[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40106-40107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19919]


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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.

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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 
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.
[FR Doc. 98-19919 Filed 7-24-98; 8:45 am]
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