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2585, Repatriation Processing Center

Processing Sheet, has numerous

functions, but is primarily used for

personnel accountability of all evacuees

who process through designated

Repatriation Centers. During processing,

evacuees are provided emergency

human services, including food,

clothing, lodging, family reunification,

social services and financial assistance

through federal entitlements, loans or

emergency aid organizations. The

information, once collected, is input

into the Automated Repatriation

Reporting System, and available to

designated offices throughout

Departments of Defense, State, Health

and Human Services, the American Red

Cross, and State government emergency

planning offices for operational

inquiries and reporting and future

planning purposes.

Dated: May 4, 2001.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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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 July 13, 2001.

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)

(Force Management) (DeCA), Attn:

Herman Weaver, 1300 E Ave, Ft Lee,

Virginia 23801–1800.

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 (804) 734–8322.

Title, Associated Form, and OMB

Control Number: Commissary Customer

Service Survey, DeCA Form 60–28,

OMB Number 0704–0380.

Needs and Uses: This information

collection requirement is necessary to

the Defense Commissary Agency for the

purpose of measuring customer service,

which is our number one Strategic and

Performance goal. This management

tool uses a survey form, DeCA Form 60–

28, Commissary Customer Service

Survey, designed to extract objective,

subjective, and demographic

information from our customers so we

can better serve their needs. The results

will be reported and distributed to the

regional headquarters and commissaries

to use the past and present trends for

the purpose of future improvement.

Also, the results will directly affect our

policies and quality initiatives for an

efficient and cost-effective commissary

system.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Annual Burden Hours: 500.

Number of Respondents: 7,500.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 4

minutes.

Frequency: Annually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

The primary purpose for this

information is to determine how well

each commissary is satisfy the customer.

This will serve as a measuring stick for

future trends and give management vital

information to make cost-effective

decisions. The information received will

impact return customers and inspire

new customers, which will increase our

surcharge accounts that provide new

commissary construction and

renovations. Our primary goal is to

preserve the military’s most valued

benefit through customer satisfaction.

Each commissary (CONUS &

OCONUS) will be sent their numbered

Commissary Customer Service Surveys

(DeCAF 60–28) based on its class (1–9).

Class is based on annual sales. Each

commissary officer will select an

administrator who will distribute the

surveys randomly three times each day

(one hour after store opens, midday, and

two hours before closing) for ten

consecutive days. The following

information will be collected: Customer

relations, savings, cleanliness,

scheduling, atmosphere, quality of meat

and produce, managers and employees

knowledge and helpfulness, and their

most valued benefit.

Dated: May 3, 2001.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title and OMB Number: Substitutions

for Military or Federal Specifications

and Standards, Defense Federal

Acquisition Regulation Supplement

(DFARS) Section 211.273, and related

Clause in DFARS 272.211–7005; OMB

Number 0704–0398.

Type of Request: Reinstatement.

Number of Respondents: 257.

Responses per Respondent: 3.

Annual Responses: 771.

Average Burden per Response: 1.

Annual Burden Hours: 771.

Needs and Uses: This information

collection permits offerors to propose

Single Process Initiative (SPI) processes

as alternatives to military or Federal

specifications and standards cited in

DoD solicitations for previously

developed items. DoD uses the

information to verify Government

acceptance of an SPI process as valid

replacement for a military or Federal

specification or standard.

Affected Public: Business or Other

For-Profit; Not-For-Profit Institutions.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

Obtain or Retain Benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. David M.

Pritzker.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Pritzker at the Office of

Management and Budget, Desk Officer

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for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: May 4, 2001.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense will

submit to OMB for emergency

processing, the following proposal for

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Title and OMB Number: TRICARE for

Life Beneficiary Information Update

Form; OMB Number 0720–[To Be

Determined].

Type of Request: New Collection;

Emergency processing requested with a

shortened public comment period

ending May 22, 2001. An approval date

by May 25, 2001 has been requested.

Number of Respondents: 1,200,000.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 1,200,000.

Average Burden per Response: 5

minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 99,600.

Needs and Uses: The Department of

Defense (DoD), TRICARE Management

Activity, will collect Medicare and other

health insurance information in support

of the TRICARE for Life Program. This

information is necessary to allow the

Department to accurately interface with

Medicare to validate Medicare Part A

and Part B coverage in accordance with

the National Defense Authorization Act

for Fiscal Year 2001, prior to extending

TRICARE’s health benefits to TRICARE

eligible beneficiaries. Additionally, DoD

will collect other health insurance

information prospectively to allow the

accurate adjudication of claims for

health benefits. Other health insurance

information is routinely collected

during the health care claims

adjudication process; however, delaying

the collection of this information for

approximately 1.5 million new

TRICARE for Life beneficiaries will

result in very significant delays in the

adjudication of TRICARE for Life

medical claims. As such, the

Department will request Medicare and

other health insurance information from

TRICARE for Life beneficiaries early this

summer to maximize the delivery of

health care financing service provided

TRICARE for Life beneficiaries on

October 1, 2001. It is important to note

that no benefits will be denied as a

result of a beneficiary electing not to

provide the information. The

Department will implement normal

processes foe obtaining the required

information during the claims

adjudication process for any beneficiary

who elects not to provide the

information prospectively.

Affected Public: Individuals or

Households.

Frequency: One-Time.

Respondent’s obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Stuart Shapiro.

Written comments and

recommendation on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Shapiro at the Office of

Management and Budget, Desk Officer

for DoD (Health Affairs), Room 10235,

New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302, or by

fax at (703) 604–6270.

Dated: May 4, 2001.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory

Information Management Group, Office

of the Chief Information Officer, invites

comments on the proposed information

collection requests as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before July 13,

2001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires

that the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) provide interested

Federal agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. OMB may amend or

waive the requirement for public

consultation to the extent that public

participation in the approval process

would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations. The Leader,

Regulatory Information Management

Group, Office of the Chief Information

Officer, publishes that notice containing

proposed information collection

requests prior to submission of these

requests to OMB. Each proposed

information collection, grouped by

office, contains the following: (1) Type

of review requested, e.g. new, revision,

extension, existing or reinstatement; (2)

Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4)

Description of the need for, and

proposed use of, the information; (5)

Respondents and frequency of

collection; and (6) Reporting and/or

Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites

public comment. The Department of

Education is especially interested in

public comment addressing the

following issues: (1) Is this collection

necessary to the proper functions of the

Department; (2) will this information be

processed and used in a timely manner;

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;

(4) how might the Department enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (5) how

might the Department minimize the

burden of this collection on the

respondents, including through the use

of information technology.

Dated: May 8, 2001.

John Tressler,

Leader, Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Student Financial Assistance

Programs

Type of Review: New.

Title: Federal Direct Loan Program

and Federal Family Education Loan

Program Teacher Loan Forgiveness

Forms.

Frequency: Annually Other: once for

the application and anually for the

forbearance.

Affected Public: Individuals or

household; Businesses or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions;

Federal Government State, Local, or

Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 21,425.

Burden Hours: 6,929.

Abstract: Borrowers who received

loans from the William D. Ford Federal