[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40106-40107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19919]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (DAPE-ZXI-RM).
ACTION: Notice.
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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.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by
September 25, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to Department of the Army, United
States Military Academy, West Point, New York 10996 ATTN: (Joseph E.
Dineen). Consideration will be given to all comments received within 60
days of the date of publication of this notice.
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 the above address, or call Department of the Army
Reports clearance officer at (703) 614-0454.
Title: Candidate Procedures, USMA Forms, 21-26, 21-23, 21-25, 21-
16, 21-14, 21-8, 5-520, 5-518, 5-497, FL 481, FL 546, FL 5-2, FL 5-26,
FL 5-515, FL 480-1, FL 520, FL 261, OMB Control Number 0702-0061.
Needs and Uses: West Point candidates provide personal background
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information which allows the West Point Admissions Committee to make
subjective judgment on non-academic experiences. Data are also used by
West Point's Office of Institutional Research for correlation with
success in graduation and military careers.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Burden Hours: 129,265.
Number of Respondents: 91,875.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 14 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: West Point candidates provide personal
background information which allows the West Point Admissions committee
to make subjective judgment on academic and non-academic experiences to
determine qualification for admission to West Point. Approximately
12,000 to 13,000 applicant files are opened each year and about 4,500
are evaluated by the Admissions Committee during each admissions cycle.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-19919 Filed 7-24-98; 8:45 am]
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