<NOTICE>
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
<SUBAGY>Department of the Air Force</SUBAGY>
<DEPDOC>[Docket ID: USAF-2024-HQ-0009]</DEPDOC>
<SUBJECT>Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request</SUBJECT>
<HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD>
Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense (DoD).
<HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD>
30-Day information collection notice.
<SUM>
<HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD>
The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
</SUM>
<DATES>
<HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD>
Consideration will be given to all comments received by December 23, 2024.
</DATES>
<HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD>
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to
<E T="03">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.</E>
Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.
<FURINF>
<HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD>
Reginald Lucas, (571) 372-7574,
<E T="03">whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil.</E>
</FURINF>
<SUPLINF>
<HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD>
<E T="03">Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:</E>
DoD National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Program; OMB Control Number 0701-0154.
<E T="03">Type of Request:</E>
Extension.
<E T="03">Number of Respondents:</E>
3,971.
<E T="03">Responses per Respondent:</E>
1.
<E T="03">Annual Responses:</E>
3,971.
<E T="03">Average Burden per Response:</E>
12 hours.
<E T="03">Annual Burden Hours:</E>
47,652.
<E T="03">Needs and Uses:</E>
The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships program provides 3-year fellowships to students enrolled in Ph.D. programs of interest to DoD. Awards are under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2191. The request for applications is necessary to screen applicants and to evaluate and select students to award fellowships.
Information is used by the American Society for Engineering Education, the contractor selected to administer the program, to down select the eligible applicants by means of a peer review panel. The information is also used by scientists of the Air Force, Army, and Navy, to make the final selection of awardees.
<E T="03">Affected Public:</E>
Individuals or households.
<E T="03">Frequency:</E>
On occasion.
<E T="03">Respondent's Obligation:</E>
Voluntary.
<E T="03">OMB Desk Officer:</E>
Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
<E T="03">DoD Clearance Officer:</E>
Mr. Reginald Lucas.
<SIG>
<DATED>Dated: November 19, 2024.</DATED>
<NAME>Stephanie J. Bost,</NAME>
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liason Officer, Department of Defense.
</SIG>
</SUPLINF>
<FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2024-27402 Filed 11-21-24; 8:45 am]</FRDOC>
</NOTICE>
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