[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 247 (Monday, December 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81237-81238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32384]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2010-OS-0171]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (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 
(Personnel and Readiness) announces the following proposed 
reinstatement of a 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 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 February 
25, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, Room 3C843, 
1160 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    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 Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)(Military Personnel 
Policy)/Accession Policy, Attn: Major Arturo Roque, or call (703) 695-
5527.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Request for 
Verification of Birth, DD Form 372, OMB Control Number: 0704-0006.
    Needs and Uses: Title 10, USC 505, 532, 3253, and 8253, require 
applicants meet minimum and maximum age and citizenship requirements 
for enlistment into the Armed Forces (including the Coast Guard). If an 
applicant is unable

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to provide a birth certificate, the recruiter will forward a DD Form 
372, ``Request for Verification of Birth,'' to a state or local agency 
requesting verification of the applicant's birth date. This 
verification of the birth date ensures that the applicant does not fall 
outside the age limitations, and the applicants place of birth supports 
the citizenship status claimed by the applicant.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 8,200 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 140,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: .058 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    This information provides the Armed Services with the exact birth 
date of an applicant. The DD Form 372 is the method of collecting and 
verifying birth date on applicants who are unable to provide a birth 
certificate from their city, county, or state. The DD Form 372 is 
considered the official request for obtaining the birth date on 
applicants.

    Dated: December 20, 2010.
Morgan F. Park,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-32384 Filed 12-23-10; 8:45 am]
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