# Proposed Collection; Comment Request
**AGENCY:**
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness, DoD.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
In compliance with the *Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,* the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness 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 6, 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.
**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 Program Manager, Spouse Education & Career Opportunities Program, Office of Family Policy/Children and Youth, Military Community and Family Policy, 4800 Mark Center Drive Suite 03G15, Alexandria, VA 22350-2300 ATTN: Mr. Eddy Mentzer, or 571-372-0857.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:* Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts Scholarship (MyCAA); OMB Control Number 0704-XXXX.
*Needs and Uses:* This information collection requirement is necessary to allow eligible spouses to submit information for approval of financial scholarships to pursue portable careers.
*Affected Public:* Military spouse users of MyCAA Portal.
*Annual Burden Hours:* 262,500.
*Number of Respondents:* 350,000.
*Responses per Respondent:* 1.
*Average Burden per Response:* 45 minutes.
*Frequency:* On occasion.
The Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts Scholarship (MyCAA) is a career development and employment assistance program sponsored by the DoD to help military spouses and same-sex domestic partners pursue licenses, certificates, certifications or associate's degrees (excluding associate's degrees in general studies, liberal arts, and interdisciplinary studies that do not have a concentration) necessary for gainful employment in high demand, high growth portable career fields and occupations; to provide a record of educational endeavors and progress of military spouses and same-sex domestic partners participating in education services; and to manage the tuition assistance scholarship, track enrollments and funding and to facilitate communication with participants via email. Records may also be used as a management tool for statistical analysis, tracking, reporting, evaluating program effectiveness and conducting research.
Dated: December 2, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.