[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 146 (Friday, July 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41398-41399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19467]
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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
September 28, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense (Personal and Readiness) (Force Management Policy/
Military Personnel Policy/Armed Forces Chaplains Board), ATTN: CAPT
Russell Gunter, CHC, UNS, 4000 Defense Pentagon, Room 1B652,
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 at (703) 697-9015.
Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Appointment of Chaplains
for the Military Services; DD Form 2088 and DD Form 2741; OMB Control
Number 0704-0190.
Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is
necessary to ensure that religious organizations seeking to endorse
chaplains are eligible and that applicants qualified for the military
chaplain services are endorsed by those religious organizations. Two
forms are associated with this program to collect the necessary
information. The DD Form 2741, ``Ecclesiastical
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Endorsing Organization Verification/Reverification Information,''
requests basic demographic information about the religious
denominations seeking to supply chaplains. It requests the name of an
official authorized to represent the organization to the Military
Services, and it requires the organization to certify that it is
authorized by its membership to act as the sole agency for the purpose
of certifying and endorsing clergy to serve as military chaplains. The
DD Form 2088, ``Ecclesiastical Endorsing Agent Certification,'' is used
by religious denominations to certify that a member of their clergy is
professionally qualified to become a chaplain. It requests information
about name, address, professional experience, and previous military
experience to be used in determining grade, date or rank, and
eligibility for promotion for appointees to the chaplain services.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,187.
Number or Respondents: 724.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Respondent: 20 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion/annually.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
The DD Form 2741, ``Ecclesiastical Endorsing Organization
Verification/Reverification Information,'' requests basic demographic
information about the religious denominations seeking to supply
chaplains. It requests the name of an official authorized to represent
the organization to the Military Services, and it requires the
organization to certify that it is authorized by its membership to act
as the sole agency for the purpose of certifying and endorsing clergy
to serve as military chaplains. The DD Form 2088, ``Ecclesiastical
Endorsing Agent Certification,'' is used by religious denominations to
certify that a member of their clergy is professionally qualified to
become a chaplain. It requests information about name, address,
professional experience, and previous military experience to be used in
determining grade, date of rank, and eligibility for promoting for
appointees to the chaplain services.
Dated: July 26, 1999.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 99-19467 Filed 7-29-99; 8:45 am]
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