2014-28166. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

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.

DATES:

Consideration will be given to all comments received by December 31, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Fred Licari, 571-372-0493.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title, Associated Form and OMB Number: Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) School Perception Surveys; OMB Control Number 0704-TBD.

Type of Request: New.

Number of Respondents: 3457.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 3457.

Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 1152.

Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary to measure the satisfaction level of sponsors and students with the programs and services provided by DoDEA. This collection is necessary to measure school environment within Goal 2 of the DoDEA Community Strategic Plan (SY2013-14-2017/18), which states that DoDEA will “Develop and sustain each school to be high-performing with an environment of innovation, collaboration, continuous renewal and caring relationships.” The surveys are also necessary to measure perceptions of teacher quality within Goal 3 of the DoDEA Community Strategic Plan which states that DoDEA will “Recruit, develop, and empower a diverse high-performing team to maximize achievement for each student.”

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.

Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent to Ms. Jasmeet 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: Mr. Frederick Licari.

Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.

Dated: November 24, 2014.

Aaron Siegel,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.