Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 22 / Friday, February 1, 2008 / Notices 6131 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DoD–2007–OS–0090] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

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: 

Request for Verification of Birth; DD 

Form 372; OMB Control Number 0704–

0006. 

Type Of Request: Extension. 

Number Of Respondents: 100,000. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 100,000. 

Average Burden Per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 8,300. 

Needs And Uses: Title 10, U.S.C. 505, 

532, 3253, and 8253 require applicants 

meet minimum and maximum age and 

citizenship requirements for enlistment 

into the Armed Forces. If an applicant 

is unable to provide a birth certificate, 

the recruiter will forward a DD Form 

372, ‘‘Request for Verification of Birth,’’

to a state or local agency requesting 

verification of the applicant’s birth date. 

This verification of birth ensures that 

the applicant does not fall outside the 

age limitations, and that the applicant’s 

place of birth supports the citizenship 

status claimed by the applicant. 

Affected Public: State, local or tribal 

government. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

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-mailed 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. E8–1857 Filed 1–31–08; 8:45 am] 

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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. 

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] 

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