Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 227 / Monday, November 27, 2006 / Notices 68565 

Frequency: On Occasion, Annually. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection 

The High School Initiative will be 

evaluated to determine if quality 

educational programs are provided to all 

DoDEA high school students regardless 

of where the high school is located. The 

study entails the development of data 

collection methods and procedures, as 

well as the analysis of data to document 

the use of resources and the impact on 

student achievement in grades 9–12. 

The study will use a telephonic 

interview technique to determine the 

success of the initiative in helping 

students prepare for educational 

experiences after leaving Department of 

Defense (DoD) schools either through 

graduation, permanent change of station 

of the sponsor, or for any other reason. 

Four telephone surveys have been 

developed: one for all DoDEA sponsors 

and one for students who leave DoDEA 

for any reason other than graduation; 

one for DoDEA sponsors of graduates 

and students who graduate. These four 

telephone surveys include questions on 

transition, curriculum, courses, 

activities, counselors, teachers, 

administrators, and summary issues. 

Respondents will respond 3 to 5 months 

after leaving a DoDEA high school for 

any reason and then again one year 

later. 

Dated: November 17, 2006. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 06–9397 Filed 11–24–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[No. DoD–2006–OS–0214] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense 

Finance and Accounting Service 

announces the extension of 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 January 26, 2007. 

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, 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 Disbursing 

Management Policy Division, Defense 

Finance and Accounting Service Kansas 

City, DFAS–NPD/KC, ATTN: Ms. 

Andrea Henderson, 1500 E. 95th Street, 

Kansas City, MO 64197–0030, or call 

Ms. Andrea Henderson (816) 926–2827. 

Title, Associated Form, and OMB 

Number: Personal Check Cashing 

Agreement, DD Form 2761; OMB 

Number 0730–0005. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

meet the Department of Defense’s (DoD) 

requirement for cashing personal checks 

overseas and afloat by DoD disbursing 

activities, as provided in 31 U.S.C. 3342. 

The DoD Financial Management 

Regulation, Volume 5, provides 

guidance to DoD disbursing officers in 

the performance of this information 

collection. This allows the DoD 

disbursing officer or authorized agent 

the authority to offset the pay without 

prior notification in cases where this 

form has been signed subject to 

conditions specified within the 

approved procedures. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 11,538 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 46,153. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden Per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The Personal Check Cashing 

Agreement Form is designed exclusively 

to help the DoD disbursing offices 

expedite the collection process of 

dishonored checks. The front of the 

form will be completed and signed by 

the authorized individual requesting 

check cashing privileges. By signing the 

form, the individual is freely and 

voluntarily consenting to the immediate 

collection from their current pay, 

without prior notice, for the face value 

of any check cashed, plus any charges 

assessed against the government by a 

financial institution, in the event the 

check is dishonored. In the event the 

check is dishonored, the disbursing 

office will complete and certify the 

reverse side of the form and forward the 

form to the applicable payroll office for 

collection from the individual’s current 

pay. 

Dated: November 17, 2006. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 06–9398 Filed 11–24–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[No. DoD–2006–OS–0215] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Personnel and Readiness). 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 proposed 

extension 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 


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