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reporting, most contractors are choosing 

to absorb the cost of reporting into 

overhead rather than separately 

identifying the direct cost. 

The contractor name, address, and 

point of contact with an email address 

are requested to facilitate reconciliation 

of the data and clarification of any 

ambiguous entries with the contractor. 

The Army has instituted several 

program enhancements that will enable 

DoD to further minimize the reporting 

burden for all parties. For instance, 

contract funding information can be prepopulated from defense accounting 

system data and edited, if necessary 

with a series of easy-to-use drop down 

menus of standard accounting data 

elements. In the previous data collection 

effort, contractors were expected to 

know Department funding source data. 

Another enhancement to the data 

collection effort is the drop down 

menus for the identification of the DoD 

organizational customer supported. In 

this regard, rather than have the 

contractor go into the system and 

presume whom they are proving 

support services to, the system is now 

designed with drop down menus that 

start from the top level. The DoD system 

will be pre-populated with information 

on the ‘‘organization supported’’ to 

minimize reporting confusion. 

Dated: January 23, 2012. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2012–2727 Filed 2–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2011–OS–0015] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service, DoD. 

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 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 April 9, 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, 

2nd Floor, 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. 

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 ATTN: DFAS–HGA/CL, 

Scott Lafferty, Acting Assistant General 

Counsel for Garnishment Operations, 

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service—Cleveland, P.O. Box 998002, 

Cleveland, OH 44199–8002; or call Mr. 

Scott Lafferty at (216) 522–5118. 

Title, Associated Form, and OMB 

Number: Application for Former Spouse 

Payments From Retired Pay, DD Form 

2293; OMB Control Number 0730–0008. 

Needs and Uses: Under 10 U.S.C. 

1408, state courts may divide military 

retired pay as property or order alimony 

and child support payment from that 

retired pay. The former spouse may 

apply to the Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service (DFAS) for direct 

payment of these monies by using DD 

Form 2293. This information collection 

is needed to provide DFAS the basic 

data needed to process the request. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 7282 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 29,127. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The respondents of this information 

collection are spouses or former spouses 

of military members. The applicant 

submits a DD Form 2293 to the Defense 

Finance and Accounting Service 

(DFAS). The information from the DD 

Form 2293 is used by DFAS in 

processing the applicant’s request as 

authorized by 10 U.S.C. 1408. The DD 

Form 2293 was devised to standardize 

applications for payment under the Act. 

Information on the form is also used to 

determine the applicant’s current status 

and contains statutorily required 

certifications the applicant/former 

spouse must make when applying for 

payments. 

Dated: January 23, 2012. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2012–2728 Filed 2–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2012–OS–0012] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness 

(USD(P&R)), DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

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

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

USD(P&R) announces an extension 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 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 April 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 


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