[Federal Register: October 22, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 204)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 (DAPE-TT), 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 
21, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the 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. 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) 325-
8433.
    Title 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 for 
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: October 15, 2004.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-23676 Filed 10-21-04; 8:45 am]

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