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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54633-54634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21502]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2013-OS-0188]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness announces a proposed 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 November 
4, 2013

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, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
    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 Department of 
Defense Human Resources Activity

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(DHRA), Policy and Program Support Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 
Alexandria, VA 22350-4000, ATTN: Mr. Sam Yousef, or call 571-372-1939.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Declaration/Dissolution of 
a Same-Sex Domestic Partnership for DEERS Enrollment; DD x653 and DD 
x654; OMB Control Number 0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: Benefits shall be extended to same-sex domestic 
partners and, where applicable, children of same-sex domestic partners, 
once the DoD civilian and his/her same-sex domestic partner have signed 
a declaration attesting to the existence of their committed 
relationship. Notification, by a signed dissolution, must be made not 
later than 30 days after (a) the date of dissolution of the same-sex 
domestic partnership, or (b) the date the partnership no longer meets 
the eligibility requirements.
    Affected Public: Same-sex domestic partners and their dependents of 
DoD civilians.
    Title: Declaration of a Same-Sex Domestic Partnership for DEERS 
Enrollment.
    Annual Burden Hours: 264 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 7,900.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 2 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Title: Dissolution of a Same-Sex Domestic Partnership for DEERS 
Enrollment.
    Annual Burden Hours: 12 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 350.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 2 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The Department of Defense has identified family member and 
dependent benefits that may lawfully be provided to same-sex domestic 
partners and their children through modifications to DoD policies and 
regulations. These benefits will be provided once the DoD civilian and 
his/her same-sex domestic partner have signed a declaration attesting 
to the existence of their committed relationship, and the benefits will 
cease upon dissolution of their committed relationship. Notification 
must be made no later than 30 days after (a) the date of dissolution of 
the same-sex domestic partnership, or (b) the date the partnership no 
longer meets the eligibility requirements.

    Dated: August 29, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-21502 Filed 9-4-13; 8:45 am]
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