Notice2023-24534
Submission for Review: 3206-0246, CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS) Registration System
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Published
November 7, 2023
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Personnel Management Office
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Human Resources Solutions, offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the extension with change of a currently approved information collection request (ICR): 3206-0246, CyberCorps[supreg]: Scholarship for Service (SFS) Registration system.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76865-76866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24534]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
[Docket ID: OPM-2023-0038]
Submission for Review: 3206-0246, CyberCorps[supreg]: Scholarship
for Service (SFS) Registration System
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Human Resources
Solutions, offers the general public and other Federal agencies the
opportunity to comment on the extension with change of a currently
approved information collection request (ICR): 3206-0246,
CyberCorps[supreg]: Scholarship for Service (SFS) Registration system.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and should be received on or before
January 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by the following method:
<bullet> Federal Rulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must include the agency name and docket
number for this document. The general policy for comments and other
submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions
available for public viewing at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> as they are
received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting: U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, Student Programs Branch, Attention: Laura
Knowles, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106-2826 or via
electronic email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#10637663507f607d3e777f66"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3f4c594c7f504f5211585049">[email protected]</span></a> or phone at 202-246-2740.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CyberCorps[supreg] Scholarship for
Service (SFS) Program was established by the National Science
Foundation, in collaboration with the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management and the Department of Homeland Security, in accordance with
the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (Pub. L.: 113-274), as
amended by the National Defense Authorization Act and CHIPS and Science
Act and codified at 15 U.S.C. 7442. This initiative reflects the
critical need for Information Technology (IT) professionals, industrial
control system security professionals, and security managers in
government. The goals of the SFS Program are to: (1) increase the
number of qualified and diverse cybersecurity candidates for government
cybersecurity positions; (2) improve the national capacity for the
education of cybersecurity professionals and research and development
workforce; (3) hire, monitor, and retain high-quality
CyberCorps[supreg] graduates in the cybersecurity mission of Federal
Government; and (4) strengthen partnerships between institutions of
higher education and Federal, state, local, and tribal governments. OPM
partners with NSF in this program by aiding in matching SFS students to
potential agencies, coordinating students' transition into government
employment, monitoring students' compliance with program requirements,
and assessing whether the program helps meet the personnel needs of the
federal government for information infrastructure protection.
The SFS Program provides funds to institutions of higher education
for student scholarships in support of education in areas relevant to
cybersecurity and cybersecurity-related aspects of other related fields
as appropriate, including artificial intelligence, quantum computing,
and aerospace. Students identified by their institutions for SFS
Scholarships must meet selection criteria based on prior academic
performance, likelihood of success in obtaining the degree, and
suitability for government employment. Each scholarship recipient, as a
condition of receiving a scholarship under the program, enters into an
agreement under which the recipient agrees to work during the summer
between academic terms, and work for a period equal to the length of
the scholarship, following receipt of the student's degree, in a
position related to cybersecurity and in the cyber security mission
of--
(1) an executive agency (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 105);
(2) Congress, including any agency, entity, office, or commission
established in the legislative branch;
(3) an interstate agency;
(4) a State, local, or Tribal government;
(5) a State, local, or Tribal government-affiliated non-profit that
is critical infrastructure (as defined in section 1016(e) of the USA
Patriot Act (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)); or
(6) as an educator in the field of cybersecurity at a qualified
institution of higher education that provides SFS scholarships.
Additionally, scholarship recipients agree to provide OPM (in
coordination
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with the NSF) and the qualified institution of higher education with
annual verifiable documentation of post-award employment and up-to-date
contact information.
As required by 15 U.S.C. 7442, an SFS scholarship recipient is
financially liable to the United States if the individual: fails to
maintain an acceptable level of academic standing; is dismissed from
the applicable institution of higher education for disciplinary
reasons; withdraws from the eligible degree program before completing
the program; declares that they do not intend to fulfill the post-award
employment obligation; or fails to maintain or fulfill any of the post-
graduation or post-award employment obligations or requirements.
Failure to satisfy the academic requirements of the program or to
complete the service requirement results in forfeiture of the
scholarship award, which must either be repaid or reverted by the
institution to a student loan pro-rated accordingly to reflect partial
service completed.
Approval of the SFS Registration system is necessary to continue
management and operation of the program in accordance with the
Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (Pub. L.: 113-274), as amended by
the National Defense Authorization Act and CHIPS and Science Act of
2022 (15 U.S.C. 7442), and to facilitate the timely registration,
selection, placement, and monitoring of program-enrolled scholarship
recipients in Government agencies.
The burden estimate associated with this request is increasing from
past years. This is due to three primary reasons: an increased number
of scholars, increased reporting requirements, and reassessment of
previous reporting of burden estimates. Each year NSF awards grants to
additional universities to use for scholarships under the SFS program
which increases the number of students that receive scholarships, and
consequently, the number of scholars that need to be monitored through
the completion of their service commitment. Each student awarded a
scholarship must register their profile and resume with the SFS website
for the successful facilitation of their placement with a government
agency, and they must maintain up-to-date profile and employment
information through program completion. The annual employment
verification and profile maintenance was not previously collected, and
to meet this requirement, scholars and their affiliated academic
officials must report employment and up-to-date profile information.
Finally, the previous data collection requests only included new
scholars registering with the SFS portal. Costs attributable to the
requirement for scholars to provide annual employment verification and
to maintain an up-to-date profile have been captured in this burden
estimate in addition to the information collected from academic and
agency officials.
OPM is particularly interested in comments that:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
4. Ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submissions of responses.
Analysis
Agency: Office of Personnel Management.
Title: Scholarship for Service (SFS) Program internet Site
OMB Number: 3206-0246.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents: 1,303.
Estimated Time per Respondent:
New Scholars: 30 minutes.
Existing Scholars: 15 minutes.
Principal Investigators/Academic Officials: 35 minutes.
Agency Officials: 10 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 965 hours.
Office of Personnel Management.
Kayyonne Marston,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2023-24534 Filed 11-6-23; 8:45 am]
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