[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 35523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12491]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0068]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness (OUSD(P&R)), 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 
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 August 
9, 2022.

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, 
Regulatory Directorate, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Attn: Mailbox 24, Suite 
08D09, 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 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: Boren Scholarship and 
Fellowship Survey; OMB Control Number 0704-BSFS.
    Needs and Uses: The Defense Language and National Security 
Education Office (DLNSEO) of the DoD is requesting Office of Management 
and Budget clearance for the Boren Scholarship and Fellowship Survey. 
DLNSEO has contracted with the RAND Corporation to conduct an 
evaluation of the Boren Scholarship and Fellowship Awards Program.
    The Boren Awards program, established in 1991, was authorized under 
the David L. Boren National Security Education Act, as amended, Public 
Law 102-183. The Boren Awards provide funding for long-term, overseas, 
immersive study to U.S. undergraduate and graduate students who are 
committed to public service. Boren awardees study languages and 
cultures that are critical to U.S. national security as part of their 
degree programs; in exchange, they agree to use the skills within DoD 
or other federal agencies by seeking and securing federal employment 
for at least one year after completing their degrees.
    The Boren Awards program was last evaluated in 2014 using a survey 
and interviews to determine how the program had affected the careers of 
those who had received Boren awards. Since the 2014 survey, more than 
2,000 new Boren awardees have completed the federal employment service 
commitment, yielding an alumni base of more than 4,000. The OUSD(P&R) 
contracted with the RAND National Defense Research Institute to conduct 
a new program evaluation, which would include a web-based survey of 
alumni, discussions with key stakeholders, and comparison of past data 
with new data to be collected during this project. The findings will 
support the OUSD(P&R) in evaluating the outcomes of the program, 
enabling comparisons between past and more-recent outcomes, and 
ultimately enhancing the Boren Awards' effectiveness in building and 
sustaining a federal workforce of diverse, language and culture-enabled 
individuals.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 649.5 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,299.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 1,299.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: Once.

    Dated: June 2, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-12491 Filed 6-9-22; 8:45 am]
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