[Federal Register: October 11, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 198)]
[Notices]               
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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 Request

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

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office if 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 
10, 2002.

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) (Force Management 
Policy) (Military Community and Family Policy) Educational 
Opportunities Directorate, ATTN: Rebecca Posante, 1745 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, Suite 302, Arlington, Virginia 22202.

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 Rebecca Posante at (703) 602-4949 x114.
    Title, Applicable Form, and OMB Control Number: Exceptional Family 
Member Medical and Educational Summary Form; DD Form 2792, OMB Control 
Number 0704-0411.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to screen members of military families to determine if they 
have special medical or educational conditions so that these conditions 
can be taken into consideration when the service member is being 
assigned to a new location with his/her family. The information is used 
by the personnel system to identify special considerations necessary 
for future assignments. The DD Form 2792, Exceptional Family Member 
Medical and Educational Summary, associated with this information 
collection, will also be used by civilian personnel offices to identify 
family members of civilian employees who have special needs in order to 
advise the civilian employee of the availability of services in the 
location where they will be potentially employed. Local and state 
school personnel will complete the educational portion of DD Form 2792 
for children requiring special educational services.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, local and tribal 
government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 3,188.
    Number of Respondents: 12,757.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: tri-annually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The Military Departments of the Department of Defense screen all 
family members prior to a service member and Federal employee being 
assigned to an overseas location and to some assignments in the United 
States. DD Form 2792, Exceptional Family Member Medical and Educational 
Summary Form, will be completed for family members who have been 
identified with a special medical or educational need to document the 
medical or educational needs and service requirements. Their needs will 
be matched to the resources available at the overseas location to 
determine the feasibility of receiving appropriate services in that 
location. The information is used by the Military Service's personnel 
offices for purposes of assignment only. DD Form 2792 will also be 
completed for family members of civilian employees to document their 
special health or educational needs in order to advise the civilian 
employee of the availability of the needed services.


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    Dated: October 3, 2002.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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