81_FR_15754 81 FR 15697 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

81 FR 15697 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 57 (March 24, 2016)

Page Range15697-15698
FR Document2016-06670

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: (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.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-06670]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2016-OS-0026]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: 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: (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 May 23, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory 
and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
9010.
    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 http://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 http://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 Defense Finance 
and Accounting Service; Office of Financial Operations; Retired and 
Annuitant Pay Quality Product Assurance Division ATTN: Chuck Moss, 
Cleveland, OH 44199-2001, or call at (216) 204-4426.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Voluntary Separation 
Incentive (VSI) Beneficiary Designation; DD Form 2864; OMB Control 
Number 0730-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to determine the beneficiary(ies) of a deceased military member for 
entitlement and payment of authorized VSI benefits. This certification 
is required to identify the designated

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beneficiary(ies) of the member upon his or her death.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 24 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 96.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 96.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The form is completed initially upon establishment of the VSI 
entitlement. If this designation needs to be changed, for various 
reasons, then another form DD 2864 will be completed.

    Dated: March 21, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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                                                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                                   proposed information collection or to                 agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                                                                                            obtain a copy of the proposal and                     proposed information collection; (c)
                                                    Office of the Secretary                                 associated collection instruments,                    ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                    [Docket ID: DoD–2016–OS–0024]                           please write to the Defense Finance and               clarity of the information to be
                                                                                                            Accounting Service; Office of Financial               collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
                                                    Proposed Collection; Comment                            Operations; Retired and Annuitant Pay                 burden of the information collection on
                                                    Request                                                 Quality Product Assurance Division                    respondents, including through the use
                                                                                                            ATTN: Chuck Moss, Cleveland, OH                       of automated collection techniques or
                                                    AGENCY: Defense Finance and                             44199–2001, or call at (216) 204–4426.                other forms of information technology.
                                                    Accounting Service (DFAS), DoD.
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            DATES: Consideration will be given to all
                                                    ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                              Title; Associated Form; And OMB                     comments received by May 23, 2016.
                                                    SUMMARY:    In compliance with the                      Number: Age 18 Notice—Survivor                        ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
                                                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the                    Benefit Plan (SBP) Child Coverage; DD                 identified by docket number and title,
                                                    DFAS announces a proposed public                        Form 2862; OMB Control Number 0730–                   by any of the following methods:
                                                    information collection and seeks public                 XXXX.                                                   • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                    comment on the provisions thereof.                        Needs And Uses: The information                     www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                                    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether                    collection requirement is necessary to                instructions for submitting comments.
                                                    the proposed collection of information                  identify a dependent child in the                       • Mail: Department of Defense, Office
                                                    is necessary for the proper performance                 Defense Military Retired and Annuity                  of the Deputy Chief Management
                                                    of the functions of the agency, including               Pay System to prevent overpayment to                  Officer, Directorate of Oversight and
                                                    whether the information shall have                      ineligible children.                                  Compliance, Regulatory and Audit
                                                    practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the                Affected Public: Individuals or                     Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon,
                                                    agency’s estimate of the burden of the                  households.                                           Washington, DC 20301–9010.
                                                    proposed information collection; (c)                      Annual Burden Hours: 3,600.                            Instructions: All submissions received
                                                    ways to enhance the quality, utility, and                 Number of Respondents: 14,400.                      must include the agency name, docket
                                                    clarity of the information to be                          Responses per Respondent: 1.                        number and title for this Federal
                                                    collected; and (d) ways to minimize the                   Annual Responses: 14,400.                           Register document. The general policy
                                                    burden of the information collection on                   Average Burden per Response: 15                     for comments and other submissions
                                                    respondents, including through the use                  minutes.                                              from members of the public is to make
                                                    of automated collection techniques or                     Frequency: On occasion.                             these submissions available for public
                                                    other forms of information technology.                    Notice is sent to Survivor Benefit Plan             viewing on the Internet at http://
                                                    DATES: Consideration will be given to all               child beneficiaries when they are about               www.regulations.gov as they are
                                                    comments received by May 23, 2016.                      to turn age 18. They need to indicate                 received without change, including any
                                                    ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,                     any future school attendance or if the                personal identifiers or contact
                                                    identified by docket number and title,                  child is incapacitated in order to                    information.
                                                    by any of the following methods:                        determine continuing entitlement.                        Any associated form(s) for this
                                                       • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://                  Dated: March 18, 2016.                              collection may be located within this
                                                    www.regulations.gov. Follow the                         Aaron Siegel,                                         same electronic docket and downloaded
                                                    instructions for submitting comments.                   Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison                for review/testing. Follow the
                                                       • Mail: Department of Defense, Office                Officer, Department of Defense.                       instructions at http://
                                                    of the Deputy Chief Management                                                                                www.regulations.gov for submitting
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2016–06634 Filed 3–23–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    Officer, Directorate of Oversight and                                                                         comments. Please submit comments on
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                                                    Compliance, Regulatory and Audit                                                                              any given form identified by docket
                                                    Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon,                                                                        number, form number, and title.
                                                    Washington, DC 20301–9010.                              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                                                       Instructions: All submissions received                                                                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
                                                    must include the agency name, docket                                                                          request more information on this
                                                                                                            Office of the Secretary                               proposed information collection or to
                                                    number and title for this Federal
                                                    Register document. The general policy                   [Docket ID: DoD–2016–OS–0026]                         obtain a copy of the proposal and
                                                    for comments and other submissions                                                                            associated collection instruments,
                                                                                                            Proposed Collection; Comment                          please write to the Defense Finance and
                                                    from members of the public is to make
                                                                                                            Request                                               Accounting Service; Office of Financial
                                                    these submissions available for public
                                                    viewing on the Internet at http://                      AGENCY: Defense Finance and                           Operations; Retired and Annuitant Pay
                                                    www.regulations.gov as they are                         Accounting Service (DFAS), DoD.                       Quality Product Assurance Division
                                                    received without change, including any                                                                        ATTN: Chuck Moss, Cleveland, OH
                                                                                                            ACTION: Notice.
                                                    personal identifiers or contact                                                                               44199–2001, or call at (216) 204–4426.
                                                    information.                                            SUMMARY:   In compliance with the                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                       Any associated form(s) for this                      Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the                    Title; Associated Form; and OMB
                                                    collection may be located within this                   Defense Finance and Accounting                        Number: Voluntary Separation Incentive
                                                    same electronic docket and downloaded                   Service announces a proposed public                   (VSI) Beneficiary Designation; DD Form
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                                                    for review/testing. Follow the                          information collection and seeks public               2864; OMB Control Number 0730–TBD.
                                                    instructions at http://                                 comment on the provisions thereof.                      Needs and Uses: The information
                                                    www.regulations.gov for submitting                      Comments are invited on: (a) Whether                  collection requirement is necessary to
                                                    comments. Please submit comments on                     the proposed collection of information                determine the beneficiary(ies) of a
                                                    any given form identified by docket                     is necessary for the proper performance               deceased military member for
                                                    number, form number, and title.                         of the functions of the agency, including             entitlement and payment of authorized
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To                     whether the information shall have                    VSI benefits. This certification is
                                                    request more information on this                        practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the            required to identify the designated


