[Federal Register: February 25, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 37)]
[Notices]               
[Page 8629-8630]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Finance and Accounting Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction act of 1995, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service 
announced the 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

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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 April 
26, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the Defense Finance and 
Accounting Service--Kansas City, Financial Services Division (DFAS-AAD/
KC), ATTN: Ms. LaTenna Weiss, 1500 East 95th Street, Kansas City, MO 
64197-0030.

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, Ms. LaTenna Weiss, 816-926-2745.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Statement of Claimant 
Requesting Recertified Check, DD Form 2660; OMB Number 0730-0002.
    Needs and Uses: In accordance with TFM Volume 1, Part 4, Section 
7060.20 and DoD 7000.14-R, Volume 5, there is a requirement that a 
payee identify himself/herself and certify as to what happened to the 
original check issued by the government (non-receipt, loss, 
destruction, theft, etc.). This collection will be used to identify 
rightful reissuance of government checks to individuals or businesses 
outside the Department of Defense.
    Affected Public: Individuals or businesses or other for-profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 9,042 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 108,500.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The Statement of Claimant Requesting Recertified Check is used to 
ascertain pertinent information needed by the Department of Defense in 
order to reissue checks to payees, if the checks have not been 
negotiated to financial institutions within one (1) year of the date of 
issuance, when an original check has been lost, not received, damaged, 
stolen, etc. The form will be completed by the payee who was issued the 
original check. The information provided on this form will be used in 
determining whether a check may be reissued to the named payee.

    Dated: February 18, 2004.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-4040 Filed 2-24-04; 8:45 am]

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