[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 106 (Monday, June 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 31438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12181]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOD-2008-OS-0145]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the 
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 2, 
2008.
    Title, Form and OMB Number: Claim Certification and Voucher for 
Death Gratuity Payment; DD Form 397; OMB Control Number 0704-TBD.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 2,416.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 2,416.
    Average Burden Per Response: .5 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,208.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection allows the government 
to collect the signatures and information needed to pay a death 
gratuity. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1475-1480, a designated 
beneficiary(ies) or next-of-kin can receive a death gratuity payment 
for a deceased Service member. This form serves as a record of the 
disbursement of the death gratuity. The DoD Financial Management 
Regulation (FMR), Volume 7A, Chapter 36, defines the eligible 
beneficiaries and procedures for payment of the death gratuity. To 
provide internal controls for this benefit, and to comply with the 
above-cited statutes, the information requested is needed to 
substantiate the receipt of the benefit.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Sharon Mar.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Mar at the Office of Management and 
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503. Comments may be e-mailed to Ms. Mar at 
[email protected].
    You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    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.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia Toppings. Written requests for 
copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. 
Toppings at WHS/ESD/Information Management Division, 1777 North Kent 
Street, RPN, Suite 11000, Arlington, VA 22209-2133.

    Dated: May 23, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
 [FR Doc. E8-12181 Filed 5-30-08; 8:45 am]
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