[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 10484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4063]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2012-OS-0022]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 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 has 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 April 
23, 2012.

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, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, 2nd floor, 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 the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (MPP) 
(Compensation), ATTN: Mr. Gary McGee, 4000 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-4000 or call (703) 693-1059.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Survivor Benefit 
Plan (SBP)/Reserve Component (RC) SBP Request for Deemed Election; DD 
Form 2656-10, OMB Number 0704-0448.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to properly identify and establish the eligibility of a 
former spouse for an SBP election to be deemed on behalf of a retired 
military member. A former spouse must file for a deemed election within 
one year from the date of a court order or filing of a written 
agreement specifying former spouse or former spouse and child SBP 
coverage.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 500.
    Number of Respondents: 1,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: One-time.

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 on 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 the one year period described in the previous paragraph and the 
member fails to elect former spouse SBP coverage, no former spouse 
coverage will be provided.
    The DD Form 2656-10, ``Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)/Reserve 
Component (RC) SBP Request for Deemed Election,'' is currently the 
prescribed form required for submitting such request.

    Dated: February 16, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-4063 Filed 2-21-12; 8:45 am]
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