Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES:

Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 30, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Fred Licari, 571-372-0493.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title, Associated Form and OMB Number: Candidate Application Procedures for the United States Naval Academy; USNA 1110/11, 1110/12, 1110/14, 1110/15, 1110/91, 1110/92, 1110/23, 1110/19, 1110/93, 1110/96, 1531/34, and 5500/1; OMB Control Number 0703-0036.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.

Number of Respondents: 84,000.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 84,000.

Average Burden per Response: 1 hour and 21 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 99,165.

Needs and Uses: The information is collected to determine the eligibility, overall competitive standing, scholastic, and leadership potential of candidates for an appointment to the USNA. Respondents are high school or college students applying for admission to the USNA, officials assisting with the application process, Chain of Command officials for active duty applicants, Blue and Gold Officers, and local law enforcement officials.

Affected Public: Individuals or households; state, local, or tribal government.

Frequency: Annually.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.

Comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be emailed to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, DoD Desk Officer, at Oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Please identify the proposed information collection by DoD Desk Officer and the Docket ID number and title of the information collection.

You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by Docket ID number and title, by the following method:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name, Docket ID 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.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick Licari.

Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 03F09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.