[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 65029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31342]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review

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 of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Title: Department of Defense Khamisiyah Survey.
    Type of Request: New collection; Emergency Processing requested 
with shortened public comment period ending December 7, 1996. An 
approval date of December 24, 1996 is requested.
    Number of Respondents: 13,783.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 13,783.
    Average Burden Per Response: 7 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,608 hours.
    Needs and uses: This collection of information is necessary to 
facilitate investigation of the events surrounding the demolition of 
munitions near Khamisiyah, Iraq from 1-15 March 1991 (immediately after 
the Gulf War). This survey is part of our ongoing effort to better 
understand the events during and after the Gulf War, and potential 
health consequences. Respondents are current and former members of the 
US military who were within 50 kilometers of the munitions storage area 
near Khamisiyah, Iraq.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Allison Eydt.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Eydt at the Office of Management and 
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10235, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503, or via facsimile at (202) 395-6974.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. William Pearce.
    Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should 
be sent to Mr. Pearce at OSD/WHS/DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302, or via facsimile at (703) 604-
6270, or requested telephonically at (703) 604-4582.

    Dated: December 5, 1996.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 96-31342 Filed 12-9-96; 8:45 am]
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