[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 179 (Monday, September 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53209-53210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21421]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2008-OS-0108]


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 November 
14, 2008.

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 the 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) (Defense Human 
Resource Activity), ATTN: Christopher Fagan, 4000 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-4000 or call at (703) 696-0848.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Application for 
Uniformed Services Identification Card--DEERS Enrollment; DD Form 1172, 
OMB Control Number 0704-0020.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to obtain the necessary information to authorize members of 
the Uniformed Services, their spouses and dependents, and other 
authorized individuals certain benefits and privileges. These 
privileges include health care, use of commissary,

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base exchange, and morale, welfare, and recreation facilities. This 
information collection is needed to obtain the necessary data to 
determine eligibility, to provide eligible individuals with an 
identification card for benefits and privileges administered by the 
Uniformed Services, and maintain a centralized database of eligible 
individuals.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 95,575.
    Number of Respondents: 1,146,898.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The information collected is used to obtain necessary information 
to authorize members of the Uniformed Services, their spouses and 
dependents, and other authorized individuals certain benefits and 
privileges.

    Dated: September 5, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-21421 Filed 9-12-08; 8:45 am]
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