[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 58525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23196]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2013-OS-0197]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics announces a proposed 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 November 
25, 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.

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 for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, 
3010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3010, or call at (703)602-
4353.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Application for Homeowners 
Assistance; DD form 1607; OMB Control Number 0704-0463.
    Needs and Uses: The Department plans to expand its Homeowners 
Assistance Program (HAP), with $555 million in Recovery Act funds 
dedicated to helping military families and DoD civilians who recently 
sold their homes at a loss. The expanded program will assist families 
forced to relocate due to base closures or normal assignment rotations. 
But, the most important aspect is that priority access to the funds 
will go to survivors of those killed during deployment, and those who 
were wounded, ill or injured during deployment.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households
    Annual Burden Hours: 17,000 hours
    Number of Respondents: 17,000
    Responses Per Respondent: 1
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour
    Frequency: On Occasion
    The Secretary of Defense is authorized to provide financial help to 
eligible homeowners serving or employed at or near military 
installations which were ordered closed or partially closed, realigned 
or were ordered to reduce the scope of operations. The Department of 
the Army acts as executive agent for DoD in administering the program 
for all military departments. Before benefits can be paid, certain 
conditions must be met. Eligible homeowners use the DD Form 1607, 
``Application for Homeowners
    Assistance'' to apply. The application is reviewed by a department 
personnel office, military or civilian, for verification of service or 
employment and mailed to the appropriate office of the U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers which administers the program. The U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers will notify the applicant.
    It is the objective of the Department of Defense to assure that all 
applications for assistance under this program are given full 
consideration and that benefits under the program are extended to all 
homeowners who are entitled to assistance in accordance with applicable 
policies and procedures. This request has been submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency approval. Any comments 
received on this notice will be addressed in a subsequent information 
collection package to be submitted to OMB under regular processing 
timeframes.

    Dated: September 19, 2013,
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-23196 Filed 9-23-13; 8:45 am]
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