[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19052-19053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10580]



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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.

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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 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

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of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 1, 
1996.

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), OASD (Force Management 
Policy/Military Personnel Policy/Compensation), ATTN: LTC William 
Foster, OASD(MPP)COMP, Pentagon Rm. 2B279, 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) 693-1068.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Validation of Public or 
Community Service Employment Performed by Retired Personnel Retired 
Under the Temporary Early Retirement Authority (TERA) for Increased 
Retirement Compensation, DD Form 2676, OMB Number 0704-0357.
    Needs and Uses: Public Law 102-484, Section 4464 required the 
Department of Defense to develop policy and procedures to validate and 
credit increased retirement compensation for qualifying public and 
community service employment performed by retired personnel of the 
Armed Forces under the early retirement program.
    Affected Public:
      a. Individuals or Households.
      b. State, Local or Tribal Governments.
      c. Not-for-Profit Institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 800 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 4,800.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion annually thereafter.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    This information is needed to support the information collection 
requirements of Public Law 102-484 which established the Temporary 
Early Retirement Authority (TERA). TERA is a DoD force reduction tool. 
It authorizes Service members who are short of their 20 year retirement 
to accumulate credit by finding employment with local governments and 
non-profit organizations. The DD Form 2676 ``Validation of Public or 
Community Service Employment'' was developed as part of a systematic 
employment reporting mechanism. Employers certify public or community 
service employment and retired members submit the employment validation 
form, DD Form 2676 to the Defense Manpower Data Center for processing.

    Dated: April 24, 1996.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 96-10580 Filed 4-29-96; 8:45 am]
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