Federal Register: December 30, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 250)
DOCID: FR Doc 02-32810
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Army Department
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Agency information collection activities:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by February 28, 2003.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Army announces a proposed 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 the 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.
SUMMARY:
Proposed collection; comment request,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The above forms are initially prepared by
military authorities and presented to the nextofkin or sponsor to
fillin the reimbursable costs or desired disposition of remains.
Without the information on these forms the government would not be able
to respond to the survivor's wishes or justify its expenses in handling
the deceased. Also available at government expense is transportation of the remains
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to a port of entry in the United States is authorized.
Luz D. Ortiz,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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BILLING CODE 371008M
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 Department of the Army Reports Clearance Officer at (703) 695 5509.
Title, Form Number, and OMB Number: Disposition of Remains Reimbursable Basis and Request for Payment of Funeral and/or Interment Expense; DD Forms 2065 and 1375; OMB Number 07040030.
Needs and Uses: DD Form 2065 records disposition instructions and
costs for preparation and final disposition of remains, DD Form 1375
provides nextofkin an instrument to apply for reimbursement of
funeral\interment expenses. This information is used to adjudicate claims for reimbursement of these expenses.
Affected Public: Individuals Or Households.
Annual Burden Hours: 425.
Number of Respondents: 2,450.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 20 minutes (DD 2065); 10 minutes (DD 1375) minutes.
Frequency: On Occasion.