[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 165 (Friday, August 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 50392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7146]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[No. DOD-2006-OS-0063]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    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: Application for Review of 
Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States, DD Form 293, OMB 
Number 0704-0004.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 5,607.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 5,607.
    Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,804.
    Needs and Uses: Former members of the Armed Forces who received an 
administrative discharge have the right to appeal the characterization 
or reason for separation. Title 10 of the U.S. Code, Section 1553, and 
DoD Directive 1332.41 established a Board of Review consisting of five 
members to review appeals of former Service members. The DD Form 293, 
Application for Review of Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United 
States, provides the respondent a vehicle to present to the Board their 
reasons/justifications for a change in the characterization of their 
service or the reason for their separation, while also providing the 
Service the basic data needed to process the appeal.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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:
    <bullet> 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. 06-7146 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am]
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