[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 146 (Monday, July 31, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43136-43137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6577]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[No. DoD-2006-OS-0165]


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 collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the function 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 on or 
before September 29, 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 additional 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 Personnel Policy/

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Accession Policy) ATTN: Major Thomas M.W. Downs, 4000 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-4000, or call (703) 695-5527.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Record of Military 
Processing, Armed Forces of the United States; DD Form 1966; OMB 
Control Number: 0704-0173.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is necessary to obtain 
data on individuals applying for enlistment in the Armed Forces of the 
United States to determine eligibility for enlistment. The information 
collected accompanies the applicant throughout the enlistment process. 
It also is used for establishing personnel records on those who enlist.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burdens Hours: 213,333.
    Number of Respondents: 640,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Title 10 U.S.C. 504, 505, 508, 12102 and 520a, Title 14 U.S.C. 351 
and 632, and Title 50 U.S.C. 451, require applicants to meet standards 
for enlistment into the Armed Forces. This information collection is 
the basis for determining eligibility of applicants for enlistment in 
the Armed Forces and is needed to verify data given by the applicant 
and to determine his/her qualification of enlistment. The information 
collected aids in the determination of qualifications, term of service, 
and grade in which a person, if eligible, will enter active duty or 
reserve status.

    Dated: July 20, 2006.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 06-6577 Filed 7-28-06; 8:45 am]
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