[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32932-32933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5169]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[No. USA-2006-0016]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Army announces the 
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 the 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 August 
7, 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://

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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 Department of 
the Army, Operations & Plans Officer Mortuary Affairs and Casualty 
Support Division, PERSCOM, (ATTN: Mr. Harold Campbell), 200 Stovall 
Street, Hoffman I, Alexandria, VA 22332-0300, or call the Department of 
the Army Reprots Clearance Officer at 703-428-6440.
    Title, Form Number, and OMB Number: Disposition of Remains--
Reimbursable Basis and Request for Payment of Funeral and/or Interment 
Expense; DD Forms 2065 and 1375; OMB Number 0704-0030.
    Needs and Uses: DD Form 2065 records disposition instructions and 
costs for preparation and final disposition of remains. DD Form 1375 
provides next-of-kin an instrument to apply for reimbursement of 
funeral\interment expenses. This information is used to adjudicate 
claims for reimbursement of these expenses.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 425.
    Number of Respondents: 2,450.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 20 minutes (DD 2065); 10 minutes (DD 
1375) minutes.
    Frequency: On Occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DD Forms 2065 and 1375 are initially 
prepared by military authorities and presented to the next-of-kin or 
sponsor to fill-in the reimbursable costs or desired disposition of 
remains. Without the information on these forms the government would 
not be able to respond to the survivor's wishes or justify its expenses 
in handling the deceased. Also available at government expense is 
transportation of the remains to a port of entry in the United States.

    Dated: May 26, 2006.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 06-5169 Filed 6-6-06; 8:45 am]
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