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                                                    beneficiary(ies) of the member upon his                 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013                obtained at the meeting or from the
                                                    or her death.                                           (Pub. L. 112–239), as amended,                        Panel’s Web site at http://jpp.whs.mil.
                                                      Affected Public: Individuals or                       Congress tasked the Judicial                          In the event the Office of Personnel
                                                    households.                                             Proceedings Panel to conduct an                       Management closed the government due
                                                      Annual Burden Hours: 24 hours.                        independent review and assessment of                  to inclement weather or any other
                                                      Number of Respondents: 96.                            judicial proceedings conducted under                  reason, please consult the Web site for
                                                      Responses per Respondent: 1.                          the Uniform Code of Military Justice                  any changes in the public meeting date
                                                      Annual Responses: 96.                                 (UCMJ) involving adult sexual assault                 or time.
                                                      Average Burden per Response: 15                                                                                Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting:
                                                                                                            and related offenses since the
                                                    minutes.                                                                                                      Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR
                                                                                                            amendments made to the UCMJ by
                                                      Frequency: On occasion.                                                                                     102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the
                                                      The form is completed initially upon                  section 541 of the National Defense
                                                                                                            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012                availability of space, this meeting is
                                                    establishment of the VSI entitlement. If                                                                      open to the public. Seating is limited
                                                    this designation needs to be changed,                   (Pub. L. 112–81; 125 Stat. 1404), for the
                                                                                                            purpose of developing                                 and is on a first-come basis.
                                                    for various reasons, then another form                                                                           Special Accommodations: Individuals
                                                    DD 2864 will be completed.                              recommendations for improvements to
                                                                                                            such proceedings. At this meeting, the                requiring special accommodations to
                                                      Dated: March 21, 2016.                                Panel will continue deliberations on                  access the public meeting should
                                                    Aaron Siegel,                                           military justice case data for sexual                 contact the Judicial Proceedings Panel at
                                                    Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison                  assault offenses for fiscal years 2012–               whs.pentagon.em.mbx.judicial-panel@
                                                    Officer, Department of Defense.                         2014, hear a staff briefing about sexual              mail.mil at least five (5) business days
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–06670 Filed 3–23–16; 8:45 am]             assault legislation and a report on a                 prior to the meeting so that appropriate
                                                    BILLING CODE 5001–06–P?≤                                recent special victims’ counsel training              arrangements can be made.
                                                                                                            course, and assess trends in the                         Procedures for Providing Public
                                                                                                            development, utilization, and                         Comments: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                                                                                         3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal
                                                                                                            effectiveness of the special victims
                                                                                                                                                                  Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the
                                                                                                            capabilities required by section 573 of
                                                    Office of the Secretary                                                                                       public or interested organizations may
                                                                                                            the Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense
                                                                                                                                                                  submit written comments to the Panel
                                                    Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year                  Authorization Act. The Panel is
                                                                                                                                                                  about its mission and topics pertaining
                                                    2012 Amendments Panel (Judicial                         interested in written and oral comments
                                                                                                                                                                  to this public session. Written
                                                    Proceedings Panel); Notice of Federal                   from the public, including non-
                                                                                                                                                                  comments must be received by the JPP
                                                    Advisory Committee Meeting                              governmental organizations, relevant to
                                                                                                                                                                  at least five (5) business days prior to
                                                                                                            these issues or any of the Panel’s tasks.
                                                                                                                                                                  the meeting date so that they may be
