Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request,

[Federal Register: February 3, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 22)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Custodianship Certificate to Support Claim on Behalf of Minor Children of Deceased Members of the Armed Forces; DD Form 2790; OMB Number 0730-[To Be Determined].

Type of Request: New Collection.

Number of Respondents: 300.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 300.

Average Burden Per Response: 12 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 60.

Needs and Uses: The information is used by the Directorate of Annuity Pay, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Denver Center (DFAS-DE), to pay the annuity to the correct person on behalf of a child under the age of majority. The annuity for a minor child is paid to the legal guardian, or if there is no legal guardian, to the natural parent who has care, custody, and control of the child as the custodian, or to a representative payee of the child. The annuity cannot be paid until the custodian certifies that he/she has the care and custody of the child(ren).

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Required To Obtain or Maintain Benefits.

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OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Edward C. Springer.

Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent to Mr. Springer at the Office of Management and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302.

Dated: January 28, 1999. Patricia L. Toppings, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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