81_FR_22135 81 FR 22063 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

81 FR 22063 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 72 (April 14, 2016)

Page Range22063-22064
FR Document2016-08562

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.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 72 (Thursday, April 14, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 72 (Thursday, April 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-08562]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2016-OS-0038]


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 June 13, 
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: ODCMO, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 
4800 Mark Center Drive, Attn: Mailbox 24, 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 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

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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; Chief of Financial Operations; Retired and 
Annuitant Pay External Communications Division; ATTN: Chuck Moss, 
Cleveland, OH 44199-2001, or call at (216) 204-4426.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Certificate of Existence 
Series; ``Certificate of Existence,'' DFAS Form 1800/97; ``Certificate 
of Existence Non-Receipt Notice,'' DFAS Form 1800/98; ``Certificate of 
Existence Suspension Notice,'' DFAS Form 1800/99; OMB Control Number 
0730-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to verify continued eligibility for benefits of a retiree receiving 
hard copy checks in a foreign country. DFAS Form 1800/98 is used as a 
second notice, and subsequently, DFAS Form 1800/99 is used as a third 
notice and payment suspended if not completed and returned.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 75.
    Number of Respondents: 150.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 300.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: Bi-annually.
    Respondents are retirees living in a foreign country who receive a 
hard copy check mailed to them. Payments are suspended if the DFAS Form 
1800-99 is not returned.

    Dated: April 8, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-08562 Filed 4-13-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  Policy Justification                                    Transmittal No. 16–23                                 authorized for release and export to the
                                                                                                          Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of              Government of Australia.
                                                  Australia—GBU–39 (Small Diameter
                                                  Bomb Increment I)                                       Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the             [FR Doc. 2016–08585 Filed 4–13–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          Arms Export Control Act                               BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
                                                     The Government of Australia has
                                                  requested a possible sale of:                           Annex
                                                     Major Defense Equipment (MDE):                       Item No. vii                                          DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                                                     Up to 2,950 GBU–39/B Small
                                                  Diameter Bomb I (SDB I)                                    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:                   Office of the Secretary
                                                     Up to 50 Guided Test Vehicles (GTV)                     1. Sensitive and/or classified (up to              [Docket ID: DOD–2016–OS–0038]
                                                  with GBU–39 (T–1)/B (Inert Fuze)                        SECRET) elements of the proposed
                                                     This request also includes the                       acquisition include hardware,                         Proposed Collection; Comment
                                                  following Non-MDE: containers,                          accessories, components, and associated               Request
                                                  weapons system support equipment,                       software: GBU–39/B Small Diameter
                                                                                                          Bomb Increment I (SDB I). Additional                  AGENCY: Defense Finance and
                                                  support and test equipment, site survey,                                                                      Accounting Service (DFAS), DoD.
                                                  transportation, repair and return                       sensitive areas include operating
                                                                                                          manuals and maintenance technical                     ACTION: Notice.
                                                  warranties, spare and repair parts,
                                                  publications and technical data,                        orders containing performance
                                                                                                          information, operating and test                       SUMMARY:    In compliance with the
                                                  maintenance, personnel training, and                                                                          Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
                                                  training equipment, U.S. Government                     procedures, and other information
                                                                                                          related to the support operations and                 DFAS announces a proposed public
                                                  and contractor representative                                                                                 information collection and seeks public
                                                  engineering, logistics, and technical                   repair. The hardware, software, and data
                                                                                                          identified are classified to protect                  comment on the provisions thereof.
                                                  support services, and other related                                                                           Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
                                                  elements of logistics support.                          vulnerabilities, design and performance
                                                                                                          parameters, and other similar critical                the proposed collection of information
                                                     The total estimated value of MDE is                                                                        is necessary for the proper performance
                                                  $172 million. The total overall                         information.
                                                                                                                                                                of the functions of the agency, including
                                                  estimated value is $386 million.                           2. The GBU–39/B Small Diameter                     whether the information shall have
                                                     Australia is one of our most important               Bomb Increment I (SDB I) is a 250-                    practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
                                                  allies in the Western Pacific. The                      pound class weapon designed as a                      agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                                  strategic location of this political and                small, all-weather, autonomous,                       proposed information collection; (c)
