[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 4246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-384]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[No. DOD-2007-OS-0006]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) announces a new 
proposed 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 April 2, 
2007.

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 associated 
collection instrument, please write to the Defense Threat Reduction 
Agency, Attn: NTPR, 8725 John J. Kingman Road MSC 6201, Ft Belvoir, VA 
22060-6201, or call (703) 767-2407, or e-mail [email protected].
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Nuclear Test Personnel 
Review (NTPR) Forms; DTRA Form 150, ``Information Request and Release'' 
and DTRA Forms 150-A, -B, -C, ``Nuclear Test Questionnaires'; OMB 
Control Number 0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: Veterans and their representatives routinely 
contact DTRA (by phone and mail) to request information regarding 
participation in U.S. atmospheric nuclear testing. A release form is 
required to certify the identify of the requester and authorize the 
release of Privacy Act information (to the veteran or a 3rd party). 
DTRA is also required to collect irradiation scenario information from 
nuclear test participants to accurately determine their radiation dose 
assessment.
    Affected Public: Veterans and civilian test participants, and their 
representatives who are filing radiogenic disease compensation claims 
with the Department of Veterans Affairs or Department of Justice and 
require information from the Department of Defense.
    Annual Burden Hours: 463.
    Number of Respondents: 370.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 1.25 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Authority to collect this information is provided by PL 98-542 
which appointed DNA (now DTRA) Executive Agent for the NTPR Program. It 
is also required that the Secretary of Defense publish guidelines (see 
32 CFR 218) describing DoD's process for generating radiation dose 
estimates.

    Dated: January 22, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-384 Filed 1-29-07; 8:45 am]
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