[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 34994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13760]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID DoD-2013-OS-0126]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the DFAS announces a proposed reinstatement 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 the 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 August
12, 2013.
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, 4800 Mark
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
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.
Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments.
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number,
form number, and title.
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 Defense Finance
and Accounting Services-CL, 1240 East 9th Street, Enterprise Solutions
and Standards Code JJFJB (NP-6), Cleveland, Ohio 44199 ATTN: Stuart
Kran, or email: [email protected], or call (216) 204-4377.
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Dependency Statements;
Parent (DD Form 137-3), Child Born Out of Wedlock Under Age 21 (DD Form
137-4), Incapacitated Child Over Age 21 (DD Form 137-5), Full Time
Student 21-22 Years of Age (DD Form 137-6), and Ward of a Court (DD
Form 137-7); OMB Control Number 0730-0014.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary
to certify dependency or obtain information to determine entitlement to
basic allowance for housing (BAH) with dependent rate, travel
allowance, or uniformed services identification and privilege card.
Information regarding a parent, a child born out-of-wedlock, an
incapacitated child over age 21, a student age 21-22, or a ward of a
court is provided by the military member. A medical doctor or
psychiatrist, college administrator, or a dependent's employer may need
to provide information for claims. Pursuant to 37 U.S.C. 401, 403, 406,
and 10 U.S.C. 1072 and 1076, the member must provide more than one half
of the claimed dependent's monthly expenses. DoDFMR 7000.14-R, Vol. 7A,
defines dependency and directs that dependency be proven. Dependency
claim examiners use the information from these forms to determine the
degree of benefits. The requirement to provide the information
decreases the possibility of monetary allowances being approved on
behalf of ineligible dependents.
Affected Public: Individuals or households
Annual Burden Hours: 17,474
Number of Respondents: 15,766
Responses Per Respondent: 1.33 on average
Average Burden Per Response: 50 minutes
Frequency: On occasion
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
When military members apply for benefits, they must complete the
form which corresponds to the particular dependent situation (a parent,
a child born out-of-wedlock, an incapacitated child over age 21, a
student age 21-22, or a ward of a court). While members usually
complete these forms, they can also be completed by others considered
members of the public. Dependency claim examiners use the information
from these forms to determine the degree of benefits. Without this
collection of information, proof of an entitlement to a benefit would
not exist. The requirement to complete these forms helps alleviate the
opportunity for fraud, waste, and abuse of dependent benefits.
Dated: June 4, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-13760 Filed 6-10-13; 8:45 am]
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