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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20094-20095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07691]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2013-OS-0072]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM), 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) 
(Military Personnel Policy), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary of Defense 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 June 3, 
2013.

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.

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 HQ USMEPCOM Program 
Analysis and Evaluation Directorate, ATTN: Ms. M. Lou Wetzel, 2834 
Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064-3094; call at 847-688-3680, 
extension 7234 or email at lou.wetzel@mepcom.army.mil.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: USMEPCOM MEPS Customer 
Satisfaction Survey, OMB Control Number 0704-0470.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to aid the MEPS in evaluating effectiveness of current 
policies and core processes, identifying unmet customer needs, and 
allocating resources more efficiently.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 10,000.
    Number of Respondents: 60,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    USMEPCOM, with headquarters in North Chicago, Ill., is a joint 
service command staffed with civilians and military from all five 
branches of service. The command, through its network of 65 Military 
Entrance Processing Stations, determines whether applicants are 
qualified for enlistment based on standards set by each of the 
services. USMEPCOM Regulation 601- 23, Enlistment Processing, directs 
the information collection requirement for all 65 Military Entrance 
Processing Stations (MEPS) to obtain timely feedback on MEPS core 
processes. This web-based tool will allow MEPS to efficiently 
administer voluntary surveys on a routine basis to their primary

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customer, the applicants, for military service. This information 
collection requirement is necessary to aid the MEPS in evaluating 
effectiveness of current policies and core processes, identifying unmet 
customer needs, and allocating resources more efficiently.

    Dated: March 28, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-07691 Filed 4-2-13; 8:45 am]
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