[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 48214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15798]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

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


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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

ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(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 
25, 2023.

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 Duncan, 571-372-7574, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Data for Payment of Retired 
Personnel; DD Form 2656; OMB Control Number 0704-0569.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 127,950.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 127,950.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 31,988.
    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. 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.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: As required.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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 Duncan.
    Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should 
be sent to Ms. Duncan at [email protected].

    Dated: July 19, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-15798 Filed 7-25-23; 8:45 am]
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