[Federal Register: October 20, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 202)]
[Notices]               
[Page 59930-59931]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

 
Proposed Collection; Comment Requested

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
Readiness), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel 
and Readiness) announces the following proposed reinstatement of a 
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 
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 December 
19, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the Office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Program Integration) 
Legal Policy, ATTN: Lt Col Patrick Lindemann, 4000 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-4000.

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 above address or 
call at (703) 697-3387.
    Title, Associated form, and OMB Control Number: Involuntary 
Allotment Application; DD Form 2653, OMB Control Number 0704-0367.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to initiate an involuntary allotment from the pay of a member 
of the Uniformed Services for indebtedness owed a third party under 5 
U.S.C. 5520a. 5 U.S.C. 5520a authorizes involuntary allotments if there 
is a final court judgment acknowledging the debt and it is determined 
by competent military or executive authority to be in compliance with 
the procedural requirements of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief 
Act. In order to satisfy these statutory requirements, the DD Form 
2653, requires the respondent to provide identifying information on the 
member of the Uniformed Services; provide a certified copy of the 
judgment, and certify, if applicable, that the judgment complies with 
the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other for 
profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 4,650.
    Number of Respondents: 9,300.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: On Occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    This information is used by the Department of Defense to initiate 
an involuntary allotment from the pay of a member of the Uniformed 
Services for indebtedness owed a third party as determined by the final 
judgment of a court.
    This requirement was created by ``The Hatch Act Reform amendments 
of 1993,'' Pub. L. 103-94. The DD Form 2653, ``Involuntary Allotment 
Application,'' requires the creditor to provide identifying information 
on the member of the Uniformed Services, provide a certified copy of 
the judgment, and certify that the members' rights under the Soldiers' 
and Sailors' Civil Relief Act were protected.

    Dated: October 6, 2003.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 03-26334 Filed 10-17-03; 8:45 am]

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