97-24144. Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 176 (Thursday, September 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 47797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24144]


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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), U.S. Army; 
DOD.

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.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 
10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to U.S. Army Research Institute 
for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, 5001 Eisenhower Avenue, 
Alexandria, VA 22333-5600 Attn: (Dr. Peter J. Legree). 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 to copy of the proposal and associated collection 
instruments, please write to the above address, or call Department of 
the Army Reports clearance officer at [phone].
    Title: Modeling the Individual Enlistment Decision.
    Needs and Uses: The career decision survey captures the attitudes 
of 16-21 year old youth toward service, as well as other available 
career options. It also addresses qualification for service, primarily 
in terms of aptitude, and their availability. This administration will 
be used to identify the items that best predict enlistment propensity, 
and to segment the population by quality and availability factors.
    Affected Public: Individual or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2000.
    Number of Respondents: 4000.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: One time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The new data collected will be used by 
analyst within the Army Research Institute and its prime contractor, 
the (HumRRO), to investigate the viability of alternative means of 
indirectly assessing cognitive ability and enlistment propensity. If 
the collection were not conducted, the Army would not have the 
information of improved relevance and validity needed to fulfill and 
improve upon its recruiting mission.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-24144 Filed 9-10-97; 8:45 am]
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