95-29416. Proposed Information Collection Available for Public Comment; Request for Payment of Funeral

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 232 (Monday, December 4, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62081-62082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29416]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Proposed Information Collection Available for Public Comment; 
Request for Payment of Funeral

AGENCY: Director of Information Systems for Command, Control, 
Communications, and Computers (DISC4), U.S. Army.

ACTION: Notice.

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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. Title 10, USC 
Sections 1485 & 1486 provides the next-of-kin of deceased military 
personnel a monetary reimbursement of certain costs incurred by the 
next-of-kin in the interment of the deceased.

Title, Applicable Forms, and OMB Control Number

    Disposition of Remains--Reimbursable Basis, Request for Payment of 
Funeral and/or Interment Expenses, DD FORMS 2065 AND DD 

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FORM 1375, OMB CONTROL NUMBER (0704-0030).
    Needs and Uses: DD FORM 2065 records disposition instructions and 
costs for preparation and final disposition of remains. DD FORM 1375 
provides next-of-kin 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: 208.

    Number of Respondents: 1,140.

    Responses per Respondents: 1.

    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.

    Frequency: On occasion.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Department of the Army, Deputy Chief of 
Staff for Personnel, 300 Army Pentagon, DAPE-ZXI-IC (ATTN: Phyllis 
Miller) Washington, DC 20310-0300. Consideration will be given to all 
comments received within 60 days of the date of publication of this 
notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 the Department of the Army Reports Clearance Officer at (703) 614-
0454.

Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-29416 Filed 12-1-95; 8:45 am]
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