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Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Tue, Mar 6 2001 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs/TRICARE Management Activity announces a proposed new public health information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed new 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 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.

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Mar 6 2001 11:00:00 GMT

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).

Title and OMB Number: Interactive Customer Evaluation System (ICE); OMB Number 0704[To Be Determined].

Type of Request: New Collection.

Number of Respondents: 2,880.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 2,880.

Average Burden Per Response: 3 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 144.

Needs and Uses: Members of the public who respond to this interactive customer evaluation system are authorized customers and have been provided a service through DoD customer service
organizations. They have the opportunity to give automated feedback to the service provider on the quality of their experience and their satisfaction level. Customers also have the opportunity to provide any comments that might be beneficial in improving the process and in turn service to the customer. This is a ma

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Mar 6 2001 11:00:00 GMT

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).

Title, Form, and OMB Number: Request for Information Regarding Deceased Debtor; DD Form 2840; OMB Number 0730[To Be Determined].

Type of Request: New Collection.

Number of Respondents: 10,000.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 10,000.

Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 833.

Needs and Uses: Defense Finance and Accounting Service maintains updated debt accounts and initiates debt collection action for separated military members, outofservice civilian employees, and other individuals not on an active federal government payroll system. When notice is received that an individual debtor is deceased, an effort is made to ascertain whether the decedent left an estate by contacting clerks of probate courts. If it is determined that an estate was

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Mar 6 2001 11:00:00 GMT

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).

Title, Forms, and OMB Number: Dependency StatementParent, Child Born Out of Wedlock, Incapacitated Child Over Age 21, Full Time Student 2122 Years of Age, and Ward of a Court; DD Forms 1373, 1374, 1375, 1376, 1377; OMB Number 0730[To Be Determined].

Type of Request: New Collection.

Number of Respondents: 19,440.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 19,440.

Average Burden per Response: 1.25 hours.

Annual Burden Hours: 24,300.

Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary to certify dependency or obtain informaton to determine entitlement to basic allowance for housing (BAH) with dependent rate, travel allowance, or Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card. Information regarding a parent, a child born outofwedlock, an incapacitated ch

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Mar 6 2001 11:00:00 GMT

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).

Title, Form Number, and OMB Number: Application for Establishment of Air Force Junior ROTC Unit; AFOATS Form 59; OMB Number 07010114.

Type of Request: Extension.

Number of Respondents: 40.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 40.

Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 20.

Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary to obtain information about schools that would like to host an Air Force Junior ROTC unit. Respondents are high school officials who provide information about their school. The completed form is used to determine the eligibility of the school to host an Air Force JROTC unit.

Affected Public: NotForProfit Institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Respondent's Obligatio

Establishment of the Federal Advisory Committee for the End-to- End Review of the U.S. Nuclear Command and Control

Tue, Mar 6 2001 11:00:00 GMT

The NCCS End-to-End Review is being established in consonance with the public interest and in accordance with the provisions of Pub. L. 92463, the ``Federal Advisory Committee Act,'' Title 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2. This advisory committee will provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Defense, in his role and the President's NCCS Executive Agent, regarding the full range of U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System (NCCS) policies, responsibilities, functions, management structures and capabilities to meet National and Departmental/Agency policy and guidance. It will identify opportunities to enhance system effectiveness and efficiency, identify emerging issues for consideration or action, and will recommend costeffective changes to the system where warranted. The EndtoEnd Review Federal Advisory Committee will consist of a balanced membership of approximately four senior members from the private sector, appointed by the Secretary of Defense, and two senior members currently serving in

Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA); Overseas Dependents' Schools National Advisory Panel (NAP) on the

Tue, Mar 6 2001 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 Sec. 10), the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Overseas Dependents' School National Advisory Panel (NAP) on the Education of Dependents with Disabilities is scheduled to be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 810, 2001. The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Department of Defense Education Activity, 4040 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203. The purpose of the meeting is to: (1) Review the response to the NAP's recommendations from its April 2000 meeting; (2) review and comment on data and information provided by the Department of Defense Education Activity; and (3) review and comment on a subcommittee report on special education services for secondary level students with disabilities. Persons desiring to attend the meeting or desiring to make oral presentations or submit written statement for consideration by the panel must contact Ms. Diana Patton by April 30, 2001, at (

Defense Science Board

Tue, Mar 6 2001 11:00:00 GMT

The Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on E-Commerce will [[Page 13509]]
meet in closed session on March 28, 2001; April 2526, 2001; May 12, 2001; June 56, 2001; June 2627, 2001; and July 2425, 2001, at SAIC, Inc., 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA. This Task Force will review the DoD's current implementation status of a ecommerce tools and make any appropriate recommendations that might enhance opportunities for cost reduction, capital and manpower efficiency.

The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise the Secretary of defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics on scientific and technical matters as they affect the perceived needs of the Department of Defense. At these meetings, the Defense Science Board Task Force will review and evaluate the Department's new procurement approaches and its current implementation status in light of the fact that the Department has one of the largest acquisition systems in the world for both goods and