[Federal Register: February 5, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 24)]
[Notices]               
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


 
Submission for OMB Emergency Clearance and Review; Comment 
Request for New Information Collection: Scholarship for Service Program 
Internet Web Site


AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.


ACTION: Notice.


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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public 
Law 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 for emergency clearance and review of a new 
information collection for a Scholarship For Service Program internet 
website. Approval of the Scholarship For Service Program internet 
website 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. 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 threats 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.
    In anticipation of the fall 2002 graduating classes of 
participating institutions, OPM projects an additional 30 students to 
be placed, with up to 200 students presently needing placement. This is 
a new collection of information. Based on other programs that collect 
similar information, we estimate the collection of information for 
registering and creating an online resume to be 45 minutes to 1-hour in 
length of time to


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answer questions. We estimate the total number of hours to be 200.
    Comments are particularly invited on: whether this information is 
necessary for the proper performance of functions of the Office of 
Personnel Management, and whether it will have practical utility; 
whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of 
information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and 
methodology; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use 
of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey at 
(202) 606-8358, fax (202) 418-3251 or e-mail to mbtoomey@opm.gov. 
Please include your complete mailing address with your request.


DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received within five (5) 
calendar days from the date of this publication. We are requesting OMB 
to take action within ten (10) calendar days from the close of this 
Federal Register Notice.


ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to: U.S. Office of Personnel 
Management, Employment Service, ATTN: Rob Timmins, 1900 E Street, NW., 
Room 1425, Washington, DC 20415-9820, E-mail: ratimmin@opm.gov; and 
Stuart Shapiro, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office 
Building, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.


Office of Personnel Management.
Kay Coles James,
Director.
[FR Doc. 03-2704 Filed 2-4-03; 8:45 am]

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