[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 250 (Monday, December 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79572-79573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32810]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Army announces a proposed 
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 February 
28, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to Department of the Army, 
Operations & Plans Officer Mortuary Affairs and Casualty Support 
Division, PERSCOM, 200 Stovall Street, Hoffman I, (ATTN: Major Joseph 
M. Girski), Alexandria, VA 22332-0300. Consideration will be given to 
all comments received within 60 days of the date of publication of this 
notice.

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 Department of the Army Reports Clearance Officer at (703) 695-
5509.
    Title, Form Number, and OMB Number: Disposition of Remains--
Reimbursable Basis and Request for Payment of Funeral and/or Interment 
Expense; DD Forms 2065 and 1375; OMB Number 0704-0030.
    Needs and Uses: DD Form 2065 records disposition instructions and 
costs for preparation and final disposition of remains, DD Form 1375 
provides next-of-kin an instrument to apply for reimbursement of 
funeral\interment expenses. This information is used to adjudicate 
claims for reimbursement of these expenses.
    Affected Public: Individuals Or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 425.
    Number of Respondents: 2,450.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 20 minutes (DD 2065); 10 minutes (DD 
1375) minutes.
    Frequency: On Occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The above forms are initially prepared by 
military authorities and presented to the next-of-kin or sponsor to 
fill-in the reimbursable costs or desired disposition of remains. 
Without the information on these forms the government would not be able 
to respond to the survivor's wishes or justify its expenses in handling 
the deceased. Also available at government expense is transportation of 
the remains

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to a port of entry in the United States is authorized.

Luz D. Ortiz,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-32810 Filed 12-27-02; 8:45 am]
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