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: United States Air Force

Academy Application (Precandidate Questionnaire/PCQ); USAFA Form 149;

OMB Number 0701-0087.

Type of request: Reinstatement.

Number of respondents: 11,000.

Responses per respondent: 1.

Annual responses: 11,000.

Average burden per response: 24 minutes.

Annual burden hours: 4,400.

Needs and uses: The information collection requirement is necessary

to obtain data on the candidate's high school academic background for

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

The information collected on this form is required by 10 U.S.C. 9346.

The information is necessary in order to provide a preliminary

assessment of an applicant's qualifications for admission. Without this

early evaluation, both the Academy and applicant might proceed well

into the admission cycle without a true understanding of the

applicant's chances for admission.

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 26, 1998.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 98-29059 Filed 10-29-98; 8:45 am]

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