[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 248 (Friday, December 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73787-73788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-25171]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[USA-2007-0030]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the 
Army, (OAA-AAHS), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    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 
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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 February 
26, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the 
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

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 Department of the 
Army, U.S. Military Academy, Institutional Research & Analysis, Office 
of Policy, Planning & Analysis, ATTN: (Dr. William Burke), West Point, 
New York 10966-5000, or call Department of the Army Reports Clearance 
Officer at (703) 428-6440.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: West Point Engineering 
Graduates Surveys; OMB Control Number 0702-0116.
    Needs and Uses: An assessment of perceptions of graduates on the 
effectiveness of the U.S. Military Academy programs and curricula is 
needed for periodic accreditation by the Accreditation Board or 
Engineering and Technology. The information collected will be used to 
evaluate programs/curricula and make changes deemed advisable.
    Affected Public: Individual or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 218.
    Number of Respondents: 519.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 25 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion (Every three years).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The information will be collected via seven surveys, each with 
content appropriate to graduates of engineering and engineering related 
courses of study at the U.S. Military Academy. The surveys will go to 
graduates currently serving as officers in the U.S. Army and to 
graduates not currently serving. Respondents will be allowed to choose 
between completing a mailed survey or an Internet based survey.

    Dated: December 19, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E7-25171 Filed 12-27-07; 8:45 am]
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