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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 235 (Monday, December 8, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 72654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28624]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2014-OS-0156]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & 
Readiness, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office 
of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & 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 February 
6, 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: Federal Docket Management System Office, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
    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 Program Manager, 
Spouse Education & Career Opportunities Program, Office of Family 
Policy/Children and Youth, Military Community and Family Policy, 4800 
Mark Center Drive Suite 03G15, Alexandria, VA 22350-2300 ATTN: Mr. Eddy 
Mentzer, or 571-372-0857.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Military Spouse Career 
Advancement Accounts Scholarship (MyCAA); OMB Control Number 0704-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to allow eligible spouses to submit information for approval 
of financial scholarships to pursue portable careers.
    Affected Public: Military spouse users of MyCAA Portal.
    Annual Burden Hours: 262,500.
    Number of Respondents: 350,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts Scholarship (MyCAA) 
is a career development and employment assistance program sponsored by 
the DoD to help military spouses and same-sex domestic partners pursue 
licenses, certificates, certifications or associate's degrees 
(excluding associate's degrees in general studies, liberal arts, and 
interdisciplinary studies that do not have a concentration) necessary 
for gainful employment in high demand, high growth portable career 
fields and occupations; to provide a record of educational endeavors 
and progress of military spouses and same-sex domestic partners 
participating in education services; and to manage the tuition 
assistance scholarship, track enrollments and funding and to facilitate 
communication with participants via email. Records may also be used as 
a management tool for statistical analysis, tracking, reporting, 
evaluating program effectiveness and conducting research.

    Dated: December 2, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-28624 Filed 12-5-14; 8:45 am]
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