The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) has announced a proposed information collection and is seeking public comments, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The objective is to gather feedback on the necessity, utility, and burden of the data collection process. Interested individuals can submit their comments until March 11, 2025, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal or by mail. The information collected will be used to monitor federal awards, evaluate progress, manage scientific programs, and prepare reports. The expected annual burden of this collection is 24,000 hours, involving 2,000 respondents providing responses twice a year.
Simple Explanation
The Office of the Secretary of Defense wants to ask people for information to help with their work, and they're asking everyone to say if they think this is a good idea or not. They want this feedback by March 11, 2025, to make sure collecting this information isn't too hard or too unclear for people.