[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 110 (Thursday, June 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 37521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12217]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-OS-0050]


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 August 
7, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://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 https://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow 
the instructions at https://www.regulations.gov for submitting 
comments. Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket 
number, form number, and title.

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 Under 
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Military Personnel 
Policy), ATTN: Mr. Kent Bauer, 1500 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 
20301-1500 or call (703) 693-4204.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; And OMB Number: 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; DD Form 2168; 
OMB Control Number 0704-0100.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to implement section 401 of Public Law 95-202 (codified at 38 
U.S.C. 106 Note), which directs the Secretary of Defense: (1) To 
determine if civilian employment or contractual service rendered to the 
Armed Forces of the United States by certain groups shall be considered 
Active Duty service, and (2) to award members of approved groups an 
appropriate certificate where the nature and duration of service so 
merits. This information is collected on DD Form 2168, ``Application 
for Discharge of Member of Group Certified to have Performed Active 
Duty with the Armed Forces of the United States,'' which provides the 
necessary data to assist each of the Military Departments in 
determining if an applicant was a member of a group which has performed 
active military service. Those individuals who have been recognized as 
members of an approved group shall be eligible for benefits 
administered by the Veterans' Administration.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 250.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 500.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Information provided by the applicant will include: The name of the 
group served with; dates and place of service; highest grade/rank/
rating held during service; highest pay grade; military installation 
where ordered to report; specialty/job title(s). If the information 
requested on a DD Form 2168 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. Information from the DD form 2168 will be 
extracted and used to complete the DD Form 214, ``Certificate for 
Release of Discharge from Active Duty.''

    Dated: June 2, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-12217 Filed 6-7-23; 8:45 am]
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