[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25472-25473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09279]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0048]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: 60-Day 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

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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 June 28, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the 
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 
Regulatory Directorate, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Attn: Mailbox 24, Suite 
08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    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 https://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 Human 
Resources Activity, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 08F05 Alexandria, VA 
22350, LaTarsha Yeargins, 571-372-2089.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Military Spouse Priority 
Placement Program Self-Certification Checklist; DD Form 3145-4; OMB 
Control Number 0704-MSSC.
    Needs and Uses: The Military Spouse Priority Placement Program 
Self-Certification Checklist must be completed by military spouses when 
applying for appropriated funds GS-15 and below (or equivalent 
positions in other pay systems) in the competitive service or excepted 
service in order to receive priority consideration for competitive 
service and excepted service positions at DoD activities in the U.S., 
and in U.S. territories and possessions. The military spouses must 
provide evidence of their appointment eligibility, and evidence of 
marriage to a current active duty military member of the U.S. Armed 
Forces (including the U.S. Coast Guard and full-time National Guard or 
Military Reservist) with a copy of the permanent-change-of-station 
orders. This collection will be used by gaining DoD activities to 
certify preference eligibility for the possible appointment of the 
military spouse into their vacancy.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 138,724 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 69,362.
    Responses per Respondent: 4.
    Annual Responses: 277,448.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: April 26, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-09279 Filed 4-28-22; 8:45 am]
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