Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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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, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Air Force Academy Candidate

Personal Data Record; USAFA Form 146; OMB Number 0701-0064.

Type of Request: Reinstatement.

Number of Respondents: 4,176.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 4,176.

Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 2,088.

Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary

to obtain data on a candidate's family and personal background for use

in determining eligibility and selection to the Air Force Academy. The

information collected under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 9346. The

respondents are students applying for admission to the U.S. Air Force

Academy. Each student's high school athletic, nonathletic, and

extracurricular activities are reviewed to determine eligibility. If

the information on this form is not collected, the individual cannot be

considered for admittance to the Air Force Academy.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Edward C. Springer.

Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information

collection should be sent to Mr. Springer 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: October 30, 1997.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97-29178 Filed 11-4-97; 8:45 am]

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