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###### Department of Defense

###### Office of the Secretary

          - [Docket ID: DoD-2025-OS-0002]

# AGENCY:

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), Department of Defense (DoD).

# ACTION:

60-Day information collection notice.

# SUMMARY:

                        In compliance with the                         *Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,*                         the OUSD(R&E) 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 March 11, 2025.

# 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 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 Defense Technical Information Center, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-6218 ATTN: Ms. Vakare Valaitis, or call (703) 767-9159.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

*Title; Associated Form; and OMB No.:*                     Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR); OMB Control No. 0704-0527.                

*Needs and Uses:*                     The information collection requirement is necessary to: (a) Monitor Federal awards and ensure compliance with applicable terms and conditions of award regulations, policies, and procedures; (b) evaluate progress/completion in accordance with goals, aims, and objectives set forth in competing applications and to determine if the grantee satisfactorily met the objectives of the program; (c) evaluate grantee plans for the next budget period and any significant changes; (d) manage scientific programs; (e) plan future scientific initiatives; (f) determine funding for the next budget segment; (g) identify any publications, inventions, property disposition, and other required elements to close out the grant in a timely manner; and (f) complete reports to Congress, the public, and other Federal agencies.                

*Affected Public:*                     Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; and state, local, or tribal government.                

*Annual Burden Hours:*                     24,000.                

*Number of Respondents:*                     2,000.                

*Responses per Respondent:*                     2.                

*Annual Responses:*                     4,000.                

*Average Burden per Response:*                     6 hours.                

*Frequency:*                     Semi-annually.                

Dated: January 3, 2025.

Aaron T. Siegel,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 2025-00317 Filed 1-8-25; 8:45 am]

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