[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 193 (Thursday, October 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 50620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24799]


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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). The Office of 
Management and Budget has approved this information collection 
requirement for use through October 31, 2001.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 
5, 2001.
    Title, Form Number, and OMB Number: Application for Annuity--
Certain Military Surviving Spouses, DD Form 2769; OMB Number 0704-0402.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 200.
    Average Burden Per Response: 1 Hour.
    Annual Burden Hours: 200.
    Needs and Uses: 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 before October 1, 1978, and at the time of member's death 
would have been entitled to retired pay. The Defense Authorization Act 
of FY 1998, Pub. L. 105-85, Section 644 (as amended by Pub. L. 106-65, 
Section 656) 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 spouses.
    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: Mr. 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: September 27, 2001.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 01-24799 Filed 10-3-01; 8:45 am]
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