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

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Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Application for Annuity--

Certain Military Surviving Spouses; DD Form 2769; OMB Number 0704-0402.

Type of Request: Extension.

Number of Respondents: 400.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 400.

Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour.

Annual Burden Hours: 400.

Needs and Uses: The respondents of this information collection are

surviving spouses of each member of the uniformed services who, (1)

died before March 21, 1974, and was entitled to retired or retainer pay

on the date of death or, (2) was a member of a reserve component of the

Armed Forces during the period beginning on September 21, 1972, and

ending on October 1, 1978, and at the time of the member's death would

have been entitled to retired pay. The Defense Authorization Act of

Fiscal Year 1998, Public Law 105-85, section 644, requires the

Secretary of Defense to pay an annuity to qualified surviving spouses.

The DD Form 2769, Application for Annuity--Certain Military Surviving

Spouses, used in this information collection, provides a vehicle for

the surviving spouse to apply for the benefit. The Department will use

this information to determine if the applicant is eligible for the

annuity benefit and make payment to the surviving spouse.

Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

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 request 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: August 26, 1998.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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