[Federal Register: February 6, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 25)]
[Notices]               
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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), DoD.


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 reinstatement of a 
public information collection and seeks public comment on the 
provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection 
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the function 
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.


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DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received before 
April 7, 2003.


ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendation on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the Office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), (Military Personnel 
Policy/Accession Policy) ATTN: Major Brenda K. Leong, 4000 Defense 
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional 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) 695-5529.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Record of Military 
Processing, Armed Forces of the United States, DD Form 1966, OMB 
Control Number: 0704-0173.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is necessary to obtain 
data on individuals applying for enlistment in the Armed Forces of the 
United States to determine eligibility for enlistment. The information 
collected accompanies the applicant throughout the enlistment process. 
It also is used for establishing personnel records on those who enlist.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 170,000.
    Number of Respondents: 510,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:


Summary of Information Collection


    Title 10 U.S.C., Sections 504, 505, 508, 12102 and 520a, Title 14 
U.S.C., Sections 351 and 632, and Title 50 U.S.C., Section 451, require 
applicants to meet standards for enlistment into the Armed Forces. This 
information collection is the basis for determining eligibility of 
applicants for enlistment in the Armed Forces and is needed to verify 
data given by the applicant and to determine his/her qualification of 
enlistment. The information collected aids in the determination of 
qualifications, term of service, and grade in which a person, if 
eligible, will enter active duty or reserve status.


    Dated: January 30, 2003.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 03-2816 Filed 2-5-03; 8:45 am]

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