[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 190 (Monday, October 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49370-49371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21274]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2015-OS-0004]


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 Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
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 November 
30, 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 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.

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    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 Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of Defense, Military Community and Family Policy, ATTN: 
Casualty Affairs, 1500 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000 or 
call (571) 372-0870.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Mortuary Affairs Forms; 
Statement of Disposition of Military Remains, DD Form 3045; Disposition 
of Remains Election Statement Initial Notification of Identified 
Partial Remains, DD Form 3046; Disposition of Remains Election 
Statement Notification of Subsequently Identified Partial Remains, DD 
Form 3047; Disposition of Organs Retained for Extended Examination, DD 
Form 3048; Advanced Restorative Art of Remains, DD Form 3049; Election 
for Air Transportation of Remains of Casualties Dying in a Theater of 
Combat Operations, DD Form 3050; OMB Control Number 0704-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain the selection (as applicable) of the Person Authorized to 
Direct Disposition (PADD) or the Person Authorized to Effect 
Disposition (PAED) of the remains of the decedent. These forms were 
directed by the Secretary of Defense for transparency and 
standardization of the mortuary procedures as part of the Final Report 
of the Dover Port Mortuary Independent Review Subcommittee 
Implementation Plan and 180-day study. The applicable form(s) is 
included in the individual case file of the decedent.
    Affected Public: Business or Other For-Profit; Individuals or 
Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 225.
    Number of Respondents: 900.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 900.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The respondents are the PADD or PAED of the decedent and the 
witness to that selection. The PADD or PAED document their election, 
sign the applicable form to formalize this process and document the 
election of the PADD or PAED as applicable. These forms become a part 
of the Official Individual Deceased Personnel File. If the PADD or PAED 
do not sign these forms, then the Department cannot provide mortuary 
and transportation services as requested by the PADD or PAED. 
Currently, there is a lack of standardization across the Military 
Services as each Service currently utilizes different forms for these 
elections and they do not all capture the same information even on 
similar forms. Standardizing the information collected is essential in 
maintaining the transparency and integrity of the mortuary affairs 
process.

    Dated: September 26, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-21274 Filed 9-28-18; 8:45 am]
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