Submission for OMB review; comment request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB review; comment request

Action: Notice.

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, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Child Annuitant's School

Certification; DD Form 2788; OMB Number 0730-0001.

Type of Request: Reinstatement.

Number of Respondents: 3,600.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 3,600.

Average Burden Per Response: 12 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 720.

Needs and Uses: In accordance with 10 USC 1435 and 10 USC 1447 and

DoD Financial Management Regulation, 7000.14-R, Volume 7B, a child

annuitant between the age of 18 and 22 years of age must provide

evidence of intent to continue study or training at a recognized

educational institution. The certificate is required for the school

semester or other period in which the school year is divided. The Child

Annuitant's School Certification form is submitted to the child for

completion and return to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.

The child will certify as to his or her intent for future enrollment

and a school official must certify on the past or present school

enrollment of the child. If information is not received after the end

of each school enrollment, over-disbursements of an annuity would be

made to a child who elected not to continue further training or study.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Frequency: Semi-Annually.

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: December 1, 1998.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 98-32754 Filed 12-9-98; 8:45 am]

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