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Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The DoD has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:
Nuclear Test Personnel Review Forms; DTRA Form 150, DTRA Form 150A, DTRA Form 150B, DTRA Form 150D; OMB Control Number 0704-0447.
Type of Request:
Revision.
Number of Respondents:
278.
Responses per Respondent:
1.
Annual Responses:
278.
Average Burden per Response:
24.4 minutes.
Annual Burden Hours:
113.
Needs and Uses:
The information collection requirement is necessary to provide recognition, verify participation, and/or collect irradiation scenario information from nuclear test participants to perform radiation dose assessments. This information is used to award the Atomic Veterans Service Certificate (AVSC) to eligible veterans and to process claims submitted by veterans seeking radiogenic disease compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and/or the Department of Justice (DOJ). This information may also be used in approved veteran epidemiology studies that study the health impact of nuclear tests on U.S. veterans. Respondents include Veterans and civilian test participants, and their representatives, who apply for the AVSC or file radiogenic disease compensation claims with the VA or DOJ and require information from the Department of Defense.
Affected Public:
Individuals or households.
Frequency:
On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation:
Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer:
Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by Docket ID number and title, by the following method:
Instructions:
All submissions received must include the agency name, Docket ID 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.
DOD Clearance Officer:
Ms. Angela James.
Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. James at
whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil.
Dated: January 8, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.