[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 91 (Thursday, May 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27469-27470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-4380]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[No. DoD-2006-OS-0079]


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 pubic 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 10, 
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, 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.

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) (Military 
Community and Family Policy) Education Opportunities Directorate, ATTN: 
Rebecca Posante, 241 18th Street South, Suite 302, Arlington, Virginia 
22202, or call Rebecca Posante at (703) 602-4949 x 114.
    Title, Applicable Form, and OMB Control Number: Exceptional Family 
Member Program, Exceptional Family Member Medical Summary Form; DD Form 
2792 and Exceptional Family Member Educational Summary Form; DD Form 
2792-1, OMB Control Number 0704-0411.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to screen members of military families to determine if they 
have special medical or educational conditions so that these conditions 
can be taken into consideration when the Service member is being 
assigned to a new location with his/her family. The information is used 
by the personnel system to identify special considerations necessary 
for future assignments. The DD form 2792, Exceptional Family Member 
Medical Summary and DD Form 2792-1, Exceptional Family Member 
Educational Summary associated with this information collection, will 
also be used by civilian personnel offices to identify family members 
of civilian employees who have special needs in order to advise the 
civilian employee of the availability of services in the location where 
they will be potentially employed. Local and state school personnel 
will complete DD Form 2792-1 for children requiring special educational 
services.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, local or tribal 
government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 20,014.
    Number of Respondents: 44,476.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 27 minutes.
    Frequency: Tri-annually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    The Military Departments of the Department of Defense screen all 
family members prior to a Service member and Federal employee being 
assigned to an overseas location and to some assignments in the United 
States. DD Form 2792, Exceptional Family Member Medical Summary Form 
and/or DD Form 2792-1. Exceptional Family Member Educational Summary 
Form, will be completed for family members who have been identified 
with a special medical and/or educational need to document the medical 
and/or educational needs and service requirements. Their needs will be 
matched to the resources available at the

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overseas location to determine the feasibility of receiving appropriate 
services in that location. The information is used by the Military 
Service's personnel offices for purposes of assignment only. DD Form 
2792 and/or DD 2792-1 will also be completed for family members of 
civilian employees to document their special health and/or educational 
needs in order to advise the civilian employee of the availability of 
the needed services.

    Dated: May 2, 2006.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 06-4380 Filed 5-10-06; 8:45am]
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