Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 41043-41044 [2013-16407]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Department of the Air Force

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41043-41044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16407]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

[Docket ID USAF-2013-0032]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Defense/Department of the Air Force/Headquarters 
Air Force Personnel Center/Separation and Retirement Division.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Department of the Air Force announces a proposed 
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 
September 9, 2013.

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, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
    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.
    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow 
the instructions at https://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

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: Separation and 
Retirement Division (DPSOR), Air Force Personnel Center, ATTN: Gail 
Weber, 550 C Street West, Suite 3, Joint Base San Antonio, TX 78150-
4713 or call 210-565-2461.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Request for Approval of 
Foreign Government Employment of Air Force Members; OMB Number 0701-
0134.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is to obtain 
the information needed by the Secretary of the Air Force and Secretary 
of State on which to base a decision to approve/

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disapprove a request to work for a foreign government. This approval is 
specified by Title 37, United States Code, Section 908. This statute 
delegates such approval authority of Congress to the respective service 
secretaries and to the Secretary of State.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 10.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Respondents are Air Force retired members and certain Reserve 
members who have gained jobs with a foreign government and who must 
obtain approval of the Secretary of the Air Force and Secretary of 
State to do so. Information, in the form of a letter, includes a 
detailed description of duty, name of employer, Social Security Number, 
and statements specifying whether or not the employee will be 
compensated; declaring if the employee will be required or plans to 
obtain foreign citizenship; declaring that the member will not be 
required to execute an oath of allegiance to the foreign government; 
verifying that the member understands that that retired pay equivalent 
to the amount received from the foreign government may be withheld if 
he or she accepts employment with a foreign government before receiving 
approval. Reserve members only must include a request to be reassigned 
to Inactive Status List Reserve Section (Reserve Section Code RB). 
After verifying the status of the individual, the letter is forwarded 
to the Air Force Review Board for processing. If the signed letter is 
not included in the file, individuals reviewing the file cannot furnish 
the necessary information to the Secretary of the Air Force and 
Secretary of State on which a decision can be made. Requested 
information is necessary to maintain the integrity of the Request for 
Approval of Foreign Government Employment Program.

    Dated: July 3, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-16407 Filed 7-8-13; 8:45 am]
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