[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 3040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00694]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2020-OS-0012]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), DoD.

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
DFAS 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 March 
17, 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 the Defense Finance 
and Accounting Services, P.O. Box 998002, ATTN: DFAS-HGA/CL, Scott 
Lafferty, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Garnishment Operations, 
Cleveland, OH 44199-8002; via email at [email protected] or 
at (216) 522-5118.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Application for Former 
Spouse Payments From Retired Pay, DD Form 2293; OMB Number 0730-0008.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to provide DFAS with the basic data needed to process court orders for 
division of military retired pay as property or order alimony and child 
support payment from that retired pay per Title 10 U.S.C. 1408, 
``Payment of retired or retainer pay in compliance with court orders.'' 
The former spouse may apply to the DFAS for direct payment of these 
monies by using DD Form 2293.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 6741.
    Number of Respondents: 26,963.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 26,963.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The respondents of this information collection are spouses or 
former spouses of military members. The applicant submits a DD Form 
2293 to the DFAS. The information from the DD Form 2293 is used by DFAS 
in processing the applicant's request as authorized under 10 U.S.C. 
1408. The DD Form 2293 was devised to standardize applications for 
payment under the Act. Information on the form is also used to 
determine the applicant's current status and contains statutory 
required certifications the applicant/former spouse must make when 
applying for payments.

    Dated: January 13, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-00694 Filed 1-16-20; 8:45 am]
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