[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5507-5508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2506]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Indebtedness of Military 
Personnel--Involuntary Allotments; DD Form 2653; OMB Number 0704-0367.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement.
    Number of Respondents: 8,400.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 8,400.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 4,200.
    Needs and Uses: Title 5 U.S.C. 5220(a)(k) directs the establishment 
of provisions for the involuntary allotment of the pay of a member of 
the Uniformed Services for indebtedness owed a third party as 
determined by the final judgment of a court, and as further determined 
by competent military or executive authority to be in compliance with 
the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940. These provisions 
must also take into consideration the absence of a member of the 
Uniformed Services from appearance in a judicial proceeding if the 
absence results from the exigencies of military duty. The DD Form 2653, 
``Involuntary Allotment Application,'' provides the DOD reviewing 
authority with the data necessary to act on requests from the public 
for assistance in the collection of debts.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or Other For-
Profit.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Edward C. Springer.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed

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information collection should be sent to Mr. Springer at the Office of 
Management and Budget, Desk Officer for DOD, Room 10236, New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert Cushing.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302.

    Dated: January 28, 1998.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 98-2506 Filed 2-2-98; 8:45 am]
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