[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35632-35633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16705]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed Collection: Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
Readiness).

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel 
and Readiness) announces the following proposed 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 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 the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by August 
30, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the Office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Force Management 
Policy/Military Personnel Policy), ATTN: Dr. Jane Arabian, 4000 Defense 
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000.

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 (703) 697-9271.
    Title and Applicable OMB Control Number: Survey of Home School 
Associations, and OMB Control Number 0704-[to be determined].
    Needs and Uses: The Conference Report of the Storm Thurmond 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, Section 571, 
created a five-year pilot program that moved home school graduates from 
Tier II priority status (with General Education Development (GED) 
certificate holders) to Tier I (high school diploma graduates) for 
enlistment purposes. The purpose of this survey is to obtain 
information to support implementation of this program. Individual 
responses will be kept confidential. Only group statistics will be 
reported. All information will be used for research only. Participation 
will be voluntary.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 50.
    Number of Respondents: 200.

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    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: One time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The Conference Report (Section 571) of the Strom Thurmond National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 directs the 
establishment of a five-year pilot program requiring the Military 
Services to permit home school graduates and General Education 
Development (GED) certificate holders from the National Guard Youth 
ChalleNGe Program to enter the military with the same enlistment 
priority as high school diploma graduates. The Act also includes a 
requirement that the Government evaluate the program's effectiveness. 
The proposed survey supports this requirement. The survey will be 
administered to representatives of home school associations nationwide. 
The survey will gather information on how military recruiters can 
effectively reach out to home schoolers. It will also gather 
information on how military recruiters can identify genuine home school 
graduates.

    Dated: June 25, 1999.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 99-16705 Filed 6-30-99; 8:45 am]
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