[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57151-57152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26488]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2009-OS-0162]


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 January 
4, 2010.

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) (Military 
Community and Family Policy) Office of Communication, Attn: Isabel 
Hodge, 4000 Defense Pentagon Rm 2E335, Washington, DC 20301-4000 or 
call at (703) 697-2476.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Exceptional Family 
Member Program, Family Member Medical Summary Form; DD Form 2792 and 
Special Education/Early Intervention Summary Form; DD Form 2792-1; OMB 
Control Number 0704-0411.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to screen members of military families to determine if they 
have special medical or educational conditions so that these conditions 
can be taken into consideration when the Service member is being 
assigned to a new location with his/her family. The information is used 
by the personnel system to identify special considerations for future 
assignments. The DD Form 2792, Family Member Medical Summary, 
associated with this information collection, will also be used by 
civilian personnel offices to identify family members of civilian 
employees who have special needs in order to advise the civilian 
employee of the availability of service sin the location where they 
will be potentially employed. Local and state school personnel will 
complete DD Form 2792-1, Special Education/Early Intervention Summary, 
for children requiring special educational services. The DD Form 2792 
and DD Form 2792-1 is also used by TRICARE Managed Care Support 
Contractors to support a family member's application for further 
entitlements, and other Service-specific programs that require 
registration in the Exceptional Family Member Program.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, local or tribal 
government.

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    Annual Burden Hours: 15,909.
    Number of Respondents: 35,360.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: Tri-annually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The Military Departments of the Department of Defense screen all 
family members prior to a Service member and Federal employee being 
assigned to an overseas location and to some assignments in the United 
States. DD Form 2792, Family Member Medical Summary, and/or DD Form 
2792-1, Special Education/Early Intervention Summary, will be completed 
for family members who have been identified with a special medical and/
or educational need to document the medical and/or educational needs 
and service requirements. Their needs will be matched to the resources 
available at the overseas location to determine the feasibility of 
receiving appropriate services in that location. The information is 
used by the Military Service's personnel offices for purposes of 
assignment only. DD Form 2792 and/or DD 279201 will also be completed 
for family members of civilian employees to document their special 
health and/or educational needs in order to advise the civilian 
employee of the availability of the needed services. The DD Form 2792 
and DD Form 2792-1 is also used by TRICARE Managed Care Support 
Contractors to support a family member's application for further 
entitlements, and other Service-specific programs that require 
registration in the Exceptional Family Member Program.

    Dated: October 26, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-26488 Filed 11-3-09; 8:45 am]
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