[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 179 (Monday, September 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 53211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21423]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2008-OS-0091]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness/ National Security Education Program, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
and Readiness/National Security Education Program announces a proposed 
new public information collection and seeks public comment on the 
provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency'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 other forms of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 
14, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    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 the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness/National 
Security Education Program, ATTN: Mr. Robert Slater, PO Box 12221, 
Arlington, VA 22209-2221, or call at 703-696-5673.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: National Language Service 
Corps; DD Test Forms 2932, 2933, 2934 and 2935; OMB Number 0704-0449.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to identify individuals with language and special skills who 
potentially qualify for employment or service opportunities in the 
public section during periods of national need or emergency.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,200.
    Number of Respondents: 4,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.75.
    Average Burden per Response: 18.86 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    The DD Test Form 2932, National Language Service Corps Application, 
is the initial document used to collect information from members of the 
public. The National Language Service Corps Application form contains a 
brief set of screening questions. Applicants fill this out for basic 
information (age, citizenship, Foreign Language), and if they meet 
eligibility criteria, they proceed to the supplemental documents.
    The supplemental documents are used to determine eligibility for 
membership in the National Language Service Corps. The DD Test Form 
2934, National Language Service Corps (NLSC) Global Language Self-
Assessment, provides an overall assessment of the applicant's foreign 
language ability. The DD Test Form 2933, National Language Service 
Corps (NLSC) Detailed Skills Self-Assessment, is a detailed description 
of the applicant's skills with respect to specific foreign language 
tasks. The DD Test Form 2935, National Language Service Corps (NLSC) 
Language Data Sheet, provides background data on where the applicant 
learned the foreign language and whether the applicant has used the 
language professionally. These three supplemental documents are used in 
conjunction for the certification of language skills for entry into the 
NLSC and quality assurance of certification.
    The information collected in the application and the supplemental 
documents is used solely by the National Language Service Corps.

    Dated: September 5, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-21423 Filed 9-12-08; 8:45 am]
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