[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 197 (Tuesday, October 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61389-61390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25898]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2014-OS-0080]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and
Readiness), DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness)
announces a 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
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practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
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 by December
14, 2015.
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: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief
Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory
and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
9010.
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.
Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments.
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number,
form number, and title.
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) (Military
Community and Family Policy), ATTN: Mr. James M. Ellis, 4000 Defense
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000 or call at (703) 602-5009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated 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 Control Number 0704-0100.
Needs And Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary
to implement section 401 of Public Law 95-202 (codified at 38 U.S.C.
106 Note), which directs the Secretary of Defense: (1) To determine if
civilian employment or contractual service rendered to the Armed Forces
of the United States by certain groups shall be considered Active Duty
services, and (2) to award members of approved groups an appropriate
certificate where the nature and duration of service so merits. This
information is collected on DD Form 2168, ``Application for Discharge
of Member of Group Certified to have Performed Active Duty with the
Armed Forces of the United States,'' which provides the necessary data
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 members of an
approved group shall be eligible for benefits administered by the
Veteran's Administration.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,350 hours.
Number of Respondents: 2,700.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 2,700.
Average Burden per Response: 5 hours.
Frequency: On occasion.
Section 401 of Public Law 95-202 (codified at 38 U.S.C. 106 Note)
authorized the Secretary of Defense: (1) To determine if civilian
employment or contractual service rendered to the Armed Forces of the
United States by certain groups shall be considered active duty
service, and (2) to issue members of approved groups an appropriate
certificate of service where the nature and duration of service so
warrants. Such persons shall be eligible for benefits administered by
the Department of Veterans Affairs. The information collected on DD
Form 2168, ``Application for Discharge of Member or Survivor of Member
Group Certified To Have Performed Duty with the Armed Forces of the
United States,'' is necessary to assist the Secretaries of the Military
Departments in: (1) Determining if an applicant was a member of an
approved group that performed civilian employment or contractual
service for the U.S. Armed Forces and (2) to assist in issuing an
appropriate certificate of service to the applicant. Information
provided by the applicant will include: The name of the group served
with; dates and place of service; highest grade/rank/rating held during
service; highest pay grade; military installation where ordered to
report; specialty/job title(s). If the information requested on a DD
Form 2168 is compatible with that of a corresponding approved group,
and the applicant can provide supporting evidence, he or she will
receive veteran's status in accordance with the provisions of DoD
Directive 1000.20. Information from the DD Form 2168 will be extracted
and used to complete the DD Form 214, ``Certificate for Release or
Discharge from Active Duty.''
Dated: October 6, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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