Billing Code: 6001-FR
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2024-OS-0064]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
(OUSD(R&E)), Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: 60-day information collection notice.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Strategic
Capital (OSC) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on
the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and 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 [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS
AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].
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: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for
Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09,
Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.

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 DoD Loan Program Office (LPO), Office of Strategic Capital, 3030
Defense Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301-3030, ATTN: David Vidal, Office of Strategic
Capital Director of Credit Programs, Tel. No.: 703-545-1903, Email:
Federal.Register.Notice@osc.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: DoD Loan Program Office Application Part 1 and
Part 2; OMB Control Number 0704-OSCL.
Needs and Uses: The Department of Defense Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) was statutorily
created in section 903 of the National Defense Authorization Act, 2024 (Pub. L. 118-31).
Section 903(b) authorized the Secretary to establish a pilot program to make loans, issue loan
guarantees, and provide technical assistance to eligible entities, as defined in the statute, that
operate within defined critical technology categories. Section 8140 of the Further Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2024 appropriated funds to the OSC pilot program to make loans and issue
loan guarantees. That pilot program is designated as the DoD Loan Program Office (DoD LPO).
Applications for such loans and loan guarantees will be divided in two parts – a Part 1 and a Part
2. Application Part 1 will include basic information about the applicant and project management,
the project or transaction for which the applicant seeks a loan, basic financial information
regarding the applicant, project or transaction sources and uses of funds, and statutory eligibility
criteria. Application Part 2 will go into more depth regarding the details of the project or

transaction, the applicant’s finances, the applicant’s management and control, and any
environmental issues that may apply. The information collection is necessary and will be used
for DoD LPO to first, in Part 1, assess the likelihood that a prospective borrower and a
prospective project or transaction meet the eligibility requirements for obtaining a direct loan or
loan guarantee from DoD LPO and to prioritize the Part 1 applications to determine which
applications will be invited to submit the Application Part 2. The Application Part 2 will be used
to complete a detailed underwriting review of all aspects of a prospective borrower’s loan
application including eligibility, creditworthiness, alignment with the OSC mission, and other
credit, technical and legal risks inherent in a specific project or transaction.
Affected Public: “Eligible Entities” as defined in 10 U.S.C. 149(e)(3)).
DoD LPO Application Part 1
Annual Burden Hours: 500.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 50.
Average Burden per Response: 10 hours.
DoD LPO Application Part 2
Annual Burden Hours: 350.
Number of Respondents: 10.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 10.
Average Burden per Response: 35 hours.
Total
Annual Burden Hours: 850.
Number of Respondents: 60.
Annual Responses: 60.

Frequency: On occasion.
Dated: May 30, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 2024-12935 Filed: 6/12/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/13/2024]