[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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