[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 144 (Monday, July 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45204-45205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16168]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2014-OS-0080]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: The DoD 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 August 
26, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Application for Discharge 
of Member or Survivor of Group Certified to have Performed Active Duty 
with the Armed Forces of the United States; DD Form 2168; OMB Control 
Number 0704-0100.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement with change.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 500.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 250 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The purpose of this information collection is to 
assist the Secretary of a Military Department or United States Coast 
Guard (USCG) in determining if an applicant was a member of a group 
that has been found to have performed active military service. If the 
information requested on the DD Form 2168, Application for Discharge of 
Member or Survivor of Member of Group Certified to Have Performed 
Active Duty with the Armed Forces of the United States, is compatible 
with that of a corresponding approved group and the applicant can 
provide supporting evidence, he or she will receive veteran's status in 
accordance with the provisions of DoD Directive 1000.20, as established 
by 38 U.S.C. 106. The information from the DD Form 2168 will be 
extracted by the appropriate military personnel office and used to 
complete the DD Form 214, ``Certificate for Release or Discharge from 
Active Duty.'' The Veterans Administration uses information on the DD 
Form 2168 to verify benefits eligibility. The form can be 
electronically accessed and downloaded from the following Defense Link 
Publication site: http://www.dod.gov/pubs/.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary, but required to receive 
benefits.
    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].


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    Dated: July 20, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-16168 Filed 7-24-20; 8:45 am]
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