[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30573-30574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12205]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID USA-2014-0014]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the 
Army (OAA-RPA), 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 July 28, 
2014.

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, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
    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.
    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
this

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same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow the 
instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

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 Director of 
Admissions, U.S. Military Academy, ATTN: Associate Director of 
Admissions--Support, 606 Thayer Road, West Point, NY 10996-1905, or 
call Department of the Army Reports Clearance Officer at (703) 428-
6440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Offered Candidate 
Procedures; USMA Forms 5-490, 2-66, 847, 5-489, 5-519, 8-2, 5-599, 480-
1; OMB Control Number 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 is 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 the U.S. Military Academy.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 11,720 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 46,880.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 46,880.
    AVerage Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    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.

    Dated: May 21, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-12205 Filed 5-27-14; 8:45 am]
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