[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 735-736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-00102]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Finance Deputate.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A), the Defense Finance and Accounting Service announces the 
proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the 
provisions concerning the proposed Personal Check Cashing Agreement 
Form. 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 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 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 March 7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the Defense Finance and 
Accounting Service, Finance Deputate, ATTN: Ms. Patricia Cristiano, 
1931 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22240-5291.

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. Patricia J. Cristiano, 
at (703) 607-5039.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Personal Check Cashing 
Agreement Form.
    Needs and Uses: The collection of information is necessary to meet 
the Department of Defense's (DoD) requirement for cashing personal 
checks overseas and afloat by DoD disbursing activities, as provided in 
31 U.S.C. 3342. The DoD Financial Management Regulation, Volume 5, 
provides guidance to DoD Disbursing Officers in the performance of this 
information collection. This allows the DoD disbursing officer or 
authorized agent the authority to offset the pay, without

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prior notification, in cases where this form has been signed subject to 
conditions specified within the approved procedure.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 225,000.
    Number of Respondents: 450,000.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The Personal Check Cashing Agreement Form is designed exclusively 
to help the DoD disbursing offices expedite the collection process of 
dishonored checks. The front of the form will be completed and signed 
by the authorized individual requesting check cashing privileges. By 
signing the form, the individual is freely and voluntarily consenting 
to the immediate collection from their current pay, without prior 
notice, for the face value of any check cashed, plus any charges 
assessed against the government by a financial institution, in the 
event the check is dishonored. In the event the check is dishonored, 
the disbursing office will complete and certify the reverse side of the 
form and forward the form to the applicable payroll office for 
collection from the individual's current pay.

    Dated: December 30, 1996.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 97-00102 Filed 1-3-97; 8:45 am]
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