[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 3419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02049]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2019-HQ-0005]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the 
Army, Army Headquarters Services (OAA-AHS), DoD.

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Army & Air Force Exchange Service (Exchange) 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 April 
15, 2019.

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.
    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 
Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, Army 
Headquarters Services (OAA-AHS), Travel Services Division, 9301 Chapek 
Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060, ATTN: Mr. Anthony Lipanovich, at (703) 
545-9148 or via email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Department of Defense 
Authorization to Apply for a ``No-Fee'' Passport and/or request for 
visa; DD Form 1056; OMB Control Number 0702-0134.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain and record the personally identifiable information of 
official passport and/or visa applicants. This information is used to 
process, track, and verify no-fee passport and visa applications and 
requests for additional visa pages and Status of Forces Agreement 
(SOFA) endorsements.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 175,000.
    Number of Respondents: 175,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 175,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 60 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents are DoD civilian and military personnel and eligible 
accompanying family members traveling on official government orders to 
a country requiring a no-fee passport and/or visa. Authorization to 
apply for a no-fee passport is granted to those who can verify U.S. 
citizenship and legitimate official travel needs. Authorization to 
request a visa may also be granted to non-U.S. citizen family members, 
whose names are listed on the sponsor's official travel orders. The 
information collected on this form is shared with the Department of 
State (DoS) and the designated foreign embassies.

    Dated: February 7, 2019.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-02049 Filed 2-11-19; 8:45 am]
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