[Federal Register: June 17, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 116)]
[Notices]
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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 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 August
16, 2004.
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) (Military Personnel
Policy)/Accession Policy, ATTN: Major Ruth Hamilton, 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 (703) 695-5527.
Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control: Request for Reference, DD
Form 370, OMB Control Number: 0704-0167.
Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is
necessary to obtain personal reference data, in order to request a
waiver, on a military applicant who has committed a civil or criminal
offense and would otherwise be disqualified for entry to the Armed
Forces of the United States. The DD Form 370 is used to obtain
references information evaluating the character, work habits, and
attitudes of an applicant from a person of authority or standing within
the community.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, non-profit or other for
profit businesses, non-profit institutions, local, tribal and state
agencies. Normally, this form would be completed by responsible
community leaders such as school officials, ministers and law
enforcement officials.
Annual Burden Hours: 7,181.
Number of Respondents: 43,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: .167 hour (10 minutes) per respondent.
Frequency: On occasion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
This information is collected to provide the Armed Services with
specific background information on an applicant. History of criminal
activity, arrests, or confinement is disqualifying for military
service. An applicant, with such a disqualifier, is required to submit
references from community leaders who will attest to his or her
character, attitudes or work habits. The DD Form 370 is the method of
information collection which requests an evaluation and reference from
a specific individual, within the community, who has the knowledge of
the applicant's habits, behaviors, personality and character. The
information will be used to determine suitability of the applicant for
military service and the issuance of a waiver for acceptance.
Dated: June 10, 2004.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-13613 Filed 6-16-04; 8:45 am]
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