[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 46 (Thursday, March 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 9150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5289]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Proposed Information Collection Available for Public Comment
ACTION: Notice.
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In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel
and Readiness) announces the following 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 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.
Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information
collection should be sent to the Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Requirements and Resources), ATTN:
Reports Clearance Officer, Room 3C980, 4000 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301-4000. Consideration will be given to all comments
received within 60 days of the date of publication of this notice.
TITLE AND OMB CONTROL NUMBER: Joint Recruiting Advertising Program, OMB
Control Number 0704-0351.
SUMMARY: Every year, the Department of Defense publishes an information
folder about ROTC Scholarships. These folders are sent to each high
school guidance counselor in the country for their use in acquainting
their students with Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship
opportunities. Included in these folders are reply cards that
individual students can use to request additional information about
ROTC scholarships. The reply cards, which the students respond to on a
strictly voluntary basis, ask for the student's name, address, high
school, graduation date, date of birth, phone number, whether they are
a U.S. citizen, name of college they plan to attend, gender and social
security number. The social security number is used for tracking
purposes only and the gender information is used for statistical
purposes only,
Needs and Uses: Section 503, Title 10 U.S. Code, directs the
Secretary of Defense to conduct intensive recruiting campaigns for the
Armed Forces encouraging military service. The Joint Recruiting
Advertising Program (JRAP) supports Armed Forces recruitment efforts
with cost-effective advertising support. The JRAP ROTC Scholarship
Folder reply cards generate qualified ROTC scholarship applications.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Burden Hours (Including Recordkeeping): 311.
Number of Respondents: 18,650.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 1 minute.
Frequency: One-time.
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 above address or call the Office of
the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) Reports
Clearance Officer at (703) 614-8989.
Dated: February 29, 1996.
L. M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 96-5289 Filed 3-6-96; 8:45 am]
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