Document Headings

                    Document headings vary by document type but may contain                    the following:                  
                -                       the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document                    
                -                       the number of the CFR title and the number of each part                      the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly                      related to                    
                -                       the agency docket number / agency internal file number                    
                -                       the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in                      the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory                      Actions                    

                    See the                                          Document Drafting Handbook                                        for more details.                  

###### Department of Defense

###### Office of the Secretary 

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

# ACTION:

Notice. 

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                     *Sharon_Mar@omb.eop.gov*.                 

You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by the following method: 
      -  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] 

BILLING CODE 5001-06-P