[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 41 (Thursday, March 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12929-12930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4985]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Retiree and Transition Programs Division, Air Force 
Personnel Center, announces the 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 the 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 April 
30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the Retiree and Transition 
Programs Division (DPPT), Air Force Personnel Center, 550 C Street 
West, Suite 11, ATTN: Mr. Bruce O. Creller, Randolph AFB, TX 78150-
4713.

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 Ms. Mary Stigers at 210-565-2461.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Air Force Instruction 36-
2913, ``Request for Approval of Foreign Government Employment of Air 
Force Members,'' OMB Number 0701-0134.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is to obtain 
the information needed by the Secretary of the Air Force and Secretary 
of State on which to base a decision to approve/disapprove a request to 
work for a foreign government. This approval is specified by Title 37, 
United States Code, Section 908. This statute delegates such approval 
authority of Congress to the respective service secretaries and to the 
Secretary of the State.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 144.
    Number of Respondents: 144.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 Hour.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   

Summary of Information Collection

    Respondents are Air Force retired members and certain Reserve 
members who have gained jobs with a foreign government and who must 
obtain approval of the Secretary of the Air Force and Secretary of 
State to do so. Information, in the form of a letter, includes a 
detailed description of duty, name of employer, Social Security Number, 
and statements specifying whether or not the employee will be 
compensated; declaring if employee will be required or plans to obtain 
foreign citizenship; declaring that the member will not be required to 
execute an oath of allegiance to the foreign government; verifying that 
the member understands that retired pay equivalent to the amount 
received from the foreign government may be withheld if he or she 
accepts employment with a foreign government before receiving approval. 
Reserve members only must include a request to be reassigned to 
Inactive

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Status List Reserve Section (Reserve Section Code RB). After verifying 
the status of the individual, the letter is forwarded to the Air Force 
Review Board for processing. If the signed letter is not included in 
the file, individuals reviewing the file cannot furnish the necessary 
information to the Secretary of the Air Force and Secretary of State on 
which a decision can be made. Requested information is necessary to 
maintain the integrity of the Request for Approval of Foreign 
Government Employment Program.

Janet A. Long,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-4985 Filed 2-28-01; 8:45 am]
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