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Field Activity, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of DoD’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 forms of

information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all

comments received by August 20, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Director, Administration and

Management, Directorate for

Organizational and Management

Planning, ATTN: Mark Munson, 1950

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC

20301–1950; e-mail:

mark.munson@osd.mil; telephone: (703)

697–1141/1143.

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 contact the Directorate for

Organizational and Management

Planning at (703) 697–1142/1143.

Title and OMB Number: Secretary of

Defense Biennial Review of Defense

Agencies and DoD Field Activities;

0704-[To Be Determined].

Needs and Uses: Section 192(c) of

Title 10, U.S.C., requires that the

Secretary of Defense review the services

and supplies provided by each Defense

Agency and Department of Defense

(DoD) Field Activity. The purposes of

the Biennial Review are to ensure the

continuing need for each Agency and

Field Activity and to ensure that the

services and supplies provided by each

entity is accomplished in a more

effective, economical, or efficient

manner than by the Military

Departments. A standard organizationalcustomer survey process serves as the

principal data-gathering methodology in

the Biennial Review. As such, it

provides valuable information to senior

officials in the Department regarding the

levels of satisfaction held by the

organizational customers of the

approximately 20 Defense Agencies and

DoD Field Activities covered by the

Biennial Review.

Affected Public: Business or Other

For-Profit; Not-For-Profit Institutions.

Annual Burden Hours: 500.

Number of Respondents: 2,000.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 15

minutes.

Frequency: Biennially.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

The Biennial Review employs a

survey to assess organizational-customer

satisfaction with the associated business

line and addresses overall

responsiveness to customer

requirements, satisfaction with specific

products and services, and quality of

coordination with organizational

customers. The survey identifies

distinct areas of business (business

lines) for all Defense Agencies and DoD

Field Activities participating in the

Review, creates lists of organizational

customers specific to each business line,

and uses a set of standard evaluation

questions across all business lines.

Respondents covered by this

announcement are private-sector

customers of these business lines, such

as for the Federal Voting Assistance

Program and Defense Finance and

Accounting Service.

Dated: June 12, 2001.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title and OMB Number: Defense

Federal Administration Supplement

(DFARS) Supplement Part 236,

Construction and Architect-Engineer

Contracts, and Related Clauses at

252.236; OMB Number 0704–0255.

Type of Request: Extension.

Number of Respondents: 2,710.

Responses Per Respondents: 1.

Annual Responses: 7,740.

Average Burden Per Response: 101

hours.

Needs and Uses: Department of

Defense contracting officers need this

information to evaluate contractor

proposals for contract modifications; to

determine that a contractor has removed

obstructions to navigation; to review

contractor requests for payment for

mobilization and preparatory work; to

determine reasonableness of costs

allocated to mobilization and

demobilization; and to determine

eligibility for the 20 percent evaluation

preference for United States firms in the

award of some oversea construction

contracts.

Affected Public: Business or Other

For-Profit.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

Obtain or Retain Benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. David M.

Pritzker.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Pritzker at the Office of

Management and Budget, Desk Officer

for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: June 12, 2001.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense

Education Benefits Board of Actuaries.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: A meeting of the board has

been scheduled to execute the

provisions of Chapter 101, Title 10,

United States Code (10 U.S.C. 2006 et.

seq.). The Board shall review DoD

actuarial methods and assumptions to

be used in the valuation of the G.I. Bill.

Persons desiring to: (1) Attend the DoD

Education Benefits Board of Actuaries

meeting or, (2) make an oral

presentation or submit a written

statement for consideration at the

meeting must notify Inger Pettygrove at

(703) 696–7413 by July 24, 2001. Notice

of this meeting is required under the

Federal Advisory Committee Act.

DATES: August 10, 2001, 10:00 am to

1:00 pm.

ADDRESSES: The Pentagon, Room

1E801—Room 2 and 3.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher Doyle, Chief Actuary, DoD

Office of the Actuary, 1555 Wilson

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22209–2405, (703) 696–7407.

Dated: June 12, 2001.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense

Retirement Board of Actuaries.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: A meeting of the board has

been scheduled to execute the

provisions of Chapter 74, Title 10,

United States Code (10 U.S.C. 1464 et

seq.). The Board shall review DoD

actuarial methods and assumptions to

be used in the valuation of the Military

Retirement System. Persons desiring to:

(1) attend the DoD Retirement Board of

Actuaries meeting or, (2) make an oral

presentation or submit a written

statement for consideration at the

meeting, must notify Inger Pettygrove at

(703) 696–7413 by July 24, 2001.

Notice of this meeting is required

under the Federal Advisory Committee

Act.

