[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 136 (Friday, July 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34728-34729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17061]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DoD-2009-OS-0102]


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 
September 15, 2009.

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) (Program 
Integration) Legal Policy, ATTN: Lt Col Williams, 4000 Defense 
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000 or call at (703) 697-3387.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Application for 
Correction of Military Record Under the Provisions of Title 10, U.S. 
Code, Section 1552, DD Form 149, OMB Control Number 0704-0003.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary for all Service personnel (current and former Service 
members) to apply to their respective Boards for Correction of Military 
Records (BCMR) for a correction of their military records under Title 
10, United States Code 1552. The BCMRs of the Services are the highest 
administrative boards and appellate review authorities in the Services 
for the resolution of military personnel disputes. The Service 
Secretaries, acting through the BCMRs, have broad powers and are duty 
bound to correct records if an error or injustice exists. The range of 
issues includes, but is not limited to, awards, clemency petitions (of 
courts-martial sentences), disabilities, evaluation reports, home of 
record, memoranda of reprimands, promotions, retirements, separations, 
survivor benefit plans, and titling decisions by law enforcement 
authorities.
    Information collection is needed to provide current and former 
Service members with a method through which to request correction of a 
military record and to provide the Services with the basic data needed 
to process the request.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 16,500.
    Number of Respondents: 33,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 Minutes.
    Frequency: On Occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    The respondents for this information collection are current and 
former Service members requesting correction to their military records. 
The Service member submits to the respective BCMR a DD Form 149, 
``Application for Correction of Military Record Under the Provisions of 
Title 10, U.S. Code Section 1552.'' The information from the DD Form 
149 is used by the respective Service BCMR in processing the 
applicant's request authorized by Title 10 U.S.C. 1552. The DD Form 149 
was devised to standardize applications to the BCMRs. This information 
is used to identify and secure the appropriate official military and 
medical records from the appropriate records storage

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facilities. Information on the form is used by the BCMRs to identify 
the issues and arguments raised by applicants, identify any counsel 
representing applicants, and determine if the applicants filed their 
petitions within the three-year statute of limitations established by 
Congress.

    Dated: June 30, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-17061 Filed 7-16-09; 8:45 am]
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