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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49287-49288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19710]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2014-OS-0120]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) 
announces a 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 October 
20, 2014.

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.
    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow 
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

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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 (Personnel and Readiness) Office of Legal Policy, 
ATTN: Lt Col Ryan Oakley, 4000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
4000, or call (703) 697-3387.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Application for the Review 
of Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States; DD Form 293; 
OMB Control Number 0704-0004.
    Needs and Uses: Former members of the Armed Forces who received an 
administrative discharge have the right to appeal the characterization 
or reason for separation. Title 10 of the U.S. Code, section 1553, and 
DoD Directive 1332.28 established a Board of Review consisting of five 
members to review appeals of former members of the Armed Forces. The DD 
Form 293, Application for Review of Discharge from the Armed Forces of 
the United States, provides the respondent a vehicle to present to the 
Board their reasons/justifications for a discharge upgrade as well as 
providing the Services the basic data needed to process the appeal.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 7,500.
    Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 10,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Under Title 10 U.S. Code, section 1553, the Secretary of a Military 
Department established a Board of Review, consisting of five members, 
to review appeals of former members of the Armed Forces. This 
information collection allows an applicant to request a change in the 
type of military discharge issued. Applicants are former members of the 
Armed Forces who have been discharged or dismissed (other than a 
discharge or dismissal by sentence of a general court-martial), or if 
the former member is deceased or incompetent, the surviving spouse, 
next-of-kin, or legal representative who is acting on behalf of the 
former members. The DD Form 293, Application for Review of Discharge 
from the Armed Forces of the United States, provides the former member 
an avenue to present to their respective Service Discharge Review Board 
their reasons and justifications for a discharge upgrade as well as 
providing the Military Department the basic data needed to process the 
appeal.

    Dated: August 15, 2014.
 Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-19710 Filed 8-19-14; 8:45 am]
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