[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26077-26078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-4143]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[No. DoD-2006-OS-0071]


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 June 2, 
2006.
    Title, Form and OMB 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.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 28,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 28,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 14,000.
    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.

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    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.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Hillary Jaffe.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Jaffe at the Office of Management and 
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title 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.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia Toppings.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/Information Management 
Division, 1777 North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, Arlington, VA 
22209-2133.

    Dated: April 24, 2006.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense
[FR Doc. 06-4143 Filed 5-2-06; 8:45 am]
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