[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 16791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8964]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

    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 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 June 9, 
1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the Office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Program Integration/
Legal Policy), ATTN: Major Amy M. Griese, 4000 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-4000.

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 at (703) 697-3387.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Indebtedness of 
Military Personnel--Involuntary Allotments, DD Form 2653, OMB Number 
0704-0367.
    Needs and Uses: Public Law 103-94, ``The Hatch Act Reform 
Amendments of 1993,'' directs the establishment of provisions for the 
involuntary allotment of the pay of a member of the Uniformed Services 
for indebtedness owed a third party as determined by the final judgment 
of a court, and as further determined by competent military or 
executive authority to be in compliance with the Soldiers' and Sailors' 
Civil Relief Act of 1940. These provisions must also take into 
consideration the absence of a member of the Uniformed Services from 
appearance in a judicial proceeding if the absence results from the 
exigencies of military duty. The information collected hereby, provides 
the DoD reviewing authority with the data necessary to act on requests 
from the public for assistance in the collection of debts.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other for 
profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,100 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 8,400.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    This information is used by the Department of Defense to initiate 
an involuntary allotment from the pay of a member of the Uniformed 
Services for indebtedness owed a third party as determined by the final 
judgment of a court. This requirement was created by ``The Hatch Act 
Reform Amendments of 1993,'' Public Law 103-94. The DD Form 2653, 
``Involuntary Allotment Application,'' requires the creditor to provide 
identifying information on the member of the Uniformed Services; 
certify a judgment was obtained and that the member's rights under the 
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act were protected.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 97-8964 Filed 4-7-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 5000-04-M