[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45705-45706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17260]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel &
Readiness).
ACTION: Notice.
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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
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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
September 9, 2002.
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 Personnel Policy/Compensation), ATTN: Lt Col Bob
Rennicker, 4000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection information, please write to the above address or
call 703-697-3793.
Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Validation of
Public or Community Service Employment Performed by Retired Personnel
Retired Under the Temporary Early Retirement Authority (TERA) for
Increased Retirement Compensation, DD Form 2676, OMB Number 0704-0357.
Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is
necessary to validate the public service or community service of
military members who retired under the Temporary Early Retirement
Authority. The Military Services and the Coast Guard had the authority
until December 31, 2001, to permit early retirement for selected
Service personnel with more than 15, but less than 20 years of service.
All of these members who retired under Section 4403(a) before the
completion of at least 20 years of active duty service may take
employment in public or community service, making them eligible for
increased early retirement compensation. A retiree may receive service
credit for all qualifying periods of employment by a registered public
or community service organization during the ``enhanced requirement
qualification period.'' This qualification period begins on the date of
retirement and ends on the date the retired member would have attained
20 years of creditable service for retirement purposes. This
information collection is needed to provide certification of a member's
full-time public and/or community service employment by a registered
public or community service organization and to recompute the member's
retired pay for all qualifying periods of employment.
Affected Public: Individuals; business or other for-profit
institutions; and not-for-profit institutions.
Annual Burden Hours: 126.
Number of Respondents: 756.
Responses per Respondents: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
Frequency: Annually.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
This information collection is used by all Service personnel
retiring early who are potentially eligible for increased retirement
compensation from employment with public or community service
organizations and employers who are registered public or community
service organizations.
During retirement processing conducted by the Services, personnel
were advised of the certification process for public or community
service employment within the enhanced retirement qualification period.
When public or community service employment is found with a registered
employing organization, the DD Form 2676, ``Validation of Public or
Community Service Employment.'' is completed by both the retiree and
the employer. Employers certify full-time, paid employment (full-time
employment is defined by the organization concerned, but is typically
at least 33 hours per week or 143 hours per month, including paid
holidays and paid periods of leave or vacation). The retired personnel
then complete their portion of the form and mail the validation form to
the Defense Manpower and Data Center (DMDC) for review and processing
in a data base designed for this program. To continue to receive
credit, retired personnel employed in public or community service
organizations submit the completed certified forms to DMDC annually on
the anniversary of their retirement date. After the information is
processed, DMDC will send retired personnel a statement of their
certification account. At the end of the enhanced qualification period,
retired personnel submit final completed certified forms to DMDC. Once
final validation has been completed, the DMDC will transmit the data to
either the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) or the Coast
Guard Finance Center for update of final pay information files. The
forms will be maintained by the DMDC for a period of 5 years after the
last day of the enhanced retirement qualification period. When retired
personnel reach age 62, the Finance Centers will recomputed retirement
benefits, adding whatever public or community service employment was
validated during the enhanced retirement qualification period.
Dated: July 3, 2002.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 02-17260 Filed 7-9-02; 8:45 am]
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