[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 33054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16004]


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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: Application for Discharge 
of Member or Survivor of Member of Group Certified to Have Performed 
Active Duty with the Armed Forces of the United States; DD Form 2168; 
OMB Number 0704-0100.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 3,000.
    Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,500.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to implement 38 U.S.C. 106 (Pub. L. 95-202, Section 401), 
which directs the Secretary of Defense to determine if civilian 
employment or contractual service rendered by groups to the Armed 
Forces of the United States shall be considered active duty. This 
information is collected on DD Form 2168, ``Application for Discharge 
of Member or Survivor of Member of Group Certified to Have Performed 
Active Duty with the Armed Forces of the United States,'' which 
provides the necessary data to assist each of the Military Departments 
in determining if an applicant was a member of a group which has 
performed active military service. Those individuals who have been 
recognized as a member of an approved group are eligible for benefits 
provided for by laws administered by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    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 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: 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: June 10, 1998.
 Patricia L. Toppings,
 Alternate ODS Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 98-16004 Filed 6-16-98; 8:45 am]
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