[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 177 (Thursday, September 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51656-51657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19954]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2021-OS-0097]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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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: 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 November 
15, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:

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    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 Defense Human 
Resources Activity, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 08F05, Alexandria, VA 
22350, LaTarsha Yeargins, 571-372-2089.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: National Language Service 
Corps (NSLC) Application and Assessment; DD Form 2932, DD Form 2933, DD 
Form 2934; OMB Control Number 0704-0449.
    Needs and Uses: The NLSC recruits from the general public and 
enrolls individuals who would like to volunteer their language skills. 
The NLSC identifies U.S. citizens who can provide high levels of 
proficiency in foreign languages and cultural expertise critical to 
national security for short-term temporary assignments when other 
resources are not available. The NLSC will fill gaps between 
requirements of DoD or other departments or agencies of the United 
States and available language skills where government employees are 
required or desired. The NLSC will reach out to U.S. citizens (age 18 
or over) who can read, listen, speak, and write in English and read, 
listen, write and speak at least one other specified language, 
generally at or above skill level 3 as described by the proficiency 
guidelines of the Federal Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR). The 
DoD and the Intelligence Community agencies use these guidelines as the 
basis for language skill requirements identification, position 
descriptions, readiness indices and language bonus pay systems. 
Therefore, the ILR proficiency guidelines represent a common metric 
used by USG agencies as a basis for policy, planning and human capital 
decisions in operational, mission critical areas where language is 
required.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,020 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,700.
    Responses per Respondent: 3.
    Annual Responses: 5,100.
    Average Burden per Response: 12 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: September 10, 2021.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-19954 Filed 9-15-21; 8:45 am]
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