[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 65 (Friday, April 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 16483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8211]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
Readiness), DoD.

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 60 days 
from publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

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 W. Lindenmann, 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; facsimile (703) 693-6708.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Application for 
Review of Discharge or Separation from the Armed Forces of the United 
States; DD Form 293; OMB Control Number 0704-004.
    Needs and Uses: Former members of the Armed Forces who received an 
administrative discharge have the right to appeal the characterization 
or reason for separation. Title 10 of the U.S.C., section 1553, and DoD 
Directive 1332.28 established a Board of Review consisting of five 
members to review appeals of former members of the Armed Forces. The DD 
Form 293, Application for Review of Discharge or Separation from the 
Armed Forces of the United States, provides the respondent a vehicle to 
present to the Board their reasons/justifications for a discharge 
upgrade as well as providing the Services the basic data needed to 
process the appeal.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 6,000.
    Number of Respondents: 8,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 45 minutes.
    Frequency: One-time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Under Title 10 U.S.C., section 1553, the Secretary of a Military 
Department established a Board of Review, consisting of five members, 
to review appeals of former members of the Armed Forces. This 
information collection allows an applicant to request a change in the 
type of military discharge issued. Applicants are former members of the 
Armed Forces who have been discharged or dismissed (other than a 
discharge or dismissal by sentence of a general court-martial), or if 
the former member is deceased or incompetent, the surviving spouse, 
next-of-kin, or legal representative who is acting on behalf of the 
former member. The DD Form 293, Application for Review of Discharge or 
Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States, provides the 
former member an avenue to present to their respective Service 
Discharge Review Board their reasons/justifications for a discharge 
upgrade as well as providing the Services the basic data needed to 
process the appeal.

    Dated: March 20, 2003.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 03-8211 Filed 4-3-03; 8:45 am]
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