[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67732-67734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26688]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2019-OS-0133]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel & 
Readiness, DoD.

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness, DoD 
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 February 
10, 2020.

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 Office of the 
Undersecretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 1500 Defense 
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20350, Andrew Corso, 703-693-1050.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Data for Payment of Retired 
Personnel to Include Eligible Family Members; DD Form 2656, DD Form 
2656-1, DD Form 2656-2, DD Form 2656-5, DD Form 2656-6, DD Form 2656-7, 
DD Form 2656-8, DD Form 2656-10; OMB Control Number 0704-0569.
    Needs and Uses: DD Forms 2656 ``Data for Payment of Retired Pay,'' 
2656-1 ``Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) Election Statement for Former 
Spouse Coverage,'' 2656-2 ``Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) Termination 
Request,'' 2656-5 ``Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) 
Election Certificate,'' 2656-6 ``Survivor Benefit Plan Election Change 
Certificate,'' 2656-7 ``Verification for Survivor Annuity,'' 2656-8 
``Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) Automatic Coverage Fact Sheet,'' 2656-10 
``Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) Former Spouse Request for Deemed 
Election,'' are used by the Department of Defense to collect 
information regarding a uniformed service member's military retired pay 
and his or her election to participate in and designate beneficiaries 
under the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP or RCSBP), as well as elections of 
the eligible family member(s) or Insurable Interest Beneficiary to 
receive coverage under Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP or RCSBP).
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

DD Form 2656 ``Data for Payment of Retired Personnel''

    Annual Burden Hours: 16,700.
    Number of Respondents: 66,800.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 66,800.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: As required.

DD Form 2656-1 ``Survivor Benefit Plan Election Statement for Former 
Spouse Coverage''

    Annual Burden Hours: 2,375.
    Number of Respondents: 9,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 9,500.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: As required.

DD Form 2656-2 ``Survivor Benefit Plan Termination Request''

    Annual Burden Hours: 1,875.
    Number of Respondents: 7,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 7,500.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: As required.

DD Form 2656-5 ``Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan Election 
Certificate''

    Annual Burden Hours: 1,475.
    Number of Respondents: 5,900.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 5,900.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: As required.

DD Form 2656-6 ``Survivor Benefit Plan Election Change Certificate''

    Annual Burden Hours: 4,225.
    Number of Respondents: 16,900.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 16,900.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: As required.

DD Form 2656-7 ``Verification for Survivor Annuity''

    Annual Burden Hours: 2,400.
    Number of Respondents: 9,600.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 9,600.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: As required.

DD Form 2656-8 ``Survivor Benefit Plan--Automatic Coverage Fact Sheet''

    Annual Burden Hours: 1,375.
    Number of Respondents: 5,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 5,500.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: As required.

DD Form 2656-10 ``Survivor Benefit Plan/Reserve Component Benefit Plan 
Request for Deemed Election''

    Annual Burden Hours: 1,562.
    Number of Respondents: 6,250.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 6,250.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: As required.
    Every uniformed service member of the Department of Defense and 
U.S. Coast Guard who retires or reaches the age of eligibility to begin 
receiving retired pay, in the case of members of the Reserves and 
National Guard, should voluntarily complete this form to request 
retired pay, designate and change beneficiaries, and make a SBP 
election, or decline coverage. Eligible beneficiaries have an ability 
to voluntarily complete this form to request or waive coverage. The 
information requested allows the Defense Finance and Accounting Service 
(DFAS) to establish a retired pay account for that individual as well 
as eligible covered beneficiaries, provides a record of that retiree's 
designation of beneficiaries, allows the retiree (if eligible) to make 
an election of a lump sum of retired pay, and allows the Service member 
to make an election to participate in the SBP.


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    Dated: December 6, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-26688 Filed 12-10-19; 8:45 am]
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