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 ROTC Scholarship

Nomination; AFROTC Form 36; OMB Number 0701-0103.

Type of Request: Reinstatement.

Number of Respondents: 500.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 500.

Average Burden per Response: 42 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 350.

Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is used by

the Air Force to identify the best-qualified applicants for the

scholarship, providing for a ``whole person'' evaluation. Respondents

are college students between the ages of 18 and 29 years. AFROTC Form

36 collects general identification and academic performance data,

academic aptitude, and Professor of Aerospace Studies (PAS) evaluation

of Air Force ROTC Scholarship applicant's performance and potential. It

is used by AFROTC Scholarship Selection Boards to determine eligibility

and competitiveness for award of scholarships involving expenditures of

Federal funds.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondents'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: January 28, 1998.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 98-2505 Filed 2-2-98; 8:45 am]

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