[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28514-28515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9820]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 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 for

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Personnel and Readiness announces the following proposed new 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 July 18, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommmendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the Principal Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Morale, Welfare and 
Recreation Policy Directorate, 241 S. 18th Street, Arlington, VA 22202; 
ATTN: Colonel Michael A. Pachuta, e-mail: [email protected] or 
James Ellis, e-mail: [email protected]; telephone (703) 602-5001.

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 (703) 602-5001.
    Title and OMB Control Number: Commercial Solicitation on DoD 
Installation: Overseas; OMB CONTROL NUMBER 0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: No person has authority to enter upon a DoD 
installation to transact personal commercial solicitation as a matter 
of right without meeting specific requirements. This information 
collection is necessary to ensure established annual procedures for the 
DoD registration requirement for the sale of insurance and securities 
on U.S. military overseas installations are met. Insurers are required 
to submit a letter of application certifying that they meet 
registration criteria. The letter received from the applicants provides 
information relative to the areas they intend to do business in, attest 
to their company's ability to pay claims as well as their rating within 
the insurance industry for the preceding business year. It also attests 
to their compliance with Department policies and procedures.
    Affected Public: Business or other-for profit; Federal government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 5.
    Number of Respondents: 15.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Pre Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually.

Supplementary Information:

Summary of Information Collection

    The purpose of this information collection is to assist the 
Secretary of Defense and Secretaries of the Military Departments in 
ensuring that established procedures are in place to protect our 
Service personnel from unscrupulous business people who would take 
advantage through the sale of insurance and financial products that may 
not meet their needs. On an annual basis, insurance companies will be 
required to complete a standard letter application, which is signed by 
the President, Vice President, or designated official of the insurance 
company, containing certifying statements that the company is in 
compliance with DoD criteria to register (or re-register) for 
solicitation privileges on overseas U.S. military installations. The 
registration application is forwarded to the Principal Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness for approval to grant 
the insurance company solicitation privileges on overseas U.S. military 
installations.

    Dated: May 11, 2005.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-9820 Filed 5-17-05; 8:45 am]
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