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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 101 (Friday, May 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31521-31522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12408]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2013-OS-0102]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Finance and Accounting Service, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 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 July 23, 
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.

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 Defense Finance and 
Accounting Service ATTN: DFAS-IN/ZPFA, 8899 East 56th St., 
Indianapolis, IN 46249-0500.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Statement of Claimant 
Requesting Recertified Check, DD Form 2660; OMB Number 0730-0002.
    Needs and Uses: In accordance with TFM Volume 1, Part 4, Section 
7060.20 and DoD 7000.14-R, Volume 5, there is a requirement that a 
payee identify himself/herself and certify as to what happened to the 
original check issued by the government (non-receipt, loss, 
destruction, theft, etc.). This collection will be used to identify 
rightful reissuance of government checks to individuals or businesses 
outside the Department of Defense.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other 
for-profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 3,180 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 38,157.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The Statement of Claimant Requesting Recertified Check is used to 
ascertain pertinent information needed by the Department of Defense in 
order to reissue checks to payees, if the checks have not been 
negotiated to financial institutions within one (1) year of the date of 
issuance, when an original check has been lost, not received, damaged, 
stolen, etc. The form will be completed by the payee who was issued the 
original check. The information provided on this form will be used in 
determining whether a check may be reissued to the named payee.

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    Dated: May 20, 2013.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-12408 Filed 5-23-13; 8:45 am]
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