[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 6131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1858]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DoD-2007-OS-0055]


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 
March 3, 2008.
    Title, Form, and OMB Number: Application for Discharge of Member or 
Survivor of Member of Group Certified to Have Performed Active Duty 
with the Armed Forces of the United States; DD Form 2168; OMB Number 
0704-0100.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 2,700.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 2,700.
    Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,350.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to implement Public Law 95-202, section 401 (codified at 38 
U.S.C. 106 Note) which directs the Secretary of Defense to determine if 
civilian employment or contractual service rendered by groups to the 
Armed Forces of the United States shall be considered active duty. This 
information is collected on DD Form 2168, ``Application for Discharge 
of Member or Survivor of Member of Group Certified to Have Performed 
Active Duty with the Armed Force of the United States'' which provides 
the necessary information to assist each of the Military Departments in 
determining if an applicant was a member of a group which has performed 
active military service. Those individuals who have been recognized as 
a member of an approved group are eligible for benefits provided for by 
laws administered by the Veteran's Administration.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On Occasion
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Sharon Mar.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Mar at the Office of Management and 
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503. Comments may be e-mail to Ms. Mar at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b0e3d8d1c2dfdeeffdd1c2f0dfddd29ed5dfc09ed7dfc6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cc9fa4adbea3a29381adbe8ca3a1aee2a9a3bce2aba3ba">[email protected]</span></a>.
    You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by the following method:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking 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: January 25, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
 [FR Doc. E8-1858 Filed 1-31-08; 8:45 am]
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