# Proposed Collection; Comment Request
**AGENCY:**
Department of the Navy, DoD.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
The Chief of Naval Education and Training announces a proposed extension of a previously approved 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 April 6, 2007.
**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 20301-61160.
*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 submission 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 additional information or to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, write to CDR K. Looney (N79A21), 250 Dallas Street, Pensacola, FL 32508-5220, or contact CDR K. Looney at (850) 452-9387.
*Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:* Application Forms Booklet, Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Scholarship Program; OMB Control Number 0703-0026.
*Needs and Uses:* This collection of information is used to make a determination of an applicant's academic and/or leadership potential and eligibility for an NROTC scholarship. The information collected is used to select the best-qualified candidates.
*Affected Public:* Individuals or households.
*Annual Burden Hours:* 56,000.
*Number of Respondents:* 14,000.
*Responses Per Respondent:* 1.
*Average Burden Per Response:* 4 hours.
*Frequency:* On occasion.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Summary of Information Collection**
This collection of information is used to make a determination of an applicant's academic and/or leadership potential and eligibility for an NROTC scholarship. The information collected is used to select the best-qualified candidates.
Dated: January 22, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.