[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 136 (Friday, July 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34730-34731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17063]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DoD-2009-OS-0104]


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

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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 60 days 
from publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

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 (703) 697-3387; facsimile 
(703) 693-6708.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Application for the 
Review of Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States; DD Form 
293; OMB Control Number 0704-0004.
    Needs and Uses: Former members of the Armed Forces who received an 
administrative discharge have the right to appeal the characterization 
or reason for separation. Title 10 of the U.S. Code, section 1553, and 
DoD Directive 1332.28 established a Board of Review consisting of five 
members to review appeals of former members of the Armed Forces. The DD 
Form 293, Application for Review of Discharge from the Armed Forces of 
the United States, provides the respondent a vehicle to present to the 
Board their reasons/justifications for a discharge upgrade as well as 
providing the Services the basic data needed to process the appeal.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 6,000.
    Number of Respondents: 8,000.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 45 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    Under section 1553 of Title 10 United States Code, the Secretary of 
a Military Department established a Board of Review, consisting of five 
members, to review appeals of former members of the Armed Forces. This 
information collection allows an applicant to request a change in the 
type of military discharge issued. Applicants are former members of the 
Armed Forces (or if the former member is deceased or incompetent, the 
surviving spouse, next-of-kin, or legal representative who is acting on 
behalf of the former members) who have been discharged or dismissed 
(other than a discharge or dismissal by sentence of a general court-
martial). The DD Form 293, Application for Review of Discharge from the 
Armed Forces of the United States, provides the former member an avenue 
to present to their respective Service Discharge Review Board their 
reasons/justifications for a discharge upgrade as well as providing the 
Service the basic data needed to process the appeal.

    Dated: July 10, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-17063 Filed 7-16-09; 8:45 am]
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