                                                  economic power contributes                              conventional, air-to-ground, precision                ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                  significantly to ensuring peace and                     glide weapon able to strike fixed and                 clarity of the information to be
                                                  economic stability in the region. This                  stationary re-locatable targets from                  collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
                                                  proposed sale will contribute to the                    standoff range. The SDB I weapon                      burden of the information collection on
                                                  foreign policy and national security of                 system consists of the weapons, the                   respondents, including through the use
                                                  the United States by helping to improve                 BRU–61/A (4-place pneumatic carriage                  of automated collection techniques or
                                                  the security of a major contributor to                  system), shipping and handling                        other forms of information technology.
                                                  political stability, security, and                      containers for a single weapon and the                DATES: Consideration will be given to all
                                                  economic development in the Pacific                     BRU–61/A either empty or loaded, and                  comments received by June 13, 2016.
                                                  region and globally.                                    a weapon planning module. It has
                                                                                                          integrated diamond-back type wings                    ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
                                                     The sale of SDB I supports and                                                                             identified by docket number and title,
                                                  complements the on-going sale of the F–                 that deploy after releases, which
                                                                                                          increases the glide time and therefore                by any of the following methods:
                                                  35 to the Royal Australian Air Force                                                                             • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                  (RAAF). This capability will strengthen                 maximum range. The SDB I Anti-Jam
                                                                                                          Global Positioning System aided Inertial              www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                                  combined operations and increase                                                                              instructions for submitting comments.
                                                  interoperability between the U.S. Air                   Navigation System (AJGPS/INS)
                                                                                                          provides guidance to the coordinates of                  • Mail: ODCMO, Directorate for
                                                  Force and the RAAF. Australia will                                                                            Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark
                                                  have no difficulty absorbing this                       a stationary target. The payload/
                                                                                                          warhead is a very effective                           Center Drive, Attn: Mailbox 24,
                                                  equipment into its armed forces.                                                                              Alexandria, VA 22350–1700.
                                                     The proposed sale of this equipment                  multipurpose penetrating and blast
                                                                                                          fragmentation warhead coupled with a                     Instructions: All submissions received
                                                  will not alter the basic military balance                                                                     must include the agency name, docket
                                                  in the region.                                          cockpit selectable electronic fuze. Its
                                                                                                          size and accuracy allow for an effective              number and title for this Federal
                                                     The principal contractor for                                                                               Register document. The general policy
                                                  production is Boeing in St. Louis,                      munition with less collateral damage. A
                                                                                                          proximity sensor provides height of                   for comments and other submissions
                                                  Missouri. The principal contractor for                                                                        from members of the public is to make
                                                  integration is unknown and will be                      burst capability.
                                                                                                                                                                these submissions available for public
                                                  determined during contract                                 3. A determination has been made                   viewing on the Internet at http://
                                                  negotiations. There are no known offset                 that the recipient country can provide                www.regulations.gov as they are
                                                  agreements proposed in connection                       substantially the same degree of                      received without change, including any
                                                  with this potential sale.                               protection for the sensitive technology
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                                                                                                                                                                personal identifiers or contact
                                                     Implementation of this proposed sale                 associated with this system as the U.S.               information.
                                                  will not require the assignment of any                  Government. This sale is necessary in                    Any associated form(s) for this
                                                  additional U.S. or contractor                           furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy                collection may be located within this
                                                  representatives to Australia.                           and national security objectives                      same electronic docket and downloaded
                                                     There will be no adverse impact on                   outlined in the Policy Justification.                 for review/testing. Follow the
                                                  U.S. defense readiness as a result of this                 4. All defense articles and services               instructions at http://
                                                  proposed sale.                                          listed in this transmittal have been                  www.regulations.gov for submitting


