Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 32372 [2020-11607]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 104 (Friday, May 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 32372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11607]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2020-OS-0051]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Finance and Accounting Service 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 July 28, 
2020.

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: DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to the 
COVID-19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the docket 
listed above.
    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 Defense Finance and 
Accounting Service ATTN: DFAS-IN/ZPFA, 8899 East 56th St., 
Indianapolis, IN 46249-0500, Denise Shaffer, (317) 212-4461.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Statement of Claimant 
Requesting Recertified Check; DD Form 2660; OMB Number 0730-0002.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to be in accordance with TFM Volume 1, Part 4, Section 7060.20 and DoD 
7000.14-R, Volume 5, where there is a requirement that a payee identify 
himself/herself and certify as to what happened to the original check 
issued by the government (non-receipt, loss, destruction, theft, etc.). 
This collection will be used to identify rightful reissuance of 
government checks to individuals or businesses outside the Department 
of Defense.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 3,180.
    Number of Respondents: 38,157.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 38,157.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The Statement of Claimant Requesting Recertified Check is used to 
ascertain pertinent information needed by the Department of Defense in 
order to reissue checks to payees, if the checks have not been 
negotiated to financial institutions within one (1) year of the date of 
issuance, when an original check has been lost, not received, damaged, 
stolen, etc. The form will be completed by the payee who was issued the 
original check. The information provided on this form will be used in 
determining whether a check may be reissued to the named payee.

    Dated: May 26, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-11607 Filed 5-28-20; 8:45 am]
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