[Federal Register: October 18, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 200)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    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 
November 17, 2004.
    Title, Form, and OMB Number: Registration for Scientific and 
Technical Information Services; DD Form 1540; OMB Control Number 0704-
0264.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement.
    Number of Respondents: 7,979.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 7,979.
    Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,330.
    Needs and Uses: The date that the Defense Technical Information 
Center handles is controlled, either because of distribution 
limitations, or security classification. For this reason, all potential 
users are required to register for service. DoD Instruction 3200.14, 
Principles and Operational Parameters of the DoD Scientific and 
Technical Information Program, mandates the registration procedure. 
Federal Government agencies and their contractors are required to 
complete the DD Form 1540, Registration for Scientific and Technical 
Information Services. The contractor community completes a separate DD 
Form 1540 for each contract or grant, and registration is valid until 
the contract expires.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, Federal Government, and state, local or tribal 
government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jacqueline Zeiher.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Zeiher at the Office of Management and 
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert Cushing.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/ESCD/Information Management 
Division, 1225 South Clark Street, Suite 504, Arligntron, VA 22202-
4326.

    Dated: October 8, 2004.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-23245 Filed 10-15-04; 8:45 am]

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