[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 32 (Friday, February 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7619-7620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-731]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

[No. USAF-2007-0005]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Retirement and Separation Division, Air 
Force Personnel Center, announces the proposed extension 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 the 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 April 
17, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    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 the Retirement and 
Separation Division (DPPR), Air Force Personnel Center, 550 C Street 
West, Suite 3, ATTN: Gail Weber, Randolph AFB, TX 78150-4739 or call 
Ms. Gail Weber at 210-565-2461.
    Title, Form Number, and OMB Number: Request for Approval of Foreign 
Government Employment of Air Force Members; OMB Number 0701-0134.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is to obtain 
the information needed by the Secretary of the Air Force and Secretary 
of State on which to base a decision into approve/disapprove a request 
to work for a foreign government. This approval is specified by Title 
37, United States Code, Section 908. This statute delegates such 
approval authority of Congress to the respective service secretaries 
and to the Secretary of the State.

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    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Annual Burden: 10.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 1 Hour.
    Frequency: On Occasion.

Supplementary Information:

Summary of Information Collection

    Respondents are Air Force retired members and certain Reserve 
members who have gained jobs with a foreign government and who must 
obtain approval of the Secretary of the Air Force and Secretary of 
State to do so. Information, in the form of a letter, includes a 
detailed description of duty, name of employer, Social Security Number, 
and statements specifying whether or not the employee will be 
compensated; declaring if employee will be required or plans to obtain 
foreign citizenship; declaring that the member will be required or 
plans to obtain foreign citizenship; declaring that the member will be 
required or plans to obtain foreign citizenship; declaring that the 
member will not be required to execute an oath of allegiance to the 
foreign government; verifying that the member understands that retired 
pay equivalent to the amount received from the foreign government may 
be withheld if he or she accepts employment with a foreign government 
before receiving approval. Reserve members only must include a request 
to be reassigned to Inactive Status List Reserve Section (Reserve 
Section Code RB). After verifying the status of the individual, the 
letter is forwarded to the Air Force Review Board for processing. If 
the signed letter is not included in the file, individuals reviewing 
the file cannot furnish the necessary information to the Secretary of 
the Air Force and Secretary of State on which a decision can be made. 
Requested information is necessary to maintain the integrity of the 
Request for Approval of Foreign Government Employment Program.

    Dated: February 12, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-731 Filed 2-15-07; 8:45 am]
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