[Federal Register: November 27, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 227)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DoD-2006-OS-0213]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and
Readiness), DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel
and Readiness) announces the proposed extension of a 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 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 of information
technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by January
26, 2007.
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 Department of
Defense Education Activity, 4040 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203,
ATTN: Dr. Sandra Embler, or call at (703) 588-3175.
Title and OMB Control Number: ``Department of Defense Education
Activity (DoDEA) High School Program Objective Memorandum (POM)
Longitudinal Study,'' OMB CONTROL NUMBER 0704-0428.
Needs and Uses: The Department of Defense Education Activity
(DoDEA) operates 208 schools in 17 districts in 12 foreign countries, 7
states, Guam, and Puerto Rico including 52 high schools. To evaluate
the Quality High School Initiative developed at the DoDEA High School
Symposium in October 2001, contact with all DoDEA high school students
and their sponsors who have left DoDEA high schools is necessary. All
students in grades 9-12 who leave DoDEA high schools for any reason
(i.e., Permanent Change of Station (PCS), graduation, etc.) and their
sponsors will be contacted 3 to 5 months after their departure by a
telephonic survey. Four telephone surveys will be used: one for
students who leave DoDEA high schools for any reason other than
graduation and one for their sponsors; one for DoDEA high school
graduates and one for their sponsors. The collected data will be used
to determine if quality educational programs are provided to all DoDEA
high school students regardless of where the DoDEA high school is
located. There is no existing data that is sufficiently comprehensive
in terms of meeting the need for this information requirement.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Burden Hours: 406.5 hours.
Number of Respondents: 1,626.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
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Frequency: On Occasion, Annually.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
The High School Initiative will be evaluated to determine if
quality educational programs are provided to all DoDEA high school
students regardless of where the high school is located. The study
entails the development of data collection methods and procedures, as
well as the analysis of data to document the use of resources and the
impact on student achievement in grades 9-12. The study will use a
telephonic interview technique to determine the success of the
initiative in helping students prepare for educational experiences
after leaving Department of Defense (DoD) schools either through
graduation, permanent change of station of the sponsor, or for any
other reason. Four telephone surveys have been developed: one for all
DoDEA sponsors and one for students who leave DoDEA for any reason
other than graduation; one for DoDEA sponsors of graduates and students
who graduate. These four telephone surveys include questions on
transition, curriculum, courses, activities, counselors, teachers,
administrators, and summary issues. Respondents will respond 3 to 5
months after leaving a DoDEA high school for any reason and then again
one year later.
Dated: November 17, 2006.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 06-9397 Filed 11-24-06; 8:45 am]
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