[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 46 (Friday, March 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10716-10717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1145]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[No. DOD-2007-OS-0016]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice.

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    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 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 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 May 8, 
2007.

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, 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 person identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposed and 
associated collection instruments, please write to the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel Readiness) (Military Community 
and Family Policy/Educational Opportunities Directorate), ATTN: Mr. 
Gary Woods, 4000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000, or call 
at (703) 602-4949, ext. 161.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Department of 
Defense Public and Community Service (PACS) Program, DD Forms 2581 and 
2581-1, OMB Control Number 0704-0324.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to allow for the continued implementation of the Public and 
Community Service (PACS) Program. The PACS Program encourages eligible 
Service members to work in the public or community service arena upon 
separation from active duty. Employers with job openings in the public 
and community service arena will complete the one-time DD Form 2581, 
``Operation Transition Employer Registration,'' to register in the PACS 
employer database. The DD Form 2581 also allows PACS employers to post 
employment opportunities on the Operation Transition Bulleting Board 
(TBB). Employers hiring separated Service members under the Temporary 
Early Retirement ACT (TERA) are required to complete the DD Form 2581-
1, ``Public and Community

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Service Organization Validation'' to be validated as a PACS employer. 
This validation allows TERA retirees, being hired by a PACS 
organization, to earn additional retirement credit needed towards 
gaining full retirement for 20 years of credible service. Once the 
retiree reaches age 62, he/she will be compensated for retirement for 
20 years of service. The information from the DD Form 2581-1 is also 
used by the Department of Defense to validate that the employer meets 
the criteria of a PACS organization.
    Accepted Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other 
for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; State, 
local, or tribal government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 90.
    Number of Respondents: 361.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    This information is needed to satisfy Public Law 101-510, the 
Defense Department's Fiscal Year 1991 Authorization Act, November 5, 
1990, which directed the Secretary of Defense release to civilian 
employers, organization and other appropriate entities, the names (and 
other pertinent information) of separating members of the Armed Forces, 
their spouses, and civilian employees who are seeking employment in the 
civilian sector. The collection is also required to satisfy Public Law 
102-484, the Defense Department's Fiscal Year 1993 Authorization Act, 
October 23, 1992, which directed the Secretary of Defense to maintain a 
public and community service registry in which separating Service 
members would be encouraged to enter into employment in the public and 
community services arena. DD Form 2581, ``Operation Transition Employer 
Registration,'' and DD Form 2581-1, ``Public and Community Service 
Organization Validation,'' are used to support this effort.

    Dated: February 21, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-1145 Filed 3-8-07; 8:45 am]
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