Proposed Information Collection Available for Public Comment

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Proposed Information Collection Available for Public Comment

AGENCY: Director of Information Systems for Command, Control,

Communications, and Computers (DISC4), U.S. Army.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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.

U.S. Military Academy (USMA) programs and curricula undergo

periodic review for accreditation by the Accreditation Board of

Engineering and Technology (ABET). As input to an upcoming review,

perceptions of graduates about the effectiveness of their USMA

education are required. The Superintendent delegates responsibility to

the Director of Institutional Research for performing special

institutional research projects such as program evaluations.

Title: West Point Graduates Survey 1996.

Needs and Uses: The perceptions of graduates on the effectiveness

of the U.S. Military Academy programs and curricula are needed for

periodic accreditation by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and

Technology (ABET). ABET considers graduate feedback essential to the

program. The information collected will be used to evaluate programs/

curricula and make changes deemed advisable.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Annual Burden Hours: 1,059.

Number of Respondents: 1,826.

Responses Per Respondents: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 35 minutes.

Frequency: One time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 below address or

call the Department of the Army Reports Clearance Officer at (703) 614-

0454.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments and recommendations

on the proposed information collection should be sent to United States

Military Academy, Institutional Research and Analysis Branch, ATTN:

MAOR-R, (DR. W. BURKE), BLDG. 2101, West Point, New York 10996.

Consideration will be given to all comments received within 60 days of

the date of publication of this notice.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 95-27613 Filed 11-7-95; 8:45 am]

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