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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63296-63297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25319]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2012-OS-0098]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Finance and Accounting Service, DoD.

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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 
announces the 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 December 
17, 2012.

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, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
    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 Defense Finance and 
Accounting Service--Cleveland, 1240 East Ninth St., ATTN: JBJDA--Mr. 
Charles Moss, Room 1569, Cleveland, OH 44199, or call, Mr. Charles 
Moss, (216) 204-4426.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Claim for Unpaid 
Compensation of Deceased Member of the Uniformed Services; DD Form 
X602; OMB Control Number 0730-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: Entitlement to retired pay terminates on the date 
of the retiree's death. Claims for any arrears in pay can be made using 
DD Form X602. This information collection is needed to provide DFAS the 
basic data needed to process the request.
    Type of Collection: New.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 11,549 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 46,194.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The respondents of this information collection are family members 
or designated beneficiaries of military members. The applicant submits 
a DD Form X602 to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS). 
The information from the DD Form X602 is used by DFAS in processing the 
applicant's request. Information on the form is also used to determine 
the applicant's current status and contains statutorily required 
certifications the applicant must make when applying for payments.

    Dated: October 10, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-25319 Filed 10-15-12; 8:45 am]
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