[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 196 (Friday, October 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61182-61183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25780]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2013-OS-0161]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) 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 December 
8, 2015.

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: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory 
and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
9010.
    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--Cleveland, 1240 East 9th Street, NP 7th Floor, 
Cleveland, OH 44199, ATTN: Ms. Laurie Eldridge,

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[email protected], 216-204-3631.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Claim Certification and 
Voucher for Death Gratuity Payment; DD Form 397; OMB Control Number 
0730-0017.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement allows the 
government to collect the signatures and information needed to pay a 
death gratuity. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1475-1480, a designated 
beneficiary(ies) or next-of-kin can receive a death gratuity payment 
for a deceased service member. This form serves as a record of the 
disbursement. The DoD Financial Management Regulation (FMR), Volume 7A, 
Chapter 36, defines the eligible beneficiaries and procedures for 
payment. To provide internal controls for this benefit, and to comply 
with the above-cited statutes, the information requested is needed to 
substantiate the receipt of the benefit.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 230.5 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 461.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The service Casualty Office completes the upper portion of the DD 
Form 397 and provides the form to the beneficiaries. The beneficiaries 
complete their portion of the form and then sign and have it witnessed. 
Once the documents are completed, they are forwarded to DFAS for 
payment.

    Dated: October 6, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-25780 Filed 10-8-15; 8:45 am]
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