[Federal Register: June 19, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 117)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2009-OS-0089]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
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Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics announces a 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 burden of the information collection on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms or information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received August 18,
2009.
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 the Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics,
3010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3010, or call at (703)602-
4353.
Title, Form and OMB Number: Application for Homeowners Assistance;
DD Form 1607; OMB Control Number 0704-TBD.
Needs and Uses: The Department plans to expand its Homeowners
Assistance Program (HAP), with $555 million in Recovery Act funds
dedicated to helping military families and DoD civilians who recently
sold their homes at a loss. The expanded program will assist families
forced to relocate due to base closures or normal assignment rotations.
But, the most important aspect is that priority access to the funds
will go to survivors of those killed during deployment, and those who
were wounded, ill or injured during deployment.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Burden Hours: 17,000 hours.
Number of Respondents: 17,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency: On occasion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
The Secretary of Defense is authorized to provide financial help to
eligible homeowners serving or employed at or near military
installations which were ordered closed or partially closed, realigned
or were ordered to reduce the scope of operations. The Department of
the Army acts as executive agent for DoD in administering the program
for all military departments. Before benefits can be paid, certain
conditions must be met.
Eligible homeowners use the DD Form 1607, ``Application for
Homeowners Assistance'' to apply. The application is reviewed by a
department personnel office, military or civilian, for verification of
service or employment and mailed to the appropriate office of the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers which administers the program. The U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers will notify the applicant.
It is the objective of the Department of Defense to assure that all
applications for assistance under this program are given full
consideration and that benefits under the program are extended to all
homeowners who are entitled to assistance in accordance with applicable
policies and procedures.
This request has been submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for emergency approval. Any comments received on this
notice will be addressed in a subsequent information collection package
to be submitted to OMB under regular processing timeframes.
Dated: June 16, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-14429 Filed 6-18-09; 8:45 am]
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