[Federal Register: May 2, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 86)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DOD-2008-OS-0043]
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 new 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 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 1,
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 the Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Military
Personnel Policy/Accession Policy), Attn: Dr. Jane Arabian, 4000
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000 or call at (703) 697-9271.
Title and OMB Control Number: Utility of Test Preparation Guides
and Education Programs in Enhancing Recruit Candidate Performance on
the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), OMB Number
0704-TBD.
Needs and Uses: The 2007 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),
section 546, directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a test of the
utility of test preparation guides in enhancing recruit candidate
performance on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB).
The ASVAB is a cognitive ability test used to select and classify
applicants for enlistment into the U.S. military. This information data
collection is needed to meet the following objectives, as stated in the
NDAA, to examine: The degree to which test preparation assistance
degrades test reliability and accuracy, the degree to which test
preparation assistance allows more accurate testing of skill aptitudes
and mental capability, and to recommend a role for test preparation
assistance in military recruiting.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Burden Hours: 33,350.
Number of Respondents: 145,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1 or 2.
Average Burden per Response: 12 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
The 2007 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), section 546,
directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a test of the utility of
test preparation guides in enhancing recruit candidate performance on
the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). The instrument
used to collect the information is the ASVAB Preparation Questionnaire,
which covers: (a) ASVAB test taking history, (b) ASVAB preparation
behaviors, (c) academic history, and (d) language spoken and education
level of parents.
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The potential respondent universe consists of all military applicants
who complete the ASVAB when taken at Military Entrance Processing
Stations (MEPS) and Military Entrance Testing Sites (METS). The
questionnaire will be administered immediately after the applicant
completes the ASVAB. Computer administration will be used in the MEPS
and paper and pencil in the METS. The information collected will be
used for program planning, and to compile the congressionally-mandated
report.
Dated: April 23, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-9715 Filed 5-1-08; 8:45 am]
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