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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11494-11495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4466]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2012-OS-0024]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) (the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Office of the Under Secretary 
of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) announces the following proposed 
reinstatement of a 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 April 
27, 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, 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) (Military 
Community and Family Policy), ATTN: Mr. James M. Ellis, 4000 Defense 
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000 or call (703) 588-0877.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Application for 
Discharge of Member or Survivor of

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Member of Group Certified to Have Performed Active Duty with the Armed 
Forces of the United States, DD Form 2168, OMB Control Number 0704-
0100.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to implement section 401 of Public Law 95-202 (codified at 38 
U.S.C. 106 note), which directs the Secretary of Defense: (1) To 
determine if civilian employment or contractual service rendered to the 
Armed Forces of the United States by certain groups shall be considered 
Active Duty service, and (2) to award members of approved groups an 
appropriate certificate where the nature and duration of service so 
merits. This information is collected on DD Form 2168, ``Application 
for Discharge of Member of Group Certified to have Performed Active 
Duty with the Armed Forces of the United States,'' which provides the 
necessary data to assist each of the Military Departments in 
determining if an applicant was a member of a group which has performed 
active military service. Those individuals who have been recognized as 
members of an approved group shall be eligible for benefits 
administered by the Veterans Administration.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 285 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 569.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: .5 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Section 401 of Public Law 95-202 (codified at 38 U.S.C. 106 note) 
authorized the Secretary of Defense: (1) To determine if civilian 
employment or contractual service rendered to the Armed Forces of the 
United States by certain groups shall be considered active duty 
service, and (2) to issue members of approved groups an appropriate 
certificate of service where the nature and duration of service so 
warrants. Such persons shall be eligible for benefits administered by 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. The information collected on DD 
Form 2168, ``Application for Discharge of Member or Survivor of Member 
Group Certified To Have Performed Duty with the Armed Forces of the 
United States,'' is necessary to assist the Secretaries of the Military 
Departments in: (1) Determining if an applicant was a member of an 
approved group that performed civilian employment or contractual 
service for the U.S. Armed Forces and (2) to assist in issuing an 
appropriate certificate of service to the applicant. Information 
provided by the applicant will include: the name of the group served 
with; dates and place of service; highest grade/rank/rating held during 
service; highest pay grade; military installation where ordered to 
report; specialty/job title(s). If the information requested on a DD 
Form 2168 is compatible with that of a corresponding approved group, 
and the applicant can provide supporting evidence, he or she will 
receive veteran's status in accordance with the provisions of DoD 
Directive 1000.20E. Information from the DD Form 2168 will be extracted 
and used to complete the DD Form 214, ``Certificate for Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty.''

    Dated: February 22, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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