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Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 

announces a proposed 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 or information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received August 18, 2009. 

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: 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 Acquisition, 

Technology, and Logistics, 3010 Defense 

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3010, 

or call at (703)602–4353. 

Title, Form and OMB Number: 

Application for Homeowners 

Assistance; DD Form 1607; OMB 

Control Number 0704–TBD. 

Needs and Uses: The Department 

plans to expand its Homeowners 

Assistance Program (HAP), with $555 

million in Recovery Act funds dedicated 

to helping military families and DoD 

civilians who recently sold their homes 

at a loss. The expanded program will 

assist families forced to relocate due to 

base closures or normal assignment 

rotations. But, the most important 

aspect is that priority access to the 

funds will go to survivors of those killed 

during deployment, and those who were 

wounded, ill or injured during 

deployment. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 17,000 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 17,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 1 hour. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The Secretary of Defense is authorized 

to provide financial help to eligible 

homeowners serving or employed at or 

near military installations which were 

ordered closed or partially closed, 

realigned or were ordered to reduce the 

scope of operations. The Department of 

the Army acts as executive agent for 

DoD in administering the program for 

all military departments. Before benefits 

can be paid, certain conditions must be 

met. 

Eligible homeowners use the DD Form 

1607, ‘‘Application for Homeowners 

Assistance’’ to apply. The application is 

reviewed by a department personnel 

office, military or civilian, for 

verification of service or employment 

and mailed to the appropriate office of 

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers which 

administers the program. The U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers will notify the 

applicant. 

It is the objective of the Department 

of Defense to assure that all applications 

for assistance under this program are 

given full consideration and that 

benefits under the program are extended 

to all homeowners who are entitled to 

assistance in accordance with 

applicable policies and procedures. 

This request has been submitted to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for emergency approval. Any 

comments received on this notice will 

be addressed in a subsequent 

information collection package to be 

submitted to OMB under regular 

processing timeframes. 

Dated: June 16, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2009–OS–0088] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 

and Logistics, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 

announces a proposed 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 or information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received August 18, 2009. 

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: 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 Acquisition, 

Technology, and Logistics, 3010 Defense 

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3010, 

or call at (703) 692–3032. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 117 / Friday, June 19, 2009 / Notices 29193 

Title and OMB Number: 

Synchronized Predeployment and 

Operational Tracker (SPOT) System; 

OMB Control Number 0704–TBD. 

Needs and Uses: In accordance with 

section 861 of Public Law 110–181 and 

DoD Instruction 3020.41, ‘‘Contractor 

Personnel Authorized to Accompany 

the U.S. Armed Forces’’ and other 

appropriate policy, Memoranda of 

Understanding, and regulations, the 

DoD Components, the Department of 

State (DoS), and the United States 

Agency for International Development 

(USAID) shall ensure that contractors 

enter data into the Synchronized 

Predeployment and Operational Tracker 

(SPOT) System before deployment 

outside the United States. 

Data collection on contractors is a 

condition of their contract when DFARS 

252.225–7040 is incorporated and 

persons who choose not to have data 

collected will not be entitled to 

employment opportunities which 

require this data to be collected. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Annual Burden Hours: 150,000 hours 

(300,000 individual records × .5 hrs). 

Number of Respondents: 1,300 

companies. 

Responses per Respondent: 1 to 

32,000 employees (average 231). 

Average Burden per Response: 

Approximately 30 minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The Department of Defense has 

designated the SPOT as the joint Webbased database to assist the Combatant 

Commander (CCDR) in maintaining 

awareness of the nature, extent, and 

potential risks and capabilities 

associated with contracted support in 

support of contingency operations, 

humanitarian or peacekeeping 

operations, or military exercises 

designated by the CCDR. 

The designated joint Web-based 

database (SPOT or its successor) shall: 

(a) Serve as the central repository for 

up-to-date status and reporting on all 

DoD funded contingency contractor 

personnel as well as other personnel as 

directed by the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 

and Logistics (USD(AT&L)), or by the 

CCDR. 

(b) Track contract capability 

information for all DoD funded 

contracts supporting contingency 

operations, humanitarian or 

peacekeeping operations, or military 

exercises designated by the CCDR. 

Contract capability information shall 

provide planners and CCDRs an 

awareness of the nature, extent, and 

potential risks and capabilities 

associated with the contracted effort. 

(c) Provide by-name accountability of 

all DoD funded contingency contractor 

personnel and other personnel as 

directed by USD(AT&L) or the CCDR. 

(d) Contain, or link to, minimum 

contract information (e.g., contract 

number, company contact information, 

sponsoring (requiring activity) military 

unit contact information, and a 

summary of services or capability 

provided by the contract) necessary to 

establish and maintain accountability 

and visibility of the personnel and the 

contract capabilities in contingency 

operations, humanitarian or 

peacekeeping operations, or military 

exercises designated by the CCDR. 

Section 861 of Public Law 110–181 

required the identification of common 

databases among the DoD, DoS, and 

USAID to serve as repositories of 

information on contracts and contractor 

personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan. In a 

signed memorandum of understanding, 

the Agencies agreed that SPOT will 

serve as the interagency database for 

information on contractor personnel. 

Each Agency must require its 

contractors operating in contingency 

operations to input information into 

SPOT and ensure data integrity. 

This request has been submitted to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for emergency approval. Any 

comments received on this notice will 

be addressed in a subsequent 

information collection package to be 

submitted to OMB under regular 

processing timeframes. 

Dated: May 19, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–14431 Filed 6–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DoD–2008–HA–0144] 

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). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by July 20, 2009. 

Title and OMB Number: Survey of 

Experiences with the Human Subjects 

Review Process; OMB Control Number 

0720–TBD. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Number of Respondents: 1000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 1000. 

Average Burden per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 500. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection aligns with the Military 

Health System objectives to foster 

research innovations and to transform 

the infrastructure to eliminate 

redundancies and increase desired 

outcomes. The proposed information 

collection will enable the Office of the 

Under Secretary of Defense for 

Personnel and Readiness, Human 

Research Protection Program to assess 

the effectiveness of current review 

processes and facilitate efforts to 

measure and improve the overall 

efficiency and effectiveness of the 

program. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. John Kraemer. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Mr. Kraemer at the Office of 

Management and Budget, Desk Officer 

for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive 

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. 

You may also submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by the following method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

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. 

DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia 

Toppings. 

Written requests for copies of the 

information collection proposal should 

be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/ 

Information Management Division, 1777 

North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, 

Arlington, VA 22209–2133. 

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