81 FR 17687 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 61 (March 30, 2016)

Page Range		17687-17687
FR Document		2016-07162

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the DFAS 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2016-OS-0031]


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 
DFAS 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 31, 
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 Services, 1240 East 9th Street, Enterprise Solutions and 
Standards Code JJFJB, Cleveland, Ohio 44199, ATTN: Stuart Kran, or 
email: [email protected], or call (216) 204-4377.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: 
Application for Pay in Arrears; DD Form 827; OMB Control Number 0730-
XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: The information collected is provided by service 
members, former service members, or legal representatives of 
incapacitated members in claiming arrears of pay believed to be due the 
service member. The authority for this form is 5 U.S.C. Section 301 
which states in part that the head of a military department may 
prescribe regulations for the government of his/her department and the 
custody, use and preservation of its records, papers and property. 
However, it does not authorize withholding information from the public 
or limiting the availability of records to the public.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 832.
    Number of Respondents: 3328.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 3328.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 Minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    When the Disbursing Officer/Finance Officer is not authorized to 
make payment due to lapsed appropriations, more than the current and 
previous five years, the claim is forwarded to the appropriate DFAS 
site for settlements. Claims are to be submitted on a DD 827. All 
necessary documentation must be attached to the claim. If the member is 
on active duty or separated for less than one year, the claim will be 
sent to the site servicing that branch of service. Army and Air Force 
claims will be sent to DFAS-IN, Navy and Marine Corps claims will be 
sent to DFAS-CL. For members separated over one year, the claim will be 
sent to DFAS-IN, Debts and Claims Management Office.

    Dated: March 25, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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responses the respondents specify. All DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE proposed information collection or to
Members departing early from obtain a copy of the proposal and
AmeriCorps NCC will receive their Office of the Secretary associated collection instruments,
survey as a single instrument. Each [Docket ID: DoD–2016–OS–0031] please write to the Defense Finance and
NCCC Member will receive an Accounting Services, 1240 East 9th
individual survey. The exact same Proposed Collection; Comment Street, Enterprise Solutions and
survey, not part of this information Request Standards Code JJFJB, Cleveland, Ohio
collection request, is administered to all 44199, ATTN: Stuart Kran, or email:
AGENCY: Defense Finance and
graduating Members while they are in stuart.a.kran.civ@mail.mil, or call (216)
service and closed for completion prior Accounting Service (DFAS), DoD. 204–4377.
to the completion of the program. ACTION: Notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title;
Type of Review: New. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Associated Form; and OMB Number:
Agency: Corporation for National and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Application for Pay in Arrears; DD Form
Community Service. DFAS announces a proposed public 827; OMB Control Number 0730–XXXX.
Title: NCCC Member Experience information collection and seeks public
Needs and Uses: The information
Survey. comment on the provisions thereof.
collected is provided by service
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
OMB Number: None. members, former service members, or
the proposed collection of information
Agency Number: None. is necessary for the proper performance legal representatives of incapacitated
Affected Public: The NCCC Member of the functions of the agency, including members in claiming arrears of pay
Experience Survey will be administered whether the information shall have believed to be due the service member.
to the former NCCC Member for their practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the The authority for this form is 5 U.S.C.
most recent NCCC service term. These agency’s estimate of the burden of the Section 301 which states in part that the
Members will have served with proposed information collection; (c) head of a military department may
AmeriCorps NCCC for any length of ways to enhance the quality, utility, and prescribe regulations for the government
time, without graduating. There are clarity of the information to be of his/her department and the custody,
approximately 400 Members that depart collected; and (d) ways to minimize the use and preservation of its records,
the program early each year. The early burden of the information collection on papers and property. However, it does
exiting and former Members are respondents, including through the use not authorize withholding information
uniquely able to provide the of automated collection techniques or from the public or limiting the
information sought in the NCCC other forms of information technology. availability of records to the public.
Member Experience Survey. DATES: Consideration will be given to all Affected Public: Individuals or
Total Respondents: Based on the comments received by May 31, 2016. households.
number of Members who have departed ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, Annual Burden Hours: 832.
the program early over the last five identified by docket number and title, Number of Respondents: 3328.
annual years, NCCC expects to by any of the following methods:
administer 450 surveys each fiscal year • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Responses per Respondent: 1.
to Members who departed the program www.regulations.gov. Follow the Annual Responses: 3328.
early. These may not be unique instructions for submitting comments. Average Burden per Response: 15
responders as a few Members may have • Mail: Department of Defense, Office
Minutes.
served with NCCC in a prior service of the Deputy Chief Management
term. Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Frequency: On occasion.
Frequency: Biweekly. Each early Compliance, Regulatory and Audit When the Disbursing Officer/Finance
departed Member will complete only Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Officer is not authorized to make
one survey for their most recent service Washington, DC 20301–9010. payment due to lapsed appropriations,
term. Instructions: All submissions received more than the current and previous five
must include the agency name, docket years, the claim is forwarded to the
Average Time per Response: Averages number and title for this Federal
25 minutes. appropriate DFAS site for settlements.
Register document. The general policy Claims are to be submitted on a DD 827.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 167 for comments and other submissions All necessary documentation must be
hours. from members of the public is to make attached to the claim. If the member is
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): these submissions available for public on active duty or separated for less than
None. viewing on the Internet at http:// one year, the claim will be sent to the
Total Burden Cost (operating/ www.regulations.gov as they are site servicing that branch of service.
maintenance): None. received without change, including any Army and Air Force claims will be sent
Comments submitted in response to personal identifiers or contact to DFAS–IN, Navy and Marine Corps
this Notice will be summarized and/or information. claims will be sent to DFAS–CL. For
Any associated form(s) for this members separated over one year, the
included in the request for Office of
collection may be located within this claim will be sent to DFAS–IN, Debts
Management and Budget approval of the
same electronic docket and downloaded
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information collection request; they will and Claims Management Office.
for review/testing. Follow the
also become a matter of public record. Dated: March 25, 2016.
instructions at http://
Dated: March 23, 2016. www.regulations.gov for submitting Aaron Siegel,
Gina Cross, comments. Please submit comments on Alternate OSD
Acting Director, National Civilian Community any given form identified by docket Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department
Corps. number, form number, and title. of Defense.
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Action		Notice.
Dates		Consideration will be given to all comments received by May 31, 2016.
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 Services, 1240 East 9th Street, Enterprise Solutions and Standards Code JJFJB, Cleveland, Ohio 44199, ATTN: Stuart Kran, or email: [email protected], or call (216) 204-4377.
FR Citation		81 FR 17687

81 FR 17687 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEOffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 61 (March 30, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary