Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 170 / Wednesday, September 3, 1997 / Notices 46485

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Rule

Enforcement Review.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Jean A. Webb, 202–418–5100.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of

Defense (Personnel and Readiness),

DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

In compliance with section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction At of 1995, the Office of the

Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel

and Readiness) announces the following

proposed reinstatement of a 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.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all

comments received by November 3,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

DoD Educational Activity, Rm 610, 4040

N. Fairfax Drive, ATTN: Ms. Teresa M.

Jenkins, Arlington, VA 22203.

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

Teresa M. Jenkins at (703) 696–

3104x2637.

Title, Associated Form, and OMB

Control Number: Employment

Opportunities for Educators; DS Forms

5010, 5011, 5012 and 5013; OMB

Number 0704–0370.

Needs and Uses: This information

collection requirement is necessary to

obtain information on prospective

applicants for educator positions within

the Department of Defense Education

Activity, Department of Defense

Dependents Schools. The information is

used to verify employment history of

educator applicants and to determine

creditable previous experience for paysetting purposes on candidates selected

for positions. In addition, the

information is used to ensure that those

individuals selected for employment

with the Department of Defense

Education Activity possess the abilities

and personal traits which give promise

of outstanding success under the

unusual circumstances they will find

working abroad. Information gathered is

also used to ensure that the Department

of Defense Dependents Schools

personnel practices meet the

requirements of Federal law.

Completion of the forms is entirely

voluntary with the exception of the form

requesting a professional evaluation of

the applicant. This information is

gathered from those in supervisory and

managerial positions to ascertain

information relative to the educator’s

personality and professional abilities.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Annual Burden Hours: 15,141.

Number of Respondents: 36,300.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 75

minutes.

Frequency: On occasion.

SUPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

The primary objective of the

information collection is to ensure a

quality education from prekindergarten

through grade 12 for the eligible minor

dependents of the Department of

Defense military and civilian personnel

on official overseas assignments. This is

accomplished by securing data from

applicants for educational positions and

officials with sufficient information to

address the applicant’s traits and

characteristics.

The forms associated with this data

collection include:

Department of Defense Dependents

Schools Supplemental Application for

Overseas Employment (DS Form 5010).

The primary objective of this voluntary

form is to ascertain applicant’s

eligibility for educator positions.

Department of Defense Dependents

Schools Professional Evaluation (DS

Form 5011). This form is provided to

officials in managerial and supervisory

positions as a means of verifying

abilities and personal traits of

applicants for educator positions to

ensure the selection of the best qualified

individual to occupy educator positions.

Department of Defense Dependents

Schools Voluntary Questionnaire (DS

Form 5012). This voluntary form helps

ensure that the Department of Defense

Education Activity’s personnel practices

meet the requirements of Federal law.

Department of Defense Dependents

Schools Verification of Professional

Educator Employment For Salary Rating

Purposes (DS Form 5013). The purpose

of this voluntary form is to verify

employment history of educator

applicants and to determine creditable

previous experience for pay-setting

purposes on selected candidates.

Dated: August 28, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Notice of Closed Meeting of the Chief

of Naval Operations (CNO) Executive

Panel

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. App. 2), notice is hereby given

that the Chief of Naval Operations

(CNO) Executive Panel will meet 26

September 1997 from 1500–1600 at the

office of the Chief of Naval Operations,

2000 Navy Pentagon, Washington, DC

20350–2000. This session will be closed

to the public.

The purpose of this meeting is to

conduct the final briefing of the

Business Simulation Task Force to the

Chief of Naval Operations. These

matters constitute classified information

that is specifically authorized by

Executive order to be kept secret in the

interest of national defense and are, in

fact, properly classified pursuant to

such Executive order. Accordingly, the

Secretary of the Navy has determined in

writing that the public interest requires

that all sessions of the meeting be closed

to the public because they will be

concerned with matters listed in section

552b(c) (1) of title 5, United States Code.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING

THIS MEETING CONTACT: Janice Graham,

Assistant for CNO Executive Panel

Management, 4401 Ford Avenue, Suite

601, Alexandria, Virginia 22302–0268,

telephone number (703) 681–6205.