Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 42770 [2014-17284]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 42770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17284]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2014-OS-0113]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Logistics Agency 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 22, 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, 2nd Floor, 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.

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 Attn: David 
Henry, DTS-PMO Suite 09F09-02, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 
22350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Defense Travel System Web 
Portal; OMB Control Number 0704-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: DTS (Defense Travel System) is a paperless system 
that provides DoD authorized users/travelers with automated travel 
planning and reimbursement capabilities. There are 2 groups of public 
travelers associated with DoD that DTS collects privacy information in 
order to book travel through the system.
    1. Family members of DoD employees (Military and Civilian)
    2. Invitational traveler. Persons invited by DoD who are not 
federal employees, contractors or foreign military personnel.
    The following information is collected from family members of DoD 
Employees (Military and Civilian):
     Family members first, middle and last name
     Family members relationship to the sponsor
     Family members passport number and expiration date
     Family members date of birth
    The following information is collected from DoD Invitational 
Traveler.
     Invitational traveler's first name, middle initial and 
last name
     Invitational traveler's gender
     Invitational traveler's Social Security Number or Tax 
Identification Number (foreign national only)
     Invitational traveler's address
    The system used to collect the data contains Privacy Act Statements 
as required by 5 U.S.C. 522a(e)(3). Only authorized personnel with 
``need to know'' can access an individual's PII information.
    Affected Public: Family members of DoD military and civilian 
employees and eligible persons invited by DoD who are not federal 
employees, contractors or foreign military personnel.
    Annual Burden Hours: 734,597 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 4,407,584.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: As needed.
    The Defense Travel System (DTS) is a fully integrated, automated, 
end-to-end travel management system that enables DoD travelers to 
create authorizations and reservations, receive approvals, generate 
travel vouchers, and receive a split disbursement between their bank 
account and the Government Travel Charge Card. The traveler can access 
DTS via a single web portal available 24 hours a day, seven days a 
week. Only DoD military and civilian employees are issued DTS user 
account. Dependent family members travel arrangements are booked under 
the sponsorship of DTS user account holder. Invitational travelers are 
booked under the sponsorship of the requesting DoD organization or 
agency. Only necessary privacy information specified above are 
collected in order to complete travel booking through DTS.

    Dated: July 18, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-17284 Filed 7-22-14; 8:45 am]
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