[Federal Register: November 22, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 224)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the 
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by December 
22, 2004.
    Title, Form, and OMB Number: Request for Verification of Birth; DD 
Form 372; OMB Control Number 0704-0006.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 100,000.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 100,000.
    Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 8,300.
    Needs and Uses: Title 10, U.S.C. 505, 532, 3253, 5013, and 8253, 
require applicants meet minimum and maximum age and citizenship 
requirements for enlistment into the Armed Forces. If an applicant is 
unable to provide a birth certificate, the recruiter will forward a DD 
Form 372, ``Request for Verification of Birth,'' to a state or local 
agency requesting verification of the applicant's birth date. This 
verification of birth ensures that the applicant does not fall outside 
the age limitations, and that the applicant's place of birth supports 
the citizenship status claimed by the applicant.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jacqueline Zeiher.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Zeiher at the Office of Management and 
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia Toppings.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Ms. Toppings, WHS/ESCD/Information Management 
Division, 1225 South Clark Street, Suite 504, Arlington, VA 22202-4326.

    Dated: November 12, 2004.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-25755 Filed 11-19-04; 8:45 am]

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