[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58391-58392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20029]


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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), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    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 purposed 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 December 
5, 2005.

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) (Military Personnel 
Policy/Armed Forces Chaplains Board), Attn: Ch, Col. Richard K. Hum, 
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) 697-9015.
    Title and OMB Control Number: Appointment of Chaplains for the 
Military Services; DD Form 2088; OMB Number 0704-0190.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to determine proper qualification and endorsement of 
Religious Organizations' candidates as chaplains in respective Military 
Departments.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 692 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Responses per Respondent: 4.6.
    Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion/annually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The DD Form 2088, ``Statement of Ecclesiastical Endorsement,'' is 
used whenever an ecclesiastical endorsing agency submits a Religious 
Ministry Professional as a candidate to become a chaplain. The 
ecclesiastical endorsing agency sends it to the Military Service which 
the Religious Ministry Professional wishes to join.

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    The three Military Services are required by DoD Directive 1304.19, 
``Appointment of Chaplains for the Military Departments,'' and DoD 
Instruction 1304.28, ``Guidance for the Appointment of Chaplains for 
the Military Departments,'' to obtain a certification of the 
professional qualifications of clergy applying for the chaplaincy. DD 
Form 2088, ``Statement of Ecclesiastical Endorsement,'' also requests 
the name, address, number of years of professional experience accrued 
by the Religious Ministry Professional, and number of years of previous 
military experience. This information is used in computing constructive 
credit for determining grade, date of rank, and eligibility of 
promotion of appointees in the chaplaincies.

    Dated: September 8, 2005.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-20029 Filed 10-5-05; 8:45 am]
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