[Federal Register: September 28, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 188)]
[Notices]
[Page 55179]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[No. DoD-2007-OS-0107]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Defense Finance and Accounting Service, DoD.
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
announces the 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 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 November
27, 2007.
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: 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 ATTN: DFAS-HGA/CL,
Rodney Winn, Assistant General Counsel for Garnishment Operations,
Defense Finance and Accounting Service--Cleveland, P.O. Box 998002,
Cleveland, OH 44199-8002, or call Mr. Rodney Winn at (216) 522-5118.
Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Application for Former
Spouse Payments From Retired Pay; DD Form 2293; OMB Number 0730-0008.
Needs and Uses: Under 10 U.S.C. 1408 state courts may divide
military retired pay as property or order alimony and child support
payment from that retired pay. The former spouse may apply to the
Defense Finance and Accounting Service for direct payment of these
monies by using DD Form 2293. This information collection is needed to
provide the Defense Finance and Accounting Service the basic data
needed to process the request.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Annual Burden Hours: 5130 hours.
Number of Respondents: 20,520.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
The respondents of this information collection are spouses or
former spouses of military members. The applicant submits a DD Form
2293 to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. The information
from the DD Form 2293 is used by the Defense Finance and Accounting
Service in processing the applicant's request as authorized under 10
U.S.C. 1408. The DD Form 2293 was devised to standardize applications
for payment under the Act. Information on the form is also used to
determine the applicant's current status and contains statutory
required certification the applicant/former spouse must make when
applying for payments.
Dated: September 21, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-4785 Filed 9-27-07; 8:45 am]
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