[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 139 (Friday, July 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39011-39012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15772]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2021-OS-0071]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public 
comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and 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 
September 21, 2021.

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: DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to the 
COVID-19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the docket 
listed above.
    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 Ms. Angela Duncan at 
the Department of Defense, Washington

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Headquarters Services, ATTN: Executive Services Directorate, Directives 
Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 03F09-09, Alexandria, VA 22350-
3100 or call 571-372-7574.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Record of Military 
Processing--Armed Forces of the United States; DD Form 1966/USMEPCOM 
FORM 680-3A-E; OMB Control Number 0704-0173.
    Needs and Uses: Title 10 U.S. Code, Sections 504, 505, 508, and 
1012, Title 14, U.S. Code, Sections 351 and 632; and Title 50 U.S. 
Code, Appendix Section 451, and E.O. 9397 require applicants to meet 
standards for enlistment into the Armed Forces. This information 
collection is the basis for determining eligibility of applicants for 
enlistment in the Armed Forces and is needed to verify data given by 
the applicant and to determine his/her qualification of enlistment. The 
information collected aids in the determination of qualifications, 
terms of service, and grade in which a person, if eligible, will enter 
active duty or reserve status. The information collected is used to 
feed other DoD and service-specific forms that later would be used to 
issue identification cards and receive benefits associated with 
military service.
    Affected public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 296,100 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 423,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 846,000.
    Average Rurden per Response: 21 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: July 20, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-15772 Filed 7-22-21; 8:45 am]
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