Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 68824 [2013-27298]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 68824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27298]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

[Docket ID DoD-2013-OS-0211]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
Readiness), Office of the Secretary, 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 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 January 
14, 2014.

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 the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), Military 
Personnel Policy, Officer and Enlisted Personnel Management, ATTN: Lt 
Col Debra Lovette, USAF, 4000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
4000 or call (703) 697-4959.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Automated Repatriation 
Reporting System; DD Form 2585; OMB Control Number 0704-0334.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
for personnel accountability of all evacuees, regardless of 
nationality, who are processed through designated Repatriation Centers 
throughout the United States. The information obtained from the DD Form 
2585 is entered into an automated system; a series of reports is 
accessible to DoD Components, Federal and State agencies and Red Cross, 
as required.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Federal government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,167.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: One time.
    Executive Order 12656 (Assignment of Emergency Preparedness 
Responsibilities) assigns Federal departments and agencies 
responsibilities during emergency situations. In its supporting role to 
the Departments of State and Health and Human Services (HHS), the 
Department of Defense will assist in planning for the protection, 
evacuation and repatriation of U.S. citizens in threatened areas 
overseas. The DD Form 2585, ``Repatriation Processing Center Processing 
Sheet,'' has numerous functions, but is primarily used for personnel 
accountability of all evacuees who process through designated 
Repatriation Centers. During processing, evacuees are provided 
emergency human services, including food, clothing, lodging, family 
reunification, social services and financial assistance through federal 
entitlements, loans or emergency aid organizations. The information, 
once collected, is input into the Automated Repatriation Reporting 
System, and is available to designated offices throughout Departments 
of Defense, State, Health and Human Services, the American Red Cross 
and State government emergency planning offices for operational 
inquiries and reporting and future planning purposes.

    Dated: November 8, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-27298 Filed 11-14-13; 8:45 am]
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