[Federal Register: November 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 230)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DoD-2008-OS-0147]

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    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 December 
29, 2008.
    Title, Form and OMB Number: Department of Defense Education 
Activity (DoDEA) Research Study Request; DoDEA Form 2071.3-F1: OMB 
Control Number 0704-TBD.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 75.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 75.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Annual Burden Hours: 75.
    Needs and Uses: The Department of Defense Education Activity 
(DoDEA) is a DoD field activity operating under the direction, 
authority, and control of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, 
Military Community and Family Policy. The DoDEA operates 223 schools in 
16 districts located in 13 foreign countries, seven states, Guam, and 
Puerto Rico. The DoDEA receives requests from researchers to conduct 
non-DoDEA sponsored research studies in DoDEA schools, districts, and/
or areas. To review the proposed research requests, DoDEA developed 
DoDEA Form 2071.3-F1, ``Research Study Request,'' in Administrative 
Instruction 2071.3 (DoDEA AI 2071.3), to collect information about the 
researcher, the research project, audience, timeline, and the 
statistical analyses that will be conducted during the proposed 
research study. This information is needed to ensure that the proposed 
non-DoDEA sponsored research does not unduly interfere with the 
classroom

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instructional process or the regular operations of the school, 
district, and/or areas.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; not-for-profit institutions; and state, local, or tribal 
government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    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: November 19, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-28332 Filed 11-26-08; 8:45 am]

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