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###### Department of Defense

###### Office of the Secretary

          - [Docket No. DoD-2009-OS-0104]

# AGENCY:

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), DoD.

# ACTION:

Notice.

                    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork                           ( print page 34731)                        Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) announces the following proposed extension 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 of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.                

# DATES:

                        Consideration will be given to all comments received 60 days from publication of this notice in the                         **Federal Register**                        .                    

# ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by any of the following methods:
      -  Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.                          Follow the instructions for submitting comments.                    
      -  Mail:                          Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.                    

*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.                    

# 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 Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Program Integration) Legal Policy, ATTN: Lt Col Williams, 4000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000, or call (703) 697-3387; facsimile (703) 693-6708.

*Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number:*                         Application for the Review of Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States; DD Form 293; OMB Control Number 0704-0004.                    

*Needs and Uses:*                         Former members of the Armed Forces who received an administrative discharge have the right to appeal the characterization or reason for separation. Title 10 of the U.S. Code, section 1553, and DoD Directive 1332.28 established a Board of Review consisting of five members to review appeals of former members of the Armed Forces. The DD Form 293,                         *Application for Review of Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States,*                         provides the respondent a vehicle to present to the Board their reasons/justifications for a discharge upgrade as well as providing the Services the basic data needed to process the appeal.                    

*Affected Public:*                         Individuals or households.                    

*Annual Burden Hours:*                         6,000.                    

*Number of Respondents:*                         8,000.                    

*Responses Per Respondent:*                         1.                    

*Average Burden Per Response:*                         45 minutes.                    

*Frequency:*                         On occasion.                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

## Summary of Information Collection

                    Under section 1553 of Title 10 United States Code, the Secretary of a Military Department established a Board of Review, consisting of five members, to review appeals of former members of the Armed Forces. This information collection allows an applicant to request a change in the type of military discharge issued. Applicants are former members of the Armed Forces (or if the former member is deceased or incompetent, the surviving spouse, next-of-kin, or legal representative who is acting on behalf of the former members) who have been discharged or dismissed (other than a discharge or dismissal by sentence of a general court-martial). The DD Form 293,                     *Application for Review of Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States,*                     provides the former member an avenue to present to their respective Service Discharge Review Board their reasons/justifications for a discharge upgrade as well as providing the Service the basic data needed to process the appeal.                

Dated: July 10, 2009.

Patricia L. Toppings,

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. E9-17063 Filed 7-16-09; 8:45 am]

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