Proposed Collection: Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Proposed Collection: Comment Request

AGENCY: Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, Operations

Section.

ACTION: Notice.

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In compliance with Section 3506 (c) (2) (A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training

Corps, Operations Section, announces the proposed reinstatement of a

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 February

20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to AFROTC/DOJ, 551 East Maxwell

Blvd, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 36112-6106.

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 AFROTC/DOJO at (334) 953-5116.

Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Application for

Establishment of Air Force Junior ROTC Unit, AFROTC Form 59, OMB Number

0701-0114.

Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary

to obtain information about schools which would like to host an Air

Force Junior ROTC unit.

Affected Public: Schools which desire to establish an Air Force

Junior ROTC unit.

Annual Burden Hours: 20.

Number of Respondents: 40.

Average Burden Per Respondent: 30 minutes.

Frequency: One time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

Respondents are high school officials who provide information about

their school which is interested in hosting an Air Force JROTC unit.

The completed form is used to determine the eligibility of the school

to host an Air Force JROTC unit. If the form is not included in the

file, a school cannot be offered the opportunity to host an AFJROTC

unit.

Barbara A. Carmichael,

Alternate Air Force, Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 97-33347 Filed 12-19-97; 8:45 am]

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