[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 72621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23662]


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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), 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 extension 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 by February 
6, 2006.

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: LTC Gingras, 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 (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 Service 
members) 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 administrative boards and appellate review authorities in the 
Services for the resolution of military personnel disputes. The Service 
Secretaries, acting through the BCMRs, have 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 
Service members 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 Service members requesting correction to their military records. 
The Service member 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 BCMR in processing the applicant's request authorized by 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: November 29, 2005.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-23662 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am]
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