[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16146-16147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06719]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2016-OS-0028]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Finance and Accounting Service 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 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 May 24, 
2016.

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

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proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to the Defense Finance 
and Accounting Service; Office of Financial Operations; Retired and 
Annuitant Pay Quality Product Assurance Division ATTN: Chuck Moss, 
Cleveland, OH 44199-2001, or call at (216) 204-4426.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: 
Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)--Automatic Coverage Fact Sheet; DD Form 
2656-8; OMB Control Number 0730-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to identify and determine the marital status of the retiree in order to 
correctly establish the retired pay account.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 60.
    Number of Respondents: 240.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 240.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    If no SBP election is made at retirement time this form is mailed 
to the retiree. Automatic spouse coverage is established and the 
completion of this form provides Retired Pay with information about the 
spouse. In some instances, the retiree is unmarried and the coverage 
will be changed to reflect that.

    Dated: March 21, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-06719 Filed 3-24-16; 8:45 am]
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