[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 73053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28731]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2014-OS-0157]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Defense Media Activity, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Defense Media Activity announces a proposed 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 the 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 February
9, 2015.
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, 4800 Mark
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
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.
Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments.
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number,
form number, and title.
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 Defense Media
Activity, American Forces Network-Broadcast Center, 23755 Z Street,
Riverside, CA 92518, or call 951-413-2569.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: AFNConnect (AFNC); OMB
Control Number 0704-TBD.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary
to obtain and audit the eligibility of DoD Employees, DoD contractors,
Department of State (DoS) employees, military personnel (including
retirees and active reservists) and their family members OCONUS to
receive restricted American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS)
programming services (i.e., radio, television, and web streaming
services). Demographic data will also be collected to ensure DMA
provides its services in the most efficient and cost effective manner.
Affected Public: Individuals or households
Annual Burden Hours: 1,667
Number of Respondents: 10,000
Responses Per Respondent: 1
Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes
Frequency: On occasion
The American Forces Network (AFN) is a broadcast service of the
Defense Media Activity (DMA). AFN provides an internal information
program to provide U.S. radio and television news, information, and
entertainment programming to Military Service members, DoD civilian and
contract employees, and their families overseas, on board U.S. Navy and
Coast Guard ships at sea, and other authorized users. This DoD internal
information program (1) provides U.S. military commanders worldwide
with a unique means to communicate internal information directly to DoD
personnel and their family members overseas; (2) provides overseas DoD
personnel and their families the same type of information and
entertainment programming as their fellow citizens in the United
States; (3) assists in maintaining and enhancing the morale, readiness,
situational awareness, and well-being of DoD personnel and their family
members overseas. AFN communicates messages and themes from senior DoD
leaders (i.e., Secretary of Defense, Secretaries of the Military
Departments, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Military Service
Chiefs of Staff, Combatant Commanders), as well as other leaders in the
chain of command, in order to support and improve quality of life and
morale, promote situational awareness, provide timely and immediate
force protection information, and sustain readiness.
Much of the content distributed by AFN is commercial programming
whose distribution is restricted to targeted OCONUS audiences. The
AFNConnect system is an automated system which will allow potential
consumers of AFN content to quickly validate their location and status,
and be automatically authorized to receive AFN programming.
Dated: December 3, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-28731 Filed 12-8-14; 8:45 am]
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