[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 38320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15372]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2021-OS-0065]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO) 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 
September 20, 2021.

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: DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to the 
COVID-19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the docket 
listed above.
    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 Office of the 
Department of Defense Chief Information Officer 6000 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-6000 ATTN: Mr. Rodney McCall, or call (703) 697-
5936.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: DoD Cyber Scholarship 
Program; OMB Control Number 0704-0486.
    Needs and Uses: DoD Cyber Scholarship Program (CySP), authorized by 
10 U.S.C. 2200 is designed to: Increase the number of new entrants to 
DoD who possess key Information Assurance (IA) and Information 
Technology (IT) skill sets; and serve as a tool to develop and retain 
well-educated military and civilian personnel who support the 
Department's critical IT management and infrastructure protection 
functions. The DoD CySP recruitment track is for college students who, 
upon completion of the program, will work for the DoD. Pending 
availability of funds, the DoD CySP may also award capacity-building 
grants to colleges and universities designated as National Centers of 
Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity, (NCAE-Cs) for such purposes as 
developing cyber curricula and faculty, and building cyber 
laboratories. The recruitment track and institutional capacity-building 
grant programs both require a competitive application process. 
Recruitment scholarship applicants submit written documentation 
detailing their credentials. NCAE-Cs interested in applying for 
capacity-building grants must complete and submit a written proposal, 
and all NCAE-Cs receiving grants must provide documentation detailing 
the use of grant funding and the outcomes of the capacity-building 
initiative. DoD requires this information collection to measure the 
performance of the capacity-building components of the DoD CySP. DoD 
uses the information collected in the scholarship application process 
to assess the quality of applicants selected for inclusion in the DoD 
CySP. Without this written documentation detailing scholarship 
applicants' credentials, grant proposals, and grant execution 
accomplishments, the DoD has no means of judging the quality of 
applicants to the program or collecting information regarding program 
performance.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households (Student Applicants); 
Not-for-profit Institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government; 
Businesses or other for-profit (Academic Institutions).
    Annual Burden Hours: 5,810.
    Number of Respondents: 690.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 690.
    Average Burden per Response: 8.42 hours.
    Frequency: On Occasion.

    Dated: July 14, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-15372 Filed 7-19-21; 8:45 am]
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