National Language Service Corps Pilot

OMB Control No: 0704-0449	ICR Reference No: 200807-0704-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOD/DODDEP	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Language Service Corps Pilot
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 07/11/2008
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/18/2008
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/02/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2009	6 Months From Approved
Responses	7,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	2,200	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: President Bush's National Security language initiative (NSLI) directed the Department of Defense to establish a 3-year pilot program administered by the National Security Education Program (NSEP) for the development and implementation of the national language Service Corps(NLSC). The mission of the NLSC is to identify individuals with language and special skills who may potentially qualify for temporary employment or service opportunities in the public sector during periods of national need or emergency.

Emergency Justfication: This information collection requirement is a direct result of the requirements outlined in President G. W. Bush’s National Security Language Initiative (NSLI) announced in January, 2006. As a subset to his Management Agenda of 2002, President Bush announced his National Security Language Initiative (NSLI) in January, 2006, which directed the Department of Defense to establish a three-year pilot program, administered by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), for the development and implementation of the National Language Service Corps (NLSC). Originally named the Civilian Linguist Reserve Corps (CLRC), the NLSC Pilot was initially authorized in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005. The actual launch of the NLSC was delayed for almost two years until authority was transferred to the Secretary of Defense and funding was provided in the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007. The NLSC Pilot was formally established in April, 2007, and went public when the DoD published its press release in January, 2008. Achievement of the goals to complete the pilot by the end of Fiscal Year 2009 depends on the approval of this emergency process. Congress has expressed directly to the Secretary of Defense its strong interest in seeing this effort move ahead as expeditiously as possible. The successful National Language Service Corps will not only address vital gaps in federal preparedness, but also serve to reinforce the importance of language skills in the American population and the U.S. education system. If this information collection is not approved under an emergency process, the progress of the NLSC Pilot will be severely delayed and many of those who have already expressed interest in this program will be lost through inertia. Per Congressional order in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, the NLSC Pilot is directed to start recruiting. Without the ability to collect information, there can be no recruiting of this initial cadre of language-skilled individuals.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 108 - 487 613 Name of Law: null    PL: Pub.L. 109 - 364 944 Name of Law: null    US Code: 50 USC 403-1b Name of Law: null

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 109 - 364 944 Name of Law: null

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name National Language Service Corps Pilot DD Form x559, DD Form x558, DD Form x560, DD Form x561 NLSC Application ,   Detailed Skilled Self-Assessment ,   Global Self Assessment ,   Language Data Sheet

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	7,000	0	7,000	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,200	0	2,200	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: New Collection

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $24,150

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Robert Cushing 703 604-6269 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 07/02/2008

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