[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23531-23532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10713]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2019-HQ-0018]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Army & Air Force Exchange Service (Exchange), 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 July 22, 
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 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 Army & Air Force 
Exchange Service, Office of the General Counsel, Compliance Division, 
ATTN: Teresa Schreurs, Privacy Manager, 3911 South Walton Walker Blvd., 
Dallas, TX 75236-1598 or call the Exchange Compliance Division at 800-
967-6067.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Exchange Employee 
Management and Pay System; Exchange Form 1450-011 ``Annuity 
Application,'' Exchange Form 1450-018 ``Application for Payment of 
Survivor Annuity,'' Exchange Form 1700-012 ``Beneficiary Designation'', 
Web-based ``Health/Benefit Enrollment''; OMB Control Number 0702-0139.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to administer a number of different benefits and pay to eligible 
Exchange associates, former associates (retirees), their dependents, 
beneficiaries, spouses, and ex-spouses. This includes collecting data 
needed to provide and administer pay, salary and retirement 
entitlements.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households and Federal Government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 7,755.
    Number of Respondents: 10,340.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 10,340.
    Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents are active, former/retired or terminated Exchange 
personnel, including family members, beneficiaries and survivors. 
Respondents provide Annuity Application, Survivor annuity and may 
provide the Beneficiary Designation manually. Other benefits such as 
enrollment in health coverage, beneficiary designation, and retirement 
options are done so primarily through electronic means. Health, and 
401(k) retirement collections are maintained by the service provider.

    Dated: May 17, 2019.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-10713 Filed 5-21-19; 8:45 am]
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