[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 159 (Friday, August 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66700-66701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18364]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2024-OS-0095]


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

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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 October 
15, 2024.

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, 
Regulatory Directorate, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 
05F16, 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 M&RA (MPP/Accession 
Policy), 4000 Defense Pentagon 3D1066, Washington, DC 20301, LTC 
Charles Manning, 703-695-5527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Record of Military 
Processing-Armed Forces of the United States; DD Form 1966/USMEPCOM 
FORM 680-3A-E; OMB Control Number 0704-0173.
    Needs and Uses: Title 10 United States Code (U.S.C.), sections 504, 
505, 508, and 1012; title 14 U.S.C., sections 351 and 632; title 50 
U.S.C., Appendix section 451; and Executive Order 9397 require 
applicants to meet standards for enlistment into the Armed Forces. This 
information collection is the basis for determining eligibility of 
applicants for enlistment in the Armed Forces and is needed to verify 
data given by the applicant and to determine his/her qualification of 
enlistment. The information collected aids in the determination of 
qualifications, terms of service, and grade in which a person, if 
eligible, will enter active duty or reserve status. The information 
collected is used to feed other DoD and service-specific forms that 
later would be used to issue identification cards and receive benefits 
associated with military service.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 296,100.
    Number of Respondents: 423,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 846,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 21 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: August 12, 2024.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-18364 Filed 8-15-24; 8:45 am]
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