                                                    AGENCY:   Department of Defense.
                                                                                                            Agenda                                                made available to the Judicial
                                                    ACTION:   Notice of meeting.                                                                                  Proceedings Panel for their
                                                                                                            8:30–9:00: Administrative Work (41 CFR
                                                    SUMMARY:   The Department of Defense is                     102–3.160, not subject to notice &                consideration prior to the meeting.
                                                    publishing this notice to announce the                      open meeting requirements)                        Written comments should be submitted
                                                    following Federal Advisory Committee                    9:00–10:00: Deliberations on Military                 via email to the Judicial Proceedings
                                                    meeting of the Judicial Proceedings                         Justice Case Data for Sexual Assault              Panel at whs.pentagon.em.mbx.judicial-
                                                    since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments                           Offenses (Public Meeting Begins)                  panel@mail.mil in the following
                                                    Panel (‘‘the Judicial Proceedings Panel’’               10:00–10:30: Informational Brief—                     formats: Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft
                                                    or ‘‘the Panel’’). The meeting is open to                   Legislative Update and Report on                  Word. Please note that since the Judicial
                                                    the public.                                                 the Army’s SVC Course held in                     Proceedings Panel operates under the
                                                                                                                January 2016                                      provisions of the Federal Advisory
                                                    DATES: A meeting of the Judicial
                                                                                                            10:30–12:00: Updates on the Special                   Committee Act, as amended, all written
                                                    Proceedings Panel will be held on                                                                             comments will be treated as public
                                                    Friday, April 8, 2016. The Public                           Victims’ Counsel (Victims’ Legal
                                                                                                                Counsel) Program                                  documents and will be made available
                                                    Session will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end                                                                       for public inspection. If members of the
                                                    at 4:30 p.m.                                            12:00–1:00: Lunch
                                                                                                            1:00–2:00 MCIO Overview and                           public are interested in making an oral
                                                    ADDRESSES: The Holiday Inn Arlington                                                                          statement, a written statement must be
                                                                                                                Perspective of the SVIP Policies,
                                                    at Ballston, 4610 N. Fairfax Drive,                         Practices, and Procedures                         submitted along with a request to
                                                    Arlington, Virginia 22203.                              2:00–3:00: JAG Prosecutor and Paralegal               provide an oral statement. Oral
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.                        Overview and Perspective of the                   presentations by members of the public
                                                    Julie Carson, Judicial Proceedings Panel,                   SVIP Policies, Practices, and                     will be permitted from 4:15 p.m. to 4:30
                                                    One Liberty Center, 875 N. Randolph                         Procedures                                        p.m. on April 8, 2016 in front of the
                                                    Street, Suite 150, Arlington, VA 22203.                 3:00–3:15: Break                                      Panel members. The number of oral
                                                    Email: whs.pentagon.em.mbx.judicial-                    3:15–4:15: Victim Witness Liaison                     presentations to be made will depend
                                                    panel@mail.mil. Phone: (703) 693–3849.                      Overview and Perspective of the                   on the number of requests received from
                                                    Web site: http://jpp.whs.mil.                               SVIP Policies, Practices, and                     members of the public on a first-come
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This                             Procedures                                        basis. After reviewing the requests for
                                                    public meeting is being held under the                  4:15–4:30: Public Comment                             oral presentation, the Chairperson and
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                                                    provisions of the Federal Advisory                        Availability of Materials for the                   the Designated Federal Officer will, if
                                                    Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,                        Meeting: A copy of the April 8, 2016                  they determine the statement to be
                                                    Appendix, as amended), the                              public meeting agenda or any updates or               relevant to the Panel’s mission, allot five
                                                    Government in the Sunshine Act of                       changes to the agenda, to include                     minutes to persons desiring to make an
                                                    1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and                   individual speakers not identified at the             oral presentation.
                                                    41 CFR 102–3.150.                                       time of this notice, as well as other                    Committee’s Designated Federal
                                                       Purpose of the Meeting: In Section                   materials provided to Panel members for               Officer: The Panel’s Designated Federal
                                                    576(a)(2) of the National Defense                       use at the public meeting, may be                     Officer is Ms. Maria Fried, Department


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesConsideration will be given to all comments received by May 23, 2016.
ContactTo request more information on this proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, please write to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service; Office of Financial Operations; Retired and Annuitant Pay Quality Product Assurance Division ATTN: Chuck Moss, Cleveland, OH 44199-2001, or call at (216) 204-4426.
FR Citation81 FR 15697 

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