Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 188 / Wednesday, September 27, 2000 / Notices 58053

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Defense Finance and

Accounting Service

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense

Finance and Accounting Service

announces the 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 November 27,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

the Headquarters, Defense Finance and

Accounting Service, DFAS–HQ/FMM,

ATTN: Mr. Clyde Saunders 1931

Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA

22240–5291.

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 above address, or call

Mr. Clyde Saunders, (703) 607–5038.

Title, Associated Form, and OMB

Number: Dependency Statements;

Parent (DD Form 137–3), Child Born

Out of Wedlock (DD Form 137–4),

Incapacitated Child Over Age 21 (DD

Form 137–5), Full Time Student 21–22

Years of Age (DD Form 137–6, and Ward

of a Court (DD Form 137–7); OMB

Number 0730–007.

Needs and Uses: This information

collection is used to certify dependency

or obtain information to determine

entitlement to basic allowance for

housing (BAH) with dependent rate,

travel allowance, or Uniformed Services

Identification and Privilege Card.

Information regarding a parent, a child

born out-of-wedlock, an incapacitated

child over age 21, a student age 21–22,

or a ward of a court is provided by the

military member or by another

individual who may be a member of the

public. Pursuant to 37 U.S.C. 401, 403,

406, and 10 U.S.C. 1072 and 1076, the

member must provide at least one-half

of the claimed child’s monthly

expenses. DoDFMR 7000.14, Vol. 7A,

defines dependency and directs that

dependency be proven. Dependency

claim examiners use the information

from these forms to determine the

degree of benefits. The requirement to

provide the information decreases the

possibility of monetary allowances

being approved on behalf of ineligible

dependents.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Annual Burden Hours: 24,300 hours.

Number of Respondents: 19,440.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 1.25

hours.

Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

When military members apply for

benefits, they must complete the form

which corresponds to the particular

dependent situation (a parent, a child

born out-of-wedlock, an incapacitated

child over age 21, a student age 21–22,

or a ward of a court). While members

usually complete these forms, they can

also be completed by others considered

members of the public. Dependency

claim examiners use the information

from these forms to determine the

degree of benefits. Without this

collection of information, proof of an

entitlement to a benefit would not exist.

The requirement to complete these

forms helps alleviate the opportunity for

fraud, waste, and abuse of dependent

benefits.

Dated: September 21, 2000.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title, Form, and OMB Number:

Application for the Review of Discharge

or Dismissal from the Armed Forces of

the United States; DD Form 293; OMB

Number 0704–0004.

Type of Request: Revision.

Number of Respondents: 8,000.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 8,000.

Average Burden Per Response: 45

minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 6,000.

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.C.,

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 or

Dismissal 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.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

Obtain or Retain Benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Edward C.

Springer.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Springer at the Office of

Management and Budget, Desk Officer

for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force