[Federal Register: July 31, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 146)]
[Notices]
[Page 43136]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[No. DoD-2006-OS-0166]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and
Readiness), DoD.
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 extension 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 on or
before September 29, 2006.
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 instruction for submitting comments.
Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
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.
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
Personnel Policy)/Accession Policy. ATTN: Major Thomas M.W. Downs. 4000
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000, or call at (703) 695-5527.
Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Police Record
Check; DD Form 369; OMB Control Number 0704-0007.
Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is
necessary to obtain information about arrests and criminal records on
applicants to the Armed Forces of the United States. The DD Form 369,
Police Record Check, is used to identify any disqualifying history
regarding arrests or convictions.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal government.
Annual Burden Hours: 112,500.
Number of Respondents: 250,000.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 27 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
This information is collected to provide the Armed Services with
background information on an applicant. History of criminal activity,
arrests, or confinement is disqualifying for military service. The
respondents will be local and state law enforcement agencies. The DD
Form 369, Policy Record Check, is the method of information collection;
responses are to reference any records on the applicant. The
information will be used to determine suitability of the applicant for
the military service.
Dated: July 20, 2006.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 06-6576 Filed 7-28-06; 8:45 am]
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