[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 251 (Friday, December 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82981-82982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33278]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 February 
27, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the Office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness, Program Integration, 
Legal Policy, ATTN: Lt Col Karen Kinlin, 4000 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-4000.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instrument, please write to the above address or 
call at (703) 697-3387.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Indebtedness of 
Military Personnel--Involuntary Allotments; DD Form 2653; OMB Control 
Number 0704-0367.
    Needs and Uses: Public Law 103-94, ``The Hatch Act Reform 
Amendments of 1993,'' 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 based on a court order and as 
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 information collected hereby provides exigencies of military duty. 
The DD Form 2653, ``Indebtedness of Military Personnel--Involuntary 
Allotments,'' provides the respondent the opportunity to submit all 
information on one form.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other for 
profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 4,657.
    Number of Respondents: 9,314.
    Responses per Respondent: One.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    This information is used by the Department of Defense to initiate 
an involuntary allotment from the pay of a member of the Uniformed 
Services for indebtedness owed a third party as determined by the final 
judgment of a court. This requirement was created by ``The Hatch Act 
Reform Amendments of 1993,'' Public Law 103-94. The DD Form 2653, 
``Involuntary Allotment Application,'' requires the creditor to provide 
identifying information on the member of the Uniformed Services; 
certify a judgment was obtained and that the member's rights under the 
Soldier's and Sailors' Civil Relief Act were protected.

    Dated: December 22, 2000.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 00-33278 Filed 12-28-00; 8:45 am]
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