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[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 103 (Friday, May 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 29389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14227]

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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.

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    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.
[FR Doc. 98-14227 Filed 5-28-98; 8:45 am]
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