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App. 10(d) (1994)), it has been

determined that this Advisory Group

meeting concerns matters listed in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) (1994), and that

accordingly, this meeting will be closed

to the public.

Dated: July 21, 1998.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Meeting of the DOD Advisory Group on

Electron Devices

AGENCY: Department of Defense,

Advisory Group on Electron Devices.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The DoD Advisory Group on

Electron Devices (AGED) announces a

closed session meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held at

0900, Thursday, September 10, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The meting will be held at

Palisades Institute for Research

Services, 1745 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Eliot Cohen, AGED Secretariat, 1745

Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Square

Four, Suite 500, Arlington, Virginia

22202.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

mission of the Advisory Group is to

provide advice to the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition and

Technology, to the Director of Defense

Research and Engineering (DDR&E), and

through the DDR&E to the Director,

Defense Advanced Research Projects

Agency and the Military Departments in

planning and managing an effective and

economical research and development

program in the area of electron devices.

The AGED meeting will be limited to

review of research and development

programs which the Military

Departments propose to initiate with

industry, universities or in their

laboratories. The agenda for this

meeting will include programs on

Radiation Hardened Devices,

Microwave Tubes, Displays and Lasers.

The review will include details of

classified defense programs throughout.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

Pub. L. 92–463, as amended, (5 U.S.C.

App. Section 10(d) (1994)), it has been

determined that this Advisory Group

meeting concerns matters listed in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(l)(1994), and that

accordingly, this meeting will be closed

to the public.

Dated: July 21, 1998.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate, OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Meeting of the DOD Advisory Group on

Electron Devices

AGENCY: Department of Defense,

Advisory Group on Electron Devices.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Working Group C (ElectroOptics) of the DoD Advisory Group on

Electron Devices (AGED) announces a

closed session meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held at

0900, Tuesday, August 25, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

Palisades Institute for Research

Services, 1745 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elise Rabin, AGED Secretariat, 1745

Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Square

Four, Suite 500, Arlington, Virginia

22202.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

mission of the Advisory Group is to

provide advice to the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition and

Technology, to the Director of Defense

Research and Engineering (DDR&E), and

through the DDR&E to the Director,

Defense Advanced Research Projects

Agency and the Military Departments in

planning and managing an effective and

economical research and development

program in the area of electron devices.

The Working Group C meeting will be

limited to review of research and

development programs which the

Military Departments propose to initiate

with industry, universities or in their

laboratories. This opto-electronic device

area includes such programs as imaging

device, infrared detectors and lasers.

The review will include details of

classified defense programs throughout.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

Pub. L. 92–463, as amended, (5 U.S.C.

App. Section 10(d)(1994)), it has been

determined that this Advisory Group

meeting concerns matters listed in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1)(1994), and that

accordingly, this meeting will be closed

to the public.

Dated: July 21, 1998.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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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).

ACTION: Notice.

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 September 25,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Department of the Army, United States

Military Academy, West Point, New

York 10996 ATTN: (Joseph E. Dineen).

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: Candidate Procedures, USMA

Forms, 21–26, 21–23, 21–25, 21–16, 21–

14, 21–8, 5–520, 5–518, 5–497, FL 481,

FL 546, FL 5–2, FL 5–26, FL 5–515, FL

480–1, FL 520, FL 261, OMB Control

Number 0702–0061.

Needs and Uses: West Point

candidates provide personal background
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information which allows the West

Point Admissions Committee to make

subjective judgment on non-academic

experiences. Data are also used by West

Point’s Office of Institutional Research

for correlation with success in

graduation and military careers.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Annual Burden Hours: 129,265.

Number of Respondents: 91,875.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 14

minutes.

Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: West

Point candidates provide personal

background information which allows

the West Point Admissions committee

to make subjective judgment on

academic and non-academic

experiences to determine qualification

for admission to West Point.

Approximately 12,000 to 13,000

applicant files are opened each year and

about 4,500 are evaluated by the

Admissions Committee during each

admissions cycle.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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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).

ACTION: Notice.

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 September 25,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should not be

sent to Department of the Army, United

States Military Academy, West Point,

New York 10996, ATTN: (Joseph E.

Dineen). 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: Offered Candidate Procedures,

USMA Forms, 534, 5–499, 5–490, 2–66,

847, 5–489, 5–519, 8–2, 6–154, 5–515,

5–26, 5–516, FL 480–1, OMB Control

Number 0702–0062.

Needs and uses: West Point

candidates provide personal background

information which allows the West

Point Admissions Committee to make

subjective judgment on non-academic

experiences. Data are also used by West

Point’s Office of Institutional Research

for correlation with success in

graduation and military careers.

Affected public: Individuals or

households.

Annual Burden Hours: 1,383.

Number of Respondents: 16,600.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 5

minutes..

Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Admissions Office and other agencies at

the U.S. Military Academy require

information on candidates who receive

an offer of admission to enable them to

order supplies, clothes, eye glasses and

prepare travel arrangement for the

incoming class. All information

collected on candidates is stored in

locked rooms with restricted access to

authorized personnel only.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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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).

ACTION: Notice.

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 September 25,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Department of the Army, United States

Military Academy, West Point, New

York 10996 ATTN: (Joseph E. Dineen).

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: Pre-Candidate Procedures,

USMA Forms, 375, 723, 450, 21–12, 21–

27, 381, OMB Control Number 0702–

0060.

Needs And Uses: West Point

candidates provide personal background

information which allows the West

Point Admissions Committee to make

subjective judgment on non-academic

experiences. Data are also used by West

Point’s Office of Institutional Research

for correlation with success in

graduation and military careers.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Annual Burden Hours: 8,258.

Number of Respondents: 65,100.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 9

minutes.

Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Student

information is obtained through the use

of business reply cards on posters and

in publications, permitting potential

candidates to request information on the