Notice2024-20175
Submission for Review: 3206-0246, CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS) Registration System
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Published
September 9, 2024
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Personnel Management Office
Abstract
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 89, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73130-73132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20175]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: 3206-0246, CyberCorps[supreg]: Scholarship
for Service (SFS) Registration System
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: 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 within 30
calendar days from the date of this publication. This process is
conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of
publication of
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this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection request by selecting ``Office of Personnel
Management'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check ``Only Show
ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.
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, via phone at
202-606-1200, or via electronic email at: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9eedf8eddef1eef3b0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a293c291a352a37743d352c">[email protected]</span></a>
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 CyberCorps[supreg] Scholarship for Service (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 to 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 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, a 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 CyberCorps[supreg]: Scholarship for Service (SFS)
Registration system is necessary to continue management and operation
of the program 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 information 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.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Human Resources Solutions
Division, offers the general public and other Federal agencies the
opportunity to comment on an existing information collection request
(ICR) 3206-0246, SFS Registration System. The information collection
was previously published in the Federal Register at 86 FR 17219
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received
for this information collection. The purpose of this notice is to allow
an additional 30 days for public comments.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 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;
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3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
4. Identify ways in which OPM 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: CyberCorps[supreg]: Scholarship for Service, 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.
Alexys Stanley,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2024-20175 Filed 9-6-24; 8:45 am]
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