95-27613. Proposed Information Collection Available for Public Comment

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 56322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27613]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Proposed Information Collection Available for Public Comment

AGENCY: Director of Information Systems for Command, Control, 
Communications, and Computers (DISC4), U.S. Army.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Army 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.
    U.S. Military Academy (USMA) programs and curricula undergo 
periodic review for accreditation by the Accreditation Board of 
Engineering and Technology (ABET). As input to an upcoming review, 
perceptions of graduates about the effectiveness of their USMA 
education are required. The Superintendent delegates responsibility to 
the Director of Institutional Research for performing special 
institutional research projects such as program evaluations.
    Title: West Point Graduates Survey 1996.
    Needs and Uses: The perceptions of graduates on the effectiveness 
of the U.S. Military Academy programs and curricula are needed for 
periodic accreditation by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and 
Technology (ABET). ABET considers graduate feedback essential to the 
program. The information collected will be used to evaluate programs/
curricula and make changes deemed advisable.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,059.
    Number of Respondents: 1,826.
    Responses Per Respondents: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 35 minutes.
    Frequency: One time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To request more information on this proposed 
information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to the below address or 
call the Department of the Army Reports Clearance Officer at (703) 614-
0454.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments and recommendations 
on the proposed information collection should be sent to United States 
Military Academy, Institutional Research and Analysis Branch, ATTN: 
MAOR-R, (DR. W. BURKE), BLDG. 2101, West Point, New York 10996. 
Consideration will be given to all comments received within 60 days of 
the date of publication of this notice.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-27613 Filed 11-7-95; 8:45 am]
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