Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: United States Air Force Academy (USAFA).

ACTION: Notice.

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

Act of 1995, the United States Air Force Academy, Office of the USAF

Academy Admissions Liaison, Karen E. Parker, Chief of Admissions

Liaison, Room 5E152, 1040 Air Force Pentagon, announces the proposed

reinstatement of a public information collection and seeks public

comment on 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 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 July 28,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to: Karen E. Parker, Chief,

Admissions Liaison, United States Air Force Academy Liaison Office,

USAFA/RRA, Room 5E152, 1040 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-

1040.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this

proposed information collection of information, please write to above

address.

Title, Associated form, and OMB Number: DD Form 1870, ``Nomination

for Appointment to the United States Military Academy, Naval Academy

and Air Force Academy,'' OMB Number 0701-0026.

Needs and uses: The information collection requirement is necessary

in order to receive nominations from all Members of Congress, Vice

President, Delegates to Congress, and the Governor and Resident

Commissioner of Puerto Rico annually to each of the three service

academies as legal nominating authorities. This information collection

which results in appointments made to the academies is in compliance

with 10 USC 4362, 6953, 9342 and 32 CFR 901.

Affected Public: Individuals and households.

Annual Burden Hours: 7,713.

Number of Respondents: 15,425.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden per Response: 5 hour.

Frequency: One time annually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

The DD Form 1870, Nomination for Appointment to the United States

Military Academy, Naval Academy, and Air Force Academy, is used solely

by legal nominating authorities who by federal law are entitled to make

appointments to the three service academies. The form is used by all

three service academies. The nomination form allows for legal

nominating authorities to select by checking one box as to which

academy is being provided with the name of a nominee. The form provides

the required information in order for a nomination to be processed.

Eligibility information concerning the nominees is also satisfied via

the data requested. The legal nominating authority identifies himself

and must date and sign the form to make it a legally acceptable form.

The form provides three addresses for the form to be returned.

Addresses are provided at the bottom of the form for each of the

service academies in order that the appropriate academy may receive the

form which has been so designated to be sent to them.

Barbara A. Carmichael,

Alternate Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 98-14227 Filed 5-28-98; 8:45 am]

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