03-24080. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Reclearance of a Revised Information Collection: Scholarship for Service Program Internet Webpage

AGENCY:

Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for reclearance of a revised information collection for the Scholarship For Service (SFS) Program Internet Webpage. Approval of the Webpage is necessary to facilitate the timely registration, selection and placement of program-enrolled students in Federal agencies.

The SFS Program was established by the National Science Foundation in accordance with the Federal Cyber Service Training and Education Initiative as described in the President's National Plan for Information Systems Protection, an outcome of Presidential Decision Directive 63. This program seeks to increase the number of qualified students entering the fields of information assurance and computer security in an effort to respond to the threat to the Federal Government's information technology infrastructure. The program provides capacity building grants to selected 4-year colleges and universities to develop or improve their capacity to train information assurance professionals. It also provides selected 4-year colleges and universities scholarship grants to attract students to the information assurance field. Participating students who receive scholarships from this program are required to serve a 10-week internship during their studies and complete a post-graduation employment commitment equivalent to the length of the scholarship or one year, whichever is longer.

We estimate 200 respondents annually. The application process takes approximately 60 minutes for a total annual burden of 200 hours.

For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey at [phone], FAX [phone] or e-mail to [e-mail]. Please include your mailing address with your request.

DATES:

Comments on this proposal should be received within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES:

Send or deliver comments to:

U.S. Office of Personnel Management, ATTN: Miguel Hernandez, 8610 Broadway, Suite 305, San Antonio, TX 78217.

  and

Allyson Eydt, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

Office of Personnel Management.

Kay Coles James,

Director.