[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 103 (Friday, May 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 29389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14227]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: United States Air Force Academy (USAFA).
ACTION: Notice.
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In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the United States Air Force Academy, Office of the USAF
Academy Admissions Liaison, Karen E. Parker, Chief of Admissions
Liaison, Room 5E152, 1040 Air Force Pentagon, announces the proposed
reinstatement of a public information collection and seeks public
comment on 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 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 July 28,
1998.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to: Karen E. Parker, Chief,
Admissions Liaison, United States Air Force Academy Liaison Office,
USAFA/RRA, Room 5E152, 1040 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-
1040.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this
proposed information collection of information, please write to above
address.
Title, Associated form, and OMB Number: DD Form 1870, ``Nomination
for Appointment to the United States Military Academy, Naval Academy
and Air Force Academy,'' OMB Number 0701-0026.
Needs and uses: The information collection requirement is necessary
in order to receive nominations from all Members of Congress, Vice
President, Delegates to Congress, and the Governor and Resident
Commissioner of Puerto Rico annually to each of the three service
academies as legal nominating authorities. This information collection
which results in appointments made to the academies is in compliance
with 10 USC 4362, 6953, 9342 and 32 CFR 901.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Annual Burden Hours: 7,713.
Number of Respondents: 15,425.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 5 hour.
Frequency: One time annually.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
The DD Form 1870, Nomination for Appointment to the United States
Military Academy, Naval Academy, and Air Force Academy, is used solely
by legal nominating authorities who by federal law are entitled to make
appointments to the three service academies. The form is used by all
three service academies. The nomination form allows for legal
nominating authorities to select by checking one box as to which
academy is being provided with the name of a nominee. The form provides
the required information in order for a nomination to be processed.
Eligibility information concerning the nominees is also satisfied via
the data requested. The legal nominating authority identifies himself
and must date and sign the form to make it a legally acceptable form.
The form provides three addresses for the form to be returned.
Addresses are provided at the bottom of the form for each of the
service academies in order that the appropriate academy may receive the
form which has been so designated to be sent to them.
Barbara A. Carmichael,
Alternate Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-14227 Filed 5-28-98; 8:45 am]
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