Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 230 / Wednesday, December 1, 2004 / Notices 69895

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Zeiher at the Office of Management 

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 

10236, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia 

Toppings. 

Written requests for copies of the 

information collection proposal should 

be sent to Ms. Toppings, WHS/ESCD/

Information Management Division, 1225 

South Clark Street, Suite 504, Arlington, 

VA 22202–4346.

Dated: November 22, 2004. 

Patricial L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 04–26431 Filed 11–30–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by January 3, 2005. 

Title and OMB Number: Defense 

Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement (DFARS) Part 251, Use of 

Government Sources by Contractors, 

and related clauses in DFARS 252.251; 

OMB Control Number 0704–0252. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Number of Respondents: 3,500. 

Responses Per Respondent: 3. 

Annual Responses: 10,500. 

Average Burden Per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 5,250. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection requirement facilitates 

contractor use of government supply 

sources. Contractors must provide 

certain information to the government to 

verify their authorization to purchase 

from government supply sources or to 

use Interagency Fleet Management 

System vehicles and related services. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jacqueline 

Zeiher. Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Zeiher at the Office of Management 

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 

10236, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia 

Toppings. Written requests for copies of 

the information collection proposal 

should be sent to Ms. Toppings, WHS/

ESCD/Information Management 

Division, 1225 South Clark Street, Suite 

504, Arlington, VA 22202–4326.

Dated: November 22, 2004. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 04–26432 Filed 11–30–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by January 3, 2005. 

Title and OMB Number: Defense 

Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement (DFARS) Part 219, Small 

business Programs, and the clause at 

DRAFS 252.219–7003; OMB Control 

Number 0704–0386. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Number of Respondents: 41. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 41. 

Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour. 

Annual Burden Hours: 41. 

Needs and Uses: DoD uses this 

information in assessing contractor 

compliance with small business 

subcontracting plans in accordance with 

10 U.S.C. 2323(h). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jacqueline 

Zeiher. Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Zeiher at the Office of Management 

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 

10236, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Patricia 

Toppings. Written requests for copies of 

the information collection proposal 

should be sent to Ms. Toppings, WHS/

ESCD/Information Management 

Division, 1225 South Clark Street, Suite 

504, Arlington, VA 22202–4326.

Dated: November 22, 2004. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 04–26433 Filed 11–30–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by January 3, 2005. 

Title, Form, and OMB Number:

Application for Annuity—Certain 

Military Surviving Spouses; DD Form 

2769; OMB Control Number 0704–0402. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Number of Respondents: 75. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 75. 

Average Burden per Response: 1 hour. 

Annual Burden Hours: 75. 

Needs and Uses: The respondents of 

this information collection are surviving 

spouses of each member of the 

uniformed services who (1) died before 

March 21, 1974, and was entitled to 

retired or retainer pay on the date of 

death or (2) was a member of a reserve 

component of the Armed Forces before 

October 1, 1978, and at the time of 

member’s death would have been 

entitled to retired pay. The Defense 

Authorization Act of FY 1998, Public 

Law 105–85, Section 644 (as amended 

by Pub. Law 105–65, Section 656) 

requires the Secretary of Defense to pay 

an annuity to qualified surviving 

spouses. The DD Form 2769, 

Application for Annuity—Certain 

Military Surviving Spouses, used in this 

information collection, provides a 

vehicle for the surviving spouse to 

apply for the annuity benefit. The 

Department will use this information to 

determine if the applicant is eligible for 

the annuity benefit and make payment 

to the surviving spouse. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit.