[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 85 (Thursday, May 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 24569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2141]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[No. DOD-2007-OS-0037]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Finance and Accounting Service, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service 
(DFAS) announces the proposed extension of a public information 
collection and seeks public comments 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 July 2, 
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 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 instrument, please write to the Defense Finance 
and Accounting Service--Denver, DFAS-JES/DE, ATTN: Sue Debevec, 6760 
East Irvington Place, Denver, CO 80279-3000, or call Sue Debevec at 
303-676-5050.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Request for Information 
Regarding Deceased Debtor; DD Form 2840; OMB Number 0730-0015.
    Needs and Uses: This form is used to obtain information on deceased 
debtors from probate courts. Probate courts review their records to see 
if an estate was established. They provide the name and address of the 
executor or lawyer handling the estate. From the information obtained, 
DFAS submits a claim against the estate for the amount due the United 
States.
    Affected Public: Clerks of Probate Courts.
    Annual Burden Hours: 167 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency: On Occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    DFAS maintains updated debt accounts and initiates debt collection 
action for separated military members, out-of-service civilian 
employees, and other individuals not on an active federal government 
payroll system. When notice is received that an individual is deceased, 
an effort is made to ascertain whether the decedent left an estate by 
contacting clerks of probate courts. If it's determined that an estate 
was established, attempts are made to collect the debt from the estate. 
If no estate appears to have been established, the debt is written off 
as uncollectible.

    Dated: April 23, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-2141 Filed 5-2-07; 8:45 am]
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