[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 60989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22971]


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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).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 
15, 2004.
    Title, Form, and OMB Number: Application for former Spouse Payments 
From Retired Pay; DD Form 2293; OMB Control Number 0730-0008.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Number of Respondents: 23,481.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 23,481.
    Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 5,870.
    Needs and Uses: Under 10 U.S.C. 1408, State courts may divide 
military retired pay as property or order alimony and child support 
payments from that retired pay. The former spouse may apply to the 
Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) for direct payment of 
these monies by using DD Form 2293. This information collection is 
needed to provide DFAS the basic data needed to process the request.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jacqueline Zeiher.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Zeiher at the Officer 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/ESCD/Information Management 
Division, 1225 South Clark Street, Suite 504, Arlington, VA 22202-4326.

    Dated: October 5, 2004.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-22971 Filed 10-13-04; 8:45 am]
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