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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 6 (Friday, January 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 1986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00317]

[[Page 1986]]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

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

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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.

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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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