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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 168 (Thursday, August 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60193-60194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18846]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-OS-0079]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness (OUSD(P&R)), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public 
comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and 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 
30, 2023.

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: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the 
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 
4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-
1700.
    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 Office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 1500 Defense 
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000, Ronald Garner, 703-693-1059.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Application for Annuity 
Certain Military Surviving Spouses; DD Form 2769; OMB Control Number 
0704-0402.
    Needs and Uses: The Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 1998, 
Public Law 105-85, Section 644, requires the Secretary of Defense to 
pay an annuity to qualified surviving spouses. The DD Form 2769, 
``Application for Annuity-Certain Military Surviving Spouses,'' used in 
this information collection, provides a vehicle for the surviving 
spouse to apply for the annuity benefit. The Department will use this 
information to determine if the applicant is eligible for the annuity 
benefit and make payment to the surviving spouse. The respondents of 
this information collection are surviving spouses of each

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member of the uniformed services who (1) died before March 21, 1974, 
and was entitled to retired or retainer pay on the date of death or (2) 
was a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces during the 
period beginning on September 21, 1972, and ending on October 1, 1978, 
and at the time of member's death would have been entitled to retired 
pay
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 100.
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 400.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: As required.

    Dated: August 28, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-18846 Filed 8-30-23; 8:45 am]
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