[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 236 (Friday, December 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 73211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23823]


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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 (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 
7, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the Office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Office of Legal 
Policy, ATTN: COL Christopher Garcia, 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: Claim for 
Reimbursement and Payment Voucher for Privately-Purchased Protective, 
Safety, or Health Equipment Used in Combat; DD Form 2902, OMB Number 
0704-0436.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to accept claims and process those claims for reimbursement 
from separated former members of the Armed Forces and from survivors of 
deceased members of the Armed Forces. Public Law 108-375, section 351, 
requires the Department of Defense to reimburse members of the Armed 
Forces for privately-purchased protective, safety, or health equipment 
for Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom during 
the period of September 11, 2001, to July 31, 2004. The DD Form 2902 
will be submitted by the former Service member, or survivor of deceased 
Service member, to an authorizing official identified on the DD Form 
2902 for review and approval.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1875.
    Number of Respondents: 2500.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 45 minutes.
    Frequency: Other: One-time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    This information will be used only to comply with Public Law 108-
375, section 351: to pay former Service members and survivors of 
deceased Service members for reimbursement for privately-purchased 
protective, health, or safety equipment for Operations Noble Eagle, 
Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom. Individual claimants will fill out 
DD Form 2902, listing the details of what they bought and how much it 
cost. They will fax or mail the form with supporting documents to an 
authorizing official for their (or their decedent's) former military 
Service. The Service authorizing official will use the information on 
the form to process and pay the claim. The Defense Finance and 
Accounting Service will use the information on the form to send payment 
to the claimant.

    Dated: December 5, 2005.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-23823 Filed 12-8-05; 8:45 am]
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