Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,

[Federal Register: June 28, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 124)]

[Notices]

[Page 36757-36758]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[No. DoD-2006-OS-0152]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Finance and Accounting Service, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service announces the proposed extension of a public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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 28, 2006.

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: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.

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

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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 receive 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 Defense Finance and Accounting Service--Cleveland, DFAS-CGA, ATTN: Mr. Charles Moss, 1240 East Ninth Street, Room 2323, Cleveland, OH 44199, or call 216- 204-4426.

Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Application for Trusteeship; DD Form 2827; OMB License 0730-0013.

Needs and Uses: This form is used to report on the administration of the funds received on behalf of a mentally incompetent member of the uniformed services pursuant to 37 U.S.C. 602-604.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Annual Burden Hours: 18.75 hours.

Number of respondents: 75.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.

Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

When members of the uniformed services are declared mentally incompetent, the need arises to have a trustee appointed to act on their behalf with regard to military pay matters. Individuals will complete this form to apply for appointment as a trustee on behalf of the member. The requirement to complete this form helps alleviate the opportunity for fraud, waste and abuse of Government funds and member's benefits.

Dated: June 20, 2006. Patricia L. Toppings, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 06-5727 Filed 6-27-06; 8:45am]

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