[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 144 (Monday, July 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 45205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16174]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DOD-2020-OS-0067]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Under Secretary of Personnel and Readiness, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Information collection notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness,
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
September 25, 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: DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the docket
listed above.
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
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness, Force Education and
Training, Voluntary Education, ATTN: Ms. Dawn Bilodeau, Pentagon, Room
2E573, Washington, DC 20301-1500, call 571-372-0864, or send email to
project officer at: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: DoD Postsecondary Education
Complaint Intake Form, DD Form 2961; OMB Control Number 0704-0501.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary
to obtain, document, and respond to egregious complaints, questions,
and other information concerning actions post-secondary education
programs and services provided to military service members and spouse-
students. The DoD Postsecondary Education Complaint Intake form will
provide pertinent information such as: The content of the complaint,
the educational institution the student is attending, the level of
study, the education program the student is enrolled in, the type of
education benefits being used, the branch of the military service, and
the preferred contact information.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profits; not-for-profit institutions.
Annual Burden Hours: 16.
Number of Respondents: 63.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 63.
Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondents are military spouses who submit complaints via the
Department of Defense (DoD) Postsecondary Education Complaint Intake
form. The PECS Intake form is used to record complaints concerning
educational institutions that military spouses feel have acted
deceptively, aggressively or fraudulently towards them. The Intake form
documents information such as the level of study of the student, the
educational institution the student is attending, the type of education
benefits being used, the branch of the military service the spouses'
sponsor, the content of the complaint, and the preferred contact
information for the person making the contact. Complaint Case Managers
use information from the Intake form to track and manage cases and to
coordinate a resolution with educational institutions, and to provide
feedback to the respondent throughout the process and once a resolution
has been reached.
Dated: July 20, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-16174 Filed 7-24-20; 8:45 am]
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