[Federal Register: July 24, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 142)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy to the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) 
for Policy Support.


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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 Deputy to the USD(P) for Policy Support/
Policy Automation Directorate announces the proposed reinstatement of a 
public information collection and seeks public comment on the 
provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed 
collections of information are 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 
September 22, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the Office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy, 2000 Defense Pentagon, ATTN: Ronnie R. 
Larson, Washington, DC 20301-2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection, please write to the above address, or 
call the Policy Automation Directorate, Office of the Deputy Under 
Secretary, at (703) 697-5495.
    Title, Associated Forms and OMB Number: Request for Visit 
Authorization; DD Forms 1823 and 1823-C; OMB Number 0704-0221.
    Needs and Uses: This information requirement is necessary for the 
Department of Defense to coordinate the approval/disapproval of 
requests from foreign countries and international organizations for 
their personnel to visit DoD activities on official business.
    Affected Public: Individuals (representing foreign governments and 
international organizations).
    Annual Burden Hours: 6,805.
    Number of Respondents: 64.
    Responses Per Respondent: 638.
    Average Burden Per Response: 10 Minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Respondents are employees of foreign 
governments or international organizations requesting approval to visit 
Defense installations or Defense contractors on official business. The 
information collected provides the DoD approving authority with the 
data necessary to evaluate visit requests. It is also used to 
coordinate these visits and release information necessary to satisfy 
the visit purpose. Each request is limited to a visit to one location 
for multiple visitors on a specified subject. The visit request must be 
approved before the visitors are allowed to conduct business with their 
Defense counterparts. The transfer of this information and response has 
been automated and is currently 99 percent electronic from the point of 
origination in foreign embassies to locations throughout DoD.

    Dated: July 16, 1998.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 98-19787 Filed 7-23-98; 8:45 am]
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