[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 32192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15627]


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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 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 by August 
11, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the Office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Force Management 
Policy/Military Personnel Policy/Compensation), ATTN: Thomas R. Tower, 
4000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000.

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) 693-1059.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Application for 
Annuity--Certain Military Surviving Spouses, DD Form 2769, OMB 0704-
0402.
    Needs and Uses: The Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 1998, 
Public Law 105-85, Section 644, requires the Secretary of Defense to 
pay an annuity to qualified surviving spouses. The DD Form 2769, 
``Application for Annuity--Certain Military Surviving Spouses,'' used 
in this information collection, provides a vehicle for the surviving 
spouse to apply for the annuity benefit. The Department will use this 
information to determine if the applicant is eligible for the annuity 
benefit and make payment to the surviving spouse. The respondents of 
this information collection are surviving spouses of each member of the 
uniformed services who (1) died before March 21, 1974, and was entitled 
to retired or retainer pay on the date of death or (2) was a member of 
a reserve component of the Armed Forces during the period beginning on 
September 21, 1972, and ending on October 1, 1978, and at the time of 
member's death would have been entitled to retired pay.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 400.
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    The Defense Authorization Act of FY 1998, Public Law 105-85, 
Section 644, requires the Secretary of Defense to pay an annuity to 
qualified surviving spouses. As required by the Act, no benefit shall 
be paid to any person under this section unless an application for such 
benefit is filed with the Secretary concerned by or on behalf of such 
person. This information collection is needed to provide a vehicle for 
the qualified surviving spouse to apply for the annuity benefit. It is 
also needed to obtain the necessary data so that the Department can 
determine if the applicant is eligible for the annuity benefit and make 
payment to the surviving spouse.

    Dated: June 8, 1998.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 98-15627 Filed 6-11-98; 8:45 am]
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