Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 57156 [E9-26520]

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• Office of the Secretary
• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 57156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26520]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2009-OS-0164]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
Readiness), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Personnel and Readiness) announces the following proposed extension of 
a 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 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 January 
4, 2010.

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: 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 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.

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 Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Military 
Personnel Policy/Accession Policy), ATTN: MAJ Arturo Roque, 4000 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000 or call at (703) 695-5527.
    Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number: Title from OMB Form 
83-I, block 7; Record of Military Processing, Armed Forces of the 
United States; DD Form 1966, OMB Number 0704-0173.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to obtain data on individuals applying for enlistment in the 
Armed Forces of the United States to determine eligibility for 
enlistment. The information collected accompanies the applicant 
throughout the enlistment process. It also is used for establishing 
personal records on those who enlist.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 170,000.
    Number of Respondents: 510,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Title 10 U.S.C. 504, 505, 508, 12102, and 520a, title 14 U.S.C. 351 
and 632, and title 50 U.S.C. 451, 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, term of service, 
and grade in which a person, if eligible, will enter active duty or 
reserve status.

    Dated: October 30, 2009.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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