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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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29194 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 117 / Friday, June 19, 2009 / Notices 

Dated: May 31, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–14437 Filed 6–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DoD–2008–OS–0111] 

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: Department 

of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) 

School Accreditation Parent and 

Student Surveys; OMB Control Number 

0704–TBD. 

Type of Request: New. 

Number of Respondents: 32. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 32. 

Average Burden per Response: 45 

Minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 24. 

Needs and Uses: The Department of 

Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) 

regulation 2010.1 (Accreditation 

Program) requires accreditation of all 

DoDEA schools in order to provide the 

activity, the military community served 

by the activity, and the public at large 

with an external review of the quality of 

the educational program provided to 

DoDEA students. DoDEA’s accreditation 

process is based on the processes and 

standards of the North Central 

Association Commission on 

Accreditation and School Improvement 

(NCACASI)/AdvancED. As part of the 

accreditation process, the interview 

team uses a worldwide standardized set 

of questions to gather data from students 

and parents to assess accreditation 

standards in the following areas: Vision 

and Purpose, Governance and 

Leadership, Teaching and Learning, 

Documenting and Using Results, 

Resources and Support Systems, 

Stakeholder Communications and 

Relationships, and Commitment to 

Continuous Improvement. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Seehra 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. 

Dated: May 15, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–14432 Filed 6–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2009–OS–0087] 

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. 

Title and OMB Number: Qualification 

to Possess Firearms or Ammunition; 

OMB Control Number 0704–TBD. 

Needs and Uses: In accordance with 

DoD Instruction 3020.pp, ‘‘Private 

Security Contractors Operating in 

Contingency Operations’’ written 

acknowledgement by the contract 

company and its individual Private 

Security Contractor (PSC) personnel, 

after investigation of background of PSC 

personnel by the contractor, shall be 

provided verifying such personnel are 

not prohibited under 922(g) of title 18, 

United States Code to possess firearms 

or ammunition. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Annual Burden Hours: 3,750 hours 

(15,000 employees × .25 hrs). 

Number of Respondents: 125 

companies. 

Responses per Respondent: 5 

employees to 2,500 employees (average 

120). 

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