[Federal Register: January 30, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 20)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Proposed Collection; Comment Requested
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and
Readiness).
ACTION: Notice.
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In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel
and Readiness) announces the following proposed reinstatement 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 march 31,
2003.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Program Integration)
Legal Policy, ATTN: Lt Col Patrick Lindemann, 4000 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301-4000.
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 above address or
call at (703) 697-3387.
Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Application for
Correction of Military Record Under the Provisions of Title 10, U.S.
Code, Section 1552, DD Form 149, OMB Control Number 0704-0003.
Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is
necessary for all Service personnel (current and former servicemembers)
to apply to their respective Boards for Correction of Military Records
(BCMR) for a correction of their military records under Title 10,
United States Code Section 1552. The BCMRs of the Services are the
highest administration boards and appellate review authorities in the
Services for the resolution of military personnel disputes. The Service
Secretaries, acting through the BCMRs, are empowered with broad powers
and are duty bound to correct records if an error or injustice exists.
The range of issues includes, but is not limited to, awards, clemency
petitions (of courts-martial sentences), disabilities, evaluation
reports, home of record, memoranda of reprimands, promotions,
retirements, separations, survivor benefit plans, and titling decisions
by law enforcement authorities.
Information collection is needed to provide current and former
servicemembers with a method through which to request correction of a
military record, and to provide the Services with the basic data needed
to process the request.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Burden Hours: 14,000.
Number of Respondents: 28,000.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
Frequency: On Occasion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
The respondents for this information collection are current and
former servicemembers requesting correction to their military records.
The servicemember submits to the respective Board for Correction of
Military Records (BCMR) a DD Form 149, ``application for Correction of
Military Record Under the provisions of Title 10, U.S. Code Section
1552.'' The information from the DD Form 149 is used by the respective
Service Boards for Correction of Military Records in processing the
applicant's request authorized under Title 10 U.S.C. 1552. The DD Form
149 was devised to standardize applications to the BCMRs. This
information is used to identify and secure the appropriate official
military and medical records from the appropriate records storage
facilities. Information on the form is used by the BCMRs to identify
the issues and arguments raised by applicants, identify any counsel
representing applicants, and determine if the applicants filed their
petitions within the three-year statute of limitations established by
Congress.
Dated: January 22, 2003.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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