[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 136 (Friday, July 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34729-34730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17065]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DoD-2009-OS-0105]


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://

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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/Accession Policy), ATTN: Mr. Dennis Drogo, 4000 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000 or call at (703) 697-9268.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: DOD Loan Repayment 
Program (LRP); DD Form 2475, OMB Number 0704-0152.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary because the military Services are authorized to repay student 
loans for individuals who meet certain criteria and who enlist for 
active military service or who enter Reserve service for a specific 
obligated period. Applicants who qualify for the program forward the DD 
Form 2475, ``DOD Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Annual Application,'' to 
their Military Service Personnel Office for processing. The Military 
Service Personnel Office verifies the information and fills in the loan 
repayment date, address, and phone number. For the Reserve Components, 
the Military Service Personnel Office forwards the DD Form 2475 to the 
lending institution. For active-duty Service, the Service mails the 
form to the lending institution. The lending institution confirms the 
loan status and certification and mails the form back to the military 
Service Personnel Office.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 17,500.
    Number of Respondents: 2,917.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    Public Laws 99-145 and 100-180 authorizes the Military Services to 
repay student loans for individuals who agree to enter the military in 
specific occupational areas for a specified obligation period. The 
legislation requires the Services to verify the status of the 
individual's loan prior to repayment. The DD Form 2475, ``DOD Loan 
Repayment Program (LRP) Annual Application,'' is used to collect the 
necessary verification data from the lending institution.

    Dated: July 10, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-17065 Filed 7-16-09; 8:45 am]
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