[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 68 (Monday, April 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 15133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07148]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2018-OS-0018]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, DoD.

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military 
Personnel Policy announces a proposed public information collection and 
seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited 
on: 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; the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and 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 June 8, 
2018.

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 Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, Mailbox #24 Suite 08D09B, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    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 Executive 
Director of the Armed Forces Chaplains Board, USD P&R (MPP) AFCB, 4000 
Defense Pentagon, Room 2D580, Washington, DC 20301-4000, or call the 
Office of the Executive Director of the Armed Forces Chaplains Board at 
703-697-9015.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Appointment of Chaplains 
for the Military Services; DD Form 2088; OMB Control Number 0704-0190.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is necessary to provide 
certification that a Religious Ministry Professional is professionally 
qualified to become a chaplain.
    Affected Public: Not-For-Profit Institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 375.
    Number of Respondents: 150.
    Responses per Respondent: 10.
    Annual Responses: 1,500.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The DD Form 2088 is used to verify the professional and 
ecclesiastical qualifications of Religious Ministry Professionals for 
initial appointment or a chaplain's change of career status 
appointments as chaplains in the Military Service. This form is an 
essential element of a chaplain's professional qualifications and will 
become a part of a chaplain's military personnel record. DoD listed 
endorsing agents utilize the form to endorse military chaplains 
representing their organizations.

    Dated: April 4, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-07148 Filed 4-6-18; 8:45 am]
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