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                                                  comments. Please submit comments on                     DFAS announces a proposed public                      and ‘‘Report of Existence Suspension
                                                  any given form identified by docket                     information collection and seeks public               Notice;’’ DFAS Form 1800–102; OMB
                                                  number, form number, and title.                         comment on the provisions thereof.                    Control Number 0730–XXXX.
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To                     Comments are invited on: (a) Whether                     Needs and Uses: The information
                                                  request more information on this                        the proposed collection of information                collection requirement is necessary for a
                                                  proposed information collection or to                   is necessary for the proper performance               trustee, guardian, or conservator of a
                                                  obtain a copy of the proposal and                       of the functions of the agency, including             military retiree to verify eligibility of
                                                  associated collection instruments,                      whether the information shall have                    benefits. The DFAS 1800–101 is used as
                                                  please write to the Defense Finance and                 practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the            a second notice, and subsequently,
                                                  Accounting Service; Chief of Financial                  agency’s estimate of the burden of the                DFAS 1800–102 is used as a third notice
                                                  Operations; Retired and Annuitant Pay                   proposed information collection; (c)                  and suspension of benefits.
                                                  External Communications Division;                       ways to enhance the quality, utility, and                Affected Public: Individuals or
                                                  ATTN: Chuck Moss, Cleveland, OH                         clarity of the information to be                      Households.
                                                  44199–2001, or call at (216) 204–4426.                  collected; and (d) ways to minimize the                  Annual Burden Hours: 650.
                                                                                                          burden of the information collection on                  Number of Respondents: 1300.
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                                                                       Responses per Respondent: 2.
                                                     Title; Associated Form; and OMB                      respondents, including through the use
                                                                                                                                                                   Annual Responses: 2600.
                                                  Number: Certificate of Existence Series;                of automated collection techniques or                    Average Burden per Response: 15
                                                  ‘‘Certificate of Existence,’’ DFAS Form                 other forms of information technology.                minutes.
                                                  1800/97; ‘‘Certificate of Existence Non-                DATES: Consideration will be given to all                Frequency: Bi-annually.
                                                  Receipt Notice,’’ DFAS Form 1800/98;                    comments received by June 13, 2016.                      Respondents are trustees, guardians,
                                                  ‘‘Certificate of Existence Suspension                   ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,                   or conservators of military retiree to
                                                  Notice,’’ DFAS Form 1800/99; OMB                        identified by docket number and title,                verify eligibility of benefits. Payments
                                                  Control Number 0730–XXXX.                               by any of the following methods:                      are suspended if the DFAS Form 1800–
                                                     Needs and Uses: The information                         • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://              102 is not returned.
                                                  collection requirement is necessary to                  www.regulations.gov. Follow the                         Dated: April 8, 2016.
                                                  verify continued eligibility for benefits               instructions for submitting comments.
                                                                                                                                                                Aaron Siegel,
                                                  of a retiree receiving hard copy checks                    • Mail: ODCMO, Directorate for
                                                  in a foreign country. DFAS Form 1800/                   Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark                   Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
                                                  98 is used as a second notice, and                                                                            Officer, Department of Defense.
                                                                                                          Center Drive, Attn: Mailbox 24,
                                                  subsequently, DFAS Form 1800/99 is                      Alexandria, VA 22350–1700.                            [FR Doc. 2016–08567 Filed 4–13–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  used as a third notice and payment                         Instructions: All submissions received             BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
                                                  suspended if not completed and                          must include the agency name, docket
                                                  returned.                                               number and title for this Federal
                                                     Affected Public: Individuals and                     Register document. The general policy                 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                                                  Households.                                             for comments and other submissions
                                                     Annual Burden Hours: 75.                                                                                   Office of the Secretary
                                                                                                          from members of the public is to make
                                                     Number of Respondents: 150.                          these submissions available for public                [Docket ID: DOD–2016–OS–0040]
                                                     Responses per Respondent: 2.                         viewing on the Internet at http://
                                                     Annual Responses: 300.                               www.regulations.gov as they are                       Proposed Collection; Comment
                                                     Average Burden per Response: 15                                                                            Request
                                                                                                          received without change, including any
                                                  minutes.
                                                                                                          personal identifiers or contact                       AGENCY:  Defense Technical Information
                                                     Frequency: Bi-annually.
                                                     Respondents are retirees living in a                 information.                                          Center (DTIC), DoD.
                                                                                                             Any associated form(s) for this                    ACTION: Notice.
                                                  foreign country who receive a hard copy
                                                                                                          collection may be located within this
                                                  check mailed to them. Payments are
                                                                                                          same electronic docket and downloaded                 SUMMARY:   In compliance with the
                                                  suspended if the DFAS Form 1800–99 is
                                                                                                          for review/testing. Follow the                        Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
                                                  not returned.
                                                                                                          instructions at http://                               Defense Technical Information Center
                                                    Dated: April 8, 2016.                                 www.regulations.gov for submitting                    (DTIC) announces a proposed extension
                                                  Aaron Siegel,                                           comments. Please submit comments on                   of a public information collection and
                                                  Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison                  any given form identified by docket                   seeks public comment on the provisions
                                                  Officer, Department of Defense.                         number, form number, and title.                       thereof. Comments are invited on: (a)
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–08562 Filed 4–13–16; 8:45 am]             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To                   Whether the proposed collection of
                                                  BILLING CODE 5001–06–P                                  request more information on this                      information is necessary for the proper
                                                                                                          proposed information collection or to                 performance of the functions of the
                                                                                                          obtain a copy of the proposal and                     agency, including whether the
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                                   associated collection instruments,                    information shall have practical utility;
                                                                                                          please write to the Defense Finance and               (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
                                                  Office of the Secretary                                 Accounting Service, Office of Financial               of the burden of the proposed
                                                  [Docket ID: DOD–2016–OS–0039]                           Operations, Retired and Annuitant Pay,                information collection; (c) ways to
                                                                                                          External Communications Division,                     enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
                                                  Proposed Collection; Comment                            ATTN: Chuck Moss, Cleveland, OH                       of the information to be collected; and
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                                                  Request                                                 44199–2001, or call at (216) 204–4426.                (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
                                                  AGENCY: Defense Finance and                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            information collection on respondents,
                                                  Accounting Service (DFAS), DoD.                            Title; Associated Form; and OMB                    including through the use of automated
                                                                                                          Number: Report of Existence Series;                   collection techniques or other forms of
                                                  ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                          ‘‘Report of Existence,’’ DFAS Form                    information technology.
                                                  SUMMARY: In compliance with the                         1800–100; ‘‘Report of Existence Non-                  DATES: Consideration will be given to all
                                                  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the                    Receipt Notice,’’ DFAS Form 1800–101;                 comments received by June 13, 2016.


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CollectionFederal Register
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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 June 13, 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; Chief of Financial Operations; Retired and Annuitant Pay External Communications Division; ATTN: Chuck Moss, Cleveland, OH 44199-2001, or call at (216) 204-4426.
FR Citation81 FR 22063 

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