[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 87 (Friday, May 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 29104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09627]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-OS-0038]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
OUSD(P&R) 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 July 5, 
2023.

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 Assistant to the 
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 
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 Office of the 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense for Military Personnel Policy, 
Office of Military Compensation Policy, ATTN: Mr. Ronald Garner, 
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1500, or call (703) 693-1059.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Data for Payment of Retired 
Personnel; DD Form 2656; OMB Control Number 0704-0569.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain applicable retirement information from Uniformed Service 
members and allow those members to make certain retired pay and 
survivor annuity elections prior to retirement from service or prior to 
reaching eligibility to receive retired pay. The form will also allow 
eligible members covered by the Blended Retirement System to make a 
voluntary election of a partial lump sum of retired pay, as required by 
section 1415 of title 10, United States Code.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 31,988.
    Number of Respondents: 127,950.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 127,950.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: As required.
    Every member of the Uniformed Services who retires or reaches the 
age of eligibility to begin receiving retired pay, in the case of 
members of the Reserves and National Guard, will voluntarily complete 
this form to request retired pay, designate beneficiaries, and make a 
Survivor Benefit Plan election. In an average calendar year, 
approximately 127,950 members of the Uniformed Service will complete 
this form. The spouses of retiring members of the Uniformed Services 
are only required to complete part V of this form if the Service member 
declines or reduces his or her level of under the Survivor Benefit 
Plan.

    Dated: April 27, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-09627 Filed 5-4-23; 8:45 am]
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