submitted. Before any funds are 

awarded, OEA may enter into 

negotiations about such items as 

program components, staffing and 

funding levels, and administrative 

systems in place to support 

implementation of the award. The 

amount of available funding may 

require the final award amount to be 

less than that originally requested by the 

respondent. If the negotiations do not 

result in a mutually acceptable 

submission, OEA reserves the right to 

terminate the negotiations and decline 

to fund an application. OEA further 

reserves the right not to fund any 

proposal received under this FFO. 

In the event OEA approves an amount 

that is less than the amount requested, 

the respondent will be required to 

modify its grant application to conform 

to the reduced amount before execution 

of the grant agreement. OEA reserves the 

right to reduce or withdraw the award 

if acceptable modifications are not 

submitted by the respondent within 15 

working days from the date the request 

for modification is made. Any 

modifications must be within the scope 

of the original application and approved 

by both the Grantee and OEA. OEA 

reserves the right to cancel any award 

for non-performance. 

b. No Obligation for Future Funding 

Amendment or renewal of an award 

to increase funding or to extend the 

period of performance is at the 

discretion of OEA. If a respondent is 

awarded funding under this FFO, no 

other federal agencies are under any 

obligation to provide any additional 

future funding in connection with that 

award or to make any future award(s). 

c. Intellectual Property Rights 

In the event of a grant award, the 

Grantee may copyright any work that is 

subject to copyright and was developed, 

or for which ownership was purchased, 

under an award. The Federal awarding 

agencies reserve a royalty-free, 

nonexclusive and irrevocable right to 

reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the 

work for Federal purposes, and to 

authorize others to do so. Such uses 

include, but are not limited to, the right 

to modify and distribute such products 

worldwide by any means, electronically 

or otherwise. The Grantee may not use 

Federal funds to pay any royalty or 

license fee for use of a copyrighted 

work, or the cost of acquiring by 

purchase a copyright in a work, where 

the Department has a license or rights of 

free use in such work. If revenues are 

generated through selling products 

developed with grant funds, including 

intellectual property, these revenues are 

program income and shall be added to 


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the grant and must be expended for 

allowable grant activities. 

Dated: March 31, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07707 Filed 4–2–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2015–OS–0028] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 

for Personnel and Readiness 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 June 2, 2015. 

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: Department of Defense, Office 

of the Deputy Chief Management 

Officer, Directorate of Oversight and 

Compliance, Regulatory and Audit 

Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–9010. 

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. 

Any associated forms for this 

collection may be located within this 

same electronic docket and downloaded 

for review/testing. Follow the 

instructions at http://

www.regulations.gov for submitting 

comments. Please submit comments on 

any given form identified by docket 

number, form number, and title. 

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 Office of the Joint 

Personnel Adjudication System, ATTN: 

JPAS PM 400 Gigling Road, Seaside, CA 

93955. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Personnel Security System 

Access Request (PSSAR) Form; DD 

Form 2962. 

Needs and Uses: JPAS requires 

personal data collection to facilitate the 

initiation, investigation and 

adjudication of information relevant to 

DoD security clearances and 

employment suitability determinations 

for active duty military, civilian 

employees and contractors requiring 

such credentials. As a Personnel 

Security System it is the authoritative 

source for clearance information 

resulting in accesses determinations to 

sensitive/classified information and 

facilities. Specific uses include: 

Facilitation for DoD Adjudicators and 

Security Managers to obtain accurate 

up-to-date eligibility and access 

information on all personnel (military, 

civilian and contractor personnel) 

adjudicated by the DoD. The DoD 

Adjudicators and Security Managers are 

also able to update eligibility and access 

levels of military, civilian and 

contractor personnel nominated for 

access to sensitive DoD information. 

Security Managers working in private 

companies that contract with DoD and 

who need access to the JPAS system to 

update security-related information 

about their company’s employees must 

complete DD Form 2962 to access the 

system. Completion of the form assures 

JPAS users have the required need-toknow, security clearance, and requires 

applicants accept the responsibility to 

abide by relevant DoD regulations, laws 

and account management policies 

necessary to access the system. 

DD Form 2962: To Grant Security 

Manager Applicants Access To JPAS 

System 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit. 

Annual Burden Hours: 7,333. 

Number of Respondents: 44,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 44,000. 

Average Burden per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

The Joint Personnel Adjudication 

System (JPAS) is a DoD personnel 

security system and is the authoritative 

source for clearance information 

resulting in access determinations to 

sensitive/classified information and 

facilities. Collection and maintenance of 

personal data in JPAS is required to 

facilitate the initiation, investigation 

and adjudication of information relevant 

to DoD security clearances and 

employment suitability determinations 

for active duty military, civilian 

employees, and contractors requiring 

such credentials. Security Managers 

working in private companies that 

contract with DoD and who need access 

to the JPAS system to update securityrelated information about their 

company’s employees must complete 

DD Form 2962 to access the system. 

Once granted access, the Security 

Managers maintain employee personal 

information, submit requests for 

investigations, and submit other 

relevant personnel security information 

into JPAS on over 500,000 contract 

employees annually. 

Dated: March 31, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07702 Filed 4–2–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers 

Notice To Prepare an Environmental 

Assessment and Conduct a Public 

Meeting for Preparation of a Dredged 

Material Management Plan for Noyo 

Harbor, Fort Bragg, Mendocino 

County, CA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. 

ACTION: Public notice. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to initiate the scoping process for an 

evaluation of whether there is adequate 

capacity for placement/disposal of 

projected maintenance dredged material 


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