DATES: August 9, 2001, 1:00 pm to 5:00

pm.

ADDRESSES: The Pentagon, Room

1E801—Rooms 2 and 3.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher Doyle, Chief Actuary, DoD

Office of the Actuary, 1555 Wilson

Boulevard, Suite 701, Arlington, VA

22209–2405, (703) 696–7407.

Dated: June 12, 2001.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DENALI COMMISSION

Denali Commission Work Plan for

Federal Fiscal Year 2003; Request for

Comments

Summary: The Denali Commission

was established by the Denali

Commission Act of 1998 to deliver the

services of the Federal Government in

the most cost-effective manner

practicable to communities throughout

rural Alaska, many of which suffer from

unemployment rates in excess of 50%.

Its purposes include, but are not limited

to, providing necessary rural utilities

and other infrastructure that promote

health, safety and economic selfsufficiency.

The Denali Commission Act requires

that the Commission develop proposed

work plans for future spending and that

the annual work plans be published in

the Federal Register for a 30-day period,

providing an opportunity for public

review and comment.

This Federal Register notice serves to

announce the 30-day opportunity for

public comment on the Denali

Commission Work Plan for Federal

Fiscal Year 2003.

For Further Information Contact:

Jeffrey Staser, Federal Co-Chair, Denali

Commission, 510 ‘‘L’’ Street, Suite 410,

Anchorage, AK 99501. Phone: (907)

271–1414; Fax: (907) 271–1415;

email:jstaser@denali.gov; web-site;

www.denali.gov.

Supplementary Information: Copies of

the Denali Commission Work Plan can

be obtained from the Denali

Commission web-site at

www.denali.gov or by contacting the

Denali Commission as provided in the

section above. Copies of the Appendices

are not included in the Federal Register

printing, but are available on the website or by contacting the Denali

Commission.

Part One: Denali Commission Purposes

and Approach

Purposes of Commission

The Denali Commission Act of 1998,

as amended (Division C, Title III, PL

105–277), states that the purposes of the

Denali Commission are:

To deliver the services of the Federal

Government in the most cost-effective

manner practicable by reducing

administrative and overhead costs.

To provide job training and other economic

development services in rural communities,

particularly distressed communities (many of

which have a rate of unemployment that

exceeds 50 percent).

To promote rural development, provide

power generation and transmission facilities,

modern communication systems, bulk fuel

storage tanks, water and sewer systems and

other infrastructure needs.

Challenges to Development and

Economic Self-Sufficiency

Geography—The State of Alaska is

twenty percent of the landmass of the

United States, encompassing five

climatic zones from the arctic to

moderate rain forests in the south.

Isolation—Approximately 220

Alaskan communities are accessible

only by air or small boat. Some village

communities are separated by hundreds

of miles from the nearest regional hub

community or urban center.

Unemployment—The economy of

rural Alaska is a mix of government or

government-funded jobs, natural

resource extraction and traditional

Native subsistence activities. Many rural

Alaskans depend on subsistence

hunting, fishing and gathering for a

significant proportion of their foods, but

also depend on cash income to provide

the means to pursue these subsistence

activities. Cash paying employment

opportunities in much of rural Alaska

are scarce and are highly seasonal in

many areas; real unemployment rates

exceed 50% in 147 communities.

High Cost and Low Standard of

Living—Over 170 communities suffer

from inadequate sanitation or a lack of

safe drinking water. Residents face high

electric costs: 61 cents per kilowatt-hour

for electricity in a few communities;

average in rural Alaska is approximately

40 cents per kilowatt-hour with State

subsidies.

Commission Relationship with Other

Organizations

The Commission acts as a catalyst to

encourage local, regional, and statewide

comprehensive assessment, planning

and ranking of needed infrastructure

improvements, economic development

opportunities and training needs.

The Commission, working with

agencies or other organizations

whenever feasible, works to improve

coordination, and to streamline and

expedite the development of needed

infrastructure, economic development

and training.

The Commission may build on the

work of both Federal and State of Alaska

agencies to identify statewide needs, to

establish priorities and to develop

comprehensive work plans.

The Commission seeks the support

and involvement of all affected local

communities, governing bodies,

businesses and other organizations.

The Commission encourages

partnerships between government, nonprofit organizations, and businesses to

expedite sustainable economic and

infrastructure development.

Commission Schedule

The Commission Work Plan serves as

the budget required by the federal Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) and

is submitted one year in advance of the

fiscal year (FY) it addresses. This

document, which addresses FY 2003,

will be submitted to OMB by October 1,

2001 after the 30-day public comment

period.