[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 34452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13343]


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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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    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 July 31, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the United States Army 
Recruiting Command, Program analysis & Evaluation Directorate, Building 
1307 3rd Avenue, Fort Knox, Kentucky 4012-2726, ATTN: (Mary H. Baker). 
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: Survey of Army Applicants Who were ``Qualified Not 
Enlisted'' (QNE) or Those Who entered the Delayed Entry Program (DEP) 
but Chose Not to complete the Enlistment Process.
    Needs and Uses: A very large number of individuals make a decision 
to enlist in the Army and, although qualified, do not complete the 
enlistment process. Another group of individuals actually enlists, and 
become members of the Delayed Entry Program, then later changes their 
mind prior to actual ship date and become a loss. Understanding the 
reasons for these losses may place the Army Recruiting Command in a 
better position to provide the necessary number of recruits to maintain 
end strength.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 784.
    Number of Respondents: 8000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 21 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Supplementary Information: The survey effort will track the role 
that expectations play in an individual's decision to become a loss. 
The model employed in this effort was derived from literature 
pertaining to organizational socialization, motivation, and decision-
making, and posits that Delayed Entry Program attrition is a function 
of personal characteristics, as well as changes in a recruit's 
attitudes, perceptions, and valued outcomes. This survey effort will 
collect expectation metrics concerning the value of Army enlistment 
incentives, training, and job/occupational choices.

Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-13343 Filed 5-26-00; 8:45 am]
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