[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 215 (Monday, November 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 66526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28319]



[[Page 66526]]

=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

    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 on or 
before January 5, 2001.

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 Community and Family Policy/Office of Educational 
Opportunity), ATTN: Ms. Ollie M. Smith, Ballston Towers #3, Room 917, 
4015 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203-5190.

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) 696-1702, ext 111.
    Title, associated form, and OMB control number: The Public and 
Community Service (PACS) Registry Programs, DD Forms 2580, 2581 and 
2581-1; OMB Number 0704-0324.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is used to 
enroll Service members retiring under the Temporary Early Retirement 
Authority (TERA) program in Public and Community Service (PACS). In 
accordance with 10 U.S.C. 1143(c), the Public and Community Service 
(PACS) Registry provides registered PACS organizations with information 
regarding the availability of individuals with interest in working in a 
PACS organization. The forms associated with this information 
collection, DD Forms 2580, 2581, and 2581-1, are used in support of the 
Department of Defense Programs for public service employment 
assistance.
    Affected public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal, local and State government.
    Annual burden hours: 1,500 hours.
    Number of respondents: 150.
    Responses per respondent: 1.
    Average burden per response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    This collection is required to satisfy Public Law 102-484, The 
Defense Department's Fiscal Year 1993 Authorization Act, October 23, 
1992, which directed the Secretary of Defense to maintain a public and 
community service registry in which separating Service members would be 
encouraged to enter. DD Forms 2580, 2581 and 2581-1 are used to support 
this effort.

    Dated: October 31, 2000.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 00-28319 Filed 11-3-00; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 5001-10-M