[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 165 (Monday, August 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 48989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4180]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[No. DoD-2007-OS-0091]


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 new 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 October 
26, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal Rulemaking 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 instruments, please write to the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), ATTN: Lieutenant 
Colonel Ronald S. Hunter, 4000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
4000, or call at (703) 695-3176.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Survivor Benefit 
Plan (SBP)/Reserve Component (RC) SBP Request for Deemed Election; DD 
Form 2656-10, OMB Control Number 0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to properly identify the former spouse who is eligible to 
request a deemed SBP election on behalf of the member. Since a 
Uniformed Services member may have more than one former spouse, the 
requested information will serve to identify the correct former spouse.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 400.
    Number of Respondents: 1,200.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    A former spouse who has been awarded coverage under the Survivor 
Benefit Plan either by court order or written agreement, may, within 
one year of such court order or written agreement submit a request to 
have an election for such coverage deemed or behalf of the member. Such 
request will be made by submitting the proposed form and a copy of the 
court order, regular on its face, which requires such election or 
incorporates, ratifies, or approves the written agreement of such 
person; or a statement from the clerk of the court (or other 
appropriate official) that such agreement has been filed with the court 
in accordance with applicable state law.
    A former spouse is not required to submit a request for a deemed 
election. However, if a request for deemed election is not submitted 
within one year period described in the previous paragraph and the 
members fail to elect former spouse SBP coverage, no former spouse 
coverage will be provided.
    The proposed form, DD form 2656-10, ``Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)/
Reserve Component (RC) SBP Request for Deemed Election,'' will become 
the prescribed form required for submitting such request.

    Dated: August 21, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-4180 Filed 8-24-07; 8:45 am]
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