Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 7169 [2018-03290]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 7169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03290]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2018-OS-0004]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and 
Reserve Affairs, DoD.

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve 
Affairs announces a proposed 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 the 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 April 
23, 2018.

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: Department of Defense, Office of the Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09B, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    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 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy, 
ATTN: Accession Policy (3D1066), 1500 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 
20301-1500, or call 703-695-5525.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Record of Military 
Processing--Armed Forces of the United States; DD Form 1966; OMB 
Control Number 0704-0173.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to comply with regulations in accordance with Title 10 U.S.C., Sections 
504, 505, 508, 12102; Title 14 U.S.C., Sections 351 and 632; and 50 
U.S.C. Appendix Section 451, which requires 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.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 141,000 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 423,000
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 423,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents are individuals applying to serve in the United States 
Armed Forces. The primary purpose of this information collection is to 
gather the necessary data for determining eligibility in the Armed 
Forces and for establishing personnel records on those enlisted. The DD 
Form 1966 is the main source document for military enlistment or 
continued military service records. The information collected is used 
to feed other DoD and service-specific forms that later would be used 
to issue identification cards and receive benefits associated with 
military service.

    Dated: February 13, 2018.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-03290 Filed 2-16-18; 8:45 am]
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