Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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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: Request for Approval of Foreign Government

Employment of Air Force Members; OMB Number 0701-0134.

Type of Request: Reinstatement.

Number of Respondents: 148.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 148.

Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour.

Annual Burden Hours: 148.

Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is to obtain

the information needed by the Secretary of the Air Force and the

Secretary of State on which to base a decision to approve or disapprove

a request to work for a foreign government. This approval is specified

by Title 37, United States Code Section 908. This statute delegates

such approval authority of Congress to the respective service

secretaries and to the Secretary of State. Respondents are Air Force

retired members who have gained jobs with a foreign government and who

must obtain approval of the Secretary of the Air Force and the

Secretary of State to do so. Information, in the form of a letter,

includes a detailed description of duty, name of employer, Social

Security Number, and statements specifying whether or not the employee

will be compensated; declaring if employee will be required or plans to

obtain foreign citizenship; declaring that the member will not be

required to execute an oath of allegiance of the foreign government;

verifying that the member understands that retired pay equivalent to

the amount received from the foreign government may be withheld if he

or she accepts employment with a foreign government before receiving

approval. Reserve members only must include a request to be reassigned

to Inactive Status List Reserve Section (Reserve Section Code RB).

After verifying the status of the individual, the letter is forwarded

to the Air Force Review Board for processing. If the signed letter is

not included in the file, individuals reviewing the file cannot furnish

the necessary information to the Secretary of the Air Force and the

Secretary of State on which a decision can be made. Requested

information is necessary to maintain the integrity of the Request for

Approval of Foreign Government Employment Program.

Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-

profit.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Edward C. Springer.

Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information

collection should be sent to Mr. Springer at the Office of Management

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office

Building, Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal

should be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302.

Dated: May 5, 1998.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 98-12320 Filed 5-8-98; 8:45 am]

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