[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2494-2495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1267]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


Proposed Information Collection Available for Public Comment; 
Notice

    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 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.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to the Office of the Under Secretary of 

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Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Requirements and Resources), ATTN: 
Reports Clearance Officer, Room 3C980, 4000 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-4000. Consideration will be given to all comments 
received within 60 days of the date of publication of this notice.

TITLE, APPLICABLE FORMS, AND APPLICABLE OMB NUMBER: Appointment of 
Chaplains for the Military Services (previously entitled Certificate of 
Ecclesiastical Endorsement, Nomination of Chaplains for the Three 
Military Departments (Army, Navy, Air Force)); DD Form 2088 and DD Form 
x291 (Draft); OMB Control Number 0704-0190.

SUMMARY: This information collection is used by the Department of 
Defense to access chaplains into the Military Services. The collection, 
which is used by all the Military Services, gathers the necessary data 
for determining eligibility for religious organizations seeking to 
endorse chaplains and for clergy persons seeking endorsement as 
military chaplains.

NEEDS AND USES: Title 10 United States Code 532, 591 and DoD Directive 
1304.19, requires the Department to ensure that reglious organizations 
seeking to endorse chaplains are eligible and that applicants qualified 
for the military chaplain services are endorsed by those religious 
organizations. Two forms are associated with this program to collect 
the necessary information. The DD Form x291 (Draft), ``Ecclesiastical 
Endorsing Organization Verification/Reverification Information,'' 
requests basic demographic information about the religious 
denominations seeking to supply chaplains. It requests the name of an 
official authorized to represent the organization to the Military 
Services, and it requires the organization to certify that it is 
authorized by its membership to act as the sole agency for the purpose 
of certifying and endorsing clergy to serve as military chaplains. The 
DD Form 2088, ``Ecclesiastical Endorsing Agent Certification,'' is used 
by religious denominations to certify that a member of their clergy is 
professionally qualified to become a chaplain. It requests information 
about name, address, professional experience, and previous military 
experience to be used in determining grade, date of rank, and 
eligibility for promotion for appointees to the chaplain services.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours (Including Record keeping): 851 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 818.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 1.187.
    Frequency: On occasion/annually.
    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 the Office of 
the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) Reports 
Clearance Officer at (703) 614-8989.

    Dated: January 22, 1996.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 96-1267 Filed 1-25-96; 8:45 am]
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