[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17879-17880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1759]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[No. DoD-2007-OS-0032]


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 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 June 11, 
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 proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Military 
Personnel Policy) (Officer and Enlisted Personnel Management), ATTN: 
CDR Lesa Kirsch, USN, 4000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000 
or call at (703) 697-4959.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Repatriation 
Automated Accounting and Reporting System, DD Form 2585, OMB Control 
Number 0704-0334.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is necessary for 
personnel accountability of all evacuees, regardless of nationality, 
who are processed through designated Repatriation Centers throughout 
the United States. The information obtained from the DD Form 2585 is 
entered into an automated system; a series of reports is accessible to 
DoD Components, Federal and State agencies and Red Cross, as required.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Federal government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,667.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: One-time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Summary of Information Collection

    Executive Order 12656 (Assignment of Emergency Preparedness 
Responsibilities) assigns Federal departments and agencies 
responsibilities during emergency situations. In its supporting role to 
the Departments of State and Health and Human Services (HHS), the 
Department of Defense will assist in planning for the protection, 
evacuation and repatriation of U.S. citizens in threatened areas 
overseas. The DD Form 2585, Repatriation Processing Center Processing 
Sheet has numerous functions, but it primarily used for personnel 
accountability of all evacuees who process through designated 
Repatriation Centers. During processing, evacuees are provided 
emergency human services, including food, clothing, lodging, family 
reunification, social services and financial assistance through federal 
entitlements, loans or emergency aid organizations. The information, 
once collected, is input into the Repatriation Automated Accounting and 
Reporting System, and is available to designated offices throughout 
Departments of Defense, State, Health and Human and Human Services, the 
American Red Cross and State government emergency planning offices for 
operational inquiries and reporting and future planning purposes.

    Dated: April 2, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-1759 Filed 4-9-07; 8:45 am]
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