[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67347-67348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33541]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
Readiness).

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 
reinstatement 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 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 13 
February 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to Department of the Army, Hq DAO 
ODCSPER (DAPE-PRO) ATTN: Mr. Robbie Robinson, 4000 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-0300.

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 at (703) 614-4766.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Repatriation 
Processing Center Processing Sheet, DD Form 2585, OMB Number 0704-0334.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is necessary for 
personnel accountability of all evacuees,

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regardless of nationality, who are processed through designated 
Repatriation Centers throughout the United States. The information 
obtained from the DD Form 2585 is entered into an automated system; a 
series of reports are accessible to DoD Components, Federal and State 
Agencies, and Red Cross as required.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Federal Government; 
State and local governments; not-for-profit institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,667.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Responses Per Respondent: One.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 Minutes.
    Frequency: One-time.

Supplementary Information:

Summary of Information Collection

    Executive Order 12636 (Assignment of Emergency Preparedness 
Responsiblitis) assigns Federal departments and agencies 
responsibilities during emergency situations. In its supporting role to 
the Departments of State and Health and Human Services (DHHS), the 
Department of Defense will assist in planning for the protection, 
evacuation and repatriation of U.S. citizens in threatened areas 
overseas. The DD Form 2585, Repatriation Processing Center Processing 
Sheet, has numerous functions, but is primarily used for 
personnelaccountability of all evacuees who process through designated 
Repatriation Centers. During processing, evacuees are provided 
emergency human services, including food, clothing lodging, family 
reunification, social services and financial assistance through federal 
entitlements, loans, or emergency aid organizations. The information, 
once collected, is input into the Repatriation Automated Accounting and 
Reporting System, and available to designated offices throughout 
Departments of Defense, State, Health and Human Services, the American 
Red Cross, and State government emergency planning offices for 
operational inquiries and reporting and future planning purposes.

    Dated: December 18, 1997.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 97-33541 Filed 12-23-97; 8:45 am]
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