[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 76 (Thursday, April 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 20394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3771]


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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 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 June 19, 
2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number for this Federal Register document. The general 
policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is 
to make these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet 
at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, 
including any personal identifiers or contact information.

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 Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Program 
Integration) (Legal Policy), ATTN: LTC Gingras, 4000 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-4000, 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 0704-0004.
    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 embers 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: April 11, 2006.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 06-3771 Filed 4-19-06; 8:45 am]
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