[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 4766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2160]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed Collection; Comment Requested

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
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 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 march 31, 
2003.

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) (Program Integration) 
Legal Policy, ATTN: Lt Col Patrick Lindemann, 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 instruments, please write to the above address or 
call at (703) 697-3387.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Application for 
Correction of Military Record Under the Provisions of Title 10, U.S. 
Code, Section 1552, DD Form 149, OMB Control Number 0704-0003.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary for all Service personnel (current and former servicemembers) 
to apply to their respective Boards for Correction of Military Records 
(BCMR) for a correction of their military records under Title 10, 
United States Code Section 1552. The BCMRs of the Services are the 
highest administration boards and appellate review authorities in the 
Services for the resolution of military personnel disputes. The Service 
Secretaries, acting through the BCMRs, are empowered with broad powers 
and are duty bound to correct records if an error or injustice exists. 
The range of issues includes, but is not limited to, awards, clemency 
petitions (of courts-martial sentences), disabilities, evaluation 
reports, home of record, memoranda of reprimands, promotions, 
retirements, separations, survivor benefit plans, and titling decisions 
by law enforcement authorities.
    Information collection is needed to provide current and former 
servicemembers with a method through which to request correction of a 
military record, and to provide the Services with the basic data needed 
to process the request.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 14,000.
    Number of Respondents: 28,000.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: On Occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    The respondents for this information collection are current and 
former servicemembers requesting correction to their military records. 
The servicemember submits to the respective Board for Correction of 
Military Records (BCMR) a DD Form 149, ``application for Correction of 
Military Record Under the provisions of Title 10, U.S. Code Section 
1552.'' The information from the DD Form 149 is used by the respective 
Service Boards for Correction of Military Records in processing the 
applicant's request authorized under Title 10 U.S.C. 1552. The DD Form 
149 was devised to standardize applications to the BCMRs. This 
information is used to identify and secure the appropriate official 
military and medical records from the appropriate records storage 
facilities. Information on the form is used by the BCMRs to identify 
the issues and arguments raised by applicants, identify any counsel 
representing applicants, and determine if the applicants filed their 
petitions within the three-year statute of limitations established by 
Congress.

    Dated: January 22, 2003.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 03-2160 Filed 1-29-03; 8:45 am]
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