Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 103 / Friday, May 29, 1998 / Notices 29389

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: May 22, 1998.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 98–14178 Filed 5–28–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title and OMB Number: Defense

Federal Acquisition Regulation

Supplement (DFARS) Subpart 237.70,

Mortuary Services, and the associated

clause at DFARS 252.237–7011; OMB

Number 0704–0231.

Type of Request: Extension.

Number of Respondents: 800.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Annual Response: 800.

Average Burden Per Response: 30

minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 400.

Needs and Uses: This requirement

provides for the collection of necessary

information from contractors regarding

the results of the embalming process

under contracts for mortuary services.

The information is used to ensure

proper preparation of the body for

shipment and burial. The clause at

DFARS 252.237–7011, Preparation

History, requires that the contractor

submit information describing the

results of the embalming process on

each body prepared for burial under a

DoD contract.

Affected Public: Business or Other

For-Profit.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Peter N.Weiss.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should sent to

Mr. Weiss at the Office of Management

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room

10236, New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: May 22, 1998.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 98–14179 Filed 5–28–98; 8:45 am]

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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.

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–560–000]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

May 22, 1998.

Take notice that on May 18, 1998,

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation