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###### Department of Defense

###### Office of the Secretary

          - [No. DOD-2006-OS-0187]

# 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 September 25, 2006.

*Title, Associated Form and OMB Number:*                         DoD Educational Loan Repayment Program (LRP); DD Form 2475; OMB Control Number 0704-0152.                    

*Type of Request:*                         Extension.                    

*Number of Respondents:*                         17,500.                    

*Responses Per Respondents:*                         1.                    

*Annual Responses:*                         17,500.                              ( print page 50392)    

*Average Burden Per Response:*                         10 minutes (approximately).                    

*Annual Burden Hours:*                         2,917.                    

*Needs and Uses:*                         Military Services area authorized to repay eligible student loans for individuals who meet certain criteria and who enter active military service or enter the Selected Reserves for a specified obligation period. Legislation requires that the Services verify the status of the loan prior to payment. This form collects the necessary verification data from lending institutions.                    

*Affected Public:*                         Business or other for-profit.                    

*Frequency:*                         Annually.                    

*Respondent's Obligation:*                         Required to obtain or retain benefits.                    

*OMB Desk Officer:*                         Ms. Hillary Jaffe.                    

Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent to Ms. Jaffe at the Office of Management and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by the following method: 
      - Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.                          Follow the instructions for submitting comments.                    

*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.                    

*DOD Clearance Officer:*                         Ms. Patricia Toppings                    

Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/Information Management Division, 1777 North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, Arlington, VA 22209-2133.

Dated: August 18, 2006.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 06-7145 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am]

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