[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 62037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25178]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.

ACTION: Notice

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Army announces a 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 
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 December 
2, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the Director of Admissions, 
U.S. Military Academy, Official Mail & Distribution Center, ATTN: 
(Joseph Dineen), 646 Swift Road, West Point, NY 10996-1905. 
Consideration will be given to all comments received within 60 days of 
the date of publication of this notice.

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 Department of the Army Reports Clearance Officer at (703) 692-
1451.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Offered Candidate 
Procedures, USMA Forms: 5-499, 5-490, 2-66, 847, 5-489, 4-519, 8-2, 6-
154, 5-515, 534, 5-516, and 580-1, OMB Control 0702-0062.
    Needs and Uses: West Point candidates provide personal background 
information which allows the west Point Admissions Committee to make 
subjective judgments on non-academic experiences. Data are also used by 
West Point's Office of Institutional Research for correlation with 
success in graduation and military careers. The purpose of this 
activity is to obtain a group of applicants who eventually may be 
evaluated for admission to West Point.
    Affected Public: Individual or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 19,325.
    Number of Respondents: 92,525.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 10, U.S.C. 4346 provides requirements 
for admission of candidates to the U.S. Military Academy. The U.S. 
Military Academy USMA strives to motivate outstanding potential 
candidates to apply for admission to USMA. Once candidates are found, 
USMA collects information necessary to nurture them through successful 
completion of the application process.

Luz D. Ortiz,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-25178 Filed 10-2-02; 8:45 am]
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