[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 11054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03857]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2019-OS-0133]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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

ACTION: 30-day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance 
the following proposal for collection of information under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by March 
27, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be emailed to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, DoD Desk Officer, 
at [email protected]. Please identify the proposed 
information collection by DoD Desk Officer, Docket ID number, and title 
of the information collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela James, 571-372-7574, or [email protected].

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.
    Type of Request: Renewal.
    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 and Houses.
    Frequency: As required.

    DD Form 2656 ``Data for Payment of Retired Personnel'':
    Number of Respondents: 66,800.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 66,800.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 16,700.

    DD Form 2656-1 ``Survivor Benefit Plan Election Statement for 
Former Spouse Coverage'':
    Number of Respondents: 9,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 9,500.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,375.

    DD Form 2656-2 ``Survivor Benefit Plan Termination Request'':
    Number of Respondents: 7,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 7,500.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,875.

    DD Form 2656-5 ``Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan Election 
Certificate'':
    Number of Respondents: 5,900.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 5,900.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,475.

    DD Form 2656-6 ``Survivor Benefit Plan Election Change 
Certificate'':
    Number of Respondents: 16,900.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 16,900.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 4,225.

    DD Form 2656-7 ``Verification for Survivor Annuity'':
    Number of Respondents: 9,600.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 9,600.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,400.

    DD Form 2656-8 ``Survivor Benefit Plan--Automatic Coverage Fact 
Sheet'':
    Number of Respondents: 5,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 5,500.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,375.

    DD Form 2656-10 ``Survivor Benefit Plan/Reserve Component Benefit 
Plan Request for Deemed Election'':
    Number of Respondents: 6,250.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 6,250.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,562.

    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
    You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by 
Docket ID number and title, by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, Docket ID 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.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela James.
    Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should 
be sent to Ms. James at [email protected].

    Dated: February 21, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-03857 Filed 2-25-20; 8:45 am]
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