[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 188 (Friday, September 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55181-55182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4793]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[No. DoD-2007-OS-0062]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    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).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by October 
29, 2007.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Dependency Statements; 
Parent (DD Form 137-3), Child Born Out of Wedlock (DD Form 137-4), 
Incapacitated Child Over Age 21 (DD Form 137-5), Full Time Student 21-
22 Years of Age (DD Form 137-6), and Ward of the Court (DD Form 137-7); 
OMB Number 0730-0014.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 19,440.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 19,440.
    Average Burden per Response: 1.25 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 24,300.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is used to certify 
dependency or obtain information to determine entitlement to basic 
allowance for housing (BAH) with dependent rate, travel allowance, or 
Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card. Information 
regarding a parent, a child born out-of-wedlock, an incapacitated child 
over age 21, a student age 21-22, or a ward of a court is provided by 
the military member or by another

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individual who may be a member of the public. Pursuant to 37 U.S.C. 
401, 403, 406, and 10 U.S.C. 1072 and 1076, the member must provide 
more than one half of the claimed dependent's monthly expenses. DoD 
Financial Management Regulation 7000.14-R, Vol. 7A, defines dependency 
and directs that dependency be proven. Dependency claim examiners use 
the information from these forms to determine the degree of benefits. 
The requirement to provide the information decreases the possibility of 
monetary allowances being approved on behalf of ineligible dependents.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Hillary Jaffe.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Jaffe at the Office of Management and 
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by the following method:
    <bullet> Federal eRuling Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
    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.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia Toppings.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/Information Management 
Division, 1777 North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, Arlington, VA 
22209-2133.

    Dated: September 21, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-4793 Filed 9-27-07; 8:45 am]
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