Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2019-HQ-0005]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY:

Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, Army Headquarters Services (OAA-AHS), DoD.

ACTION:

Information collection notice.

SUMMARY:

In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (Exchange) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 April 15, 2019.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by any of the following methods:

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.

Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

Mail:

Department of Defense, Office of the Chief Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24 Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.

Instructions:

All submissions received must include the agency name, docket number and title for this

Federal Register

document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the internet at

http://www.regulations.gov

as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

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 Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, Army Headquarters Services (OAA-AHS), Travel Services Division, 9301 Chapek Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060, ATTN: Mr. Anthony Lipanovich, at (703) 545-9148 or via email:

anthony.m.lipanovich.civ@mail.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:

Department of Defense Authorization to Apply for a “No-Fee” Passport and/or request for visa; DD Form 1056; OMB Control Number 0702-0134.

Needs and Uses:

The information collection requirement is necessary to obtain and record the personally identifiable information of official passport and/or visa applicants. This information is used to process, track, and verify no-fee passport and visa applications and requests for additional visa pages and Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) endorsements.

Affected Public:

Individuals or Households.

Annual Burden Hours:

175,000.

Number of Respondents:

175,000.

Responses per Respondent:

1.

Annual Responses:

175,000.

Average Burden per Response:

60 minutes.

Frequency:

On occasion.

Respondents are DoD civilian and military personnel and eligible accompanying family members traveling on official government orders to a country requiring a no-fee passport and/or visa. Authorization to apply for a no-fee passport is granted to those who can verify U.S. citizenship and legitimate official travel needs. Authorization to request a visa may also be granted to non-U.S. citizen family members, whose names are listed on the sponsor's official travel orders. The information collected on this form is shared with the Department of State (DoS) and the designated foreign embassies.

Dated: February 7, 2019.

Shelly E. Finke,

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 2019-02049 Filed 2-11-19; 8:45 am]

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