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).
DATES:
Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 6, 2004.
Title, Form, and OMB Number: Request for Information Regarding Deceased Debtor; Form 2840; OMB Number 0730-0015.
Type of Request: Extension.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 3,000.
Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 250 hours.
Needs and Uses: The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) maintains updated debt accounts and initiates debt collection action for separated military members, out-of-service civilian employees, and other individuals not on an active federal government payroll system. The DD Form 2840 is used to obtain information on deceased debtors from probate courts. Probate courts review their records to see if an estate was established. The courts provide the name and address of the executor or lawyer handling the estate. From the information obtained, DFAS submits a claim against the estate for the amount due the United States.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jacqueline Zeiher.
Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent to Ms. Zeiher 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/ESCD/Information Management Division, 1225 South Clark Street, Suite 504, Arlington, VA 22202-4326.
Dated: May 26, 2004.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 04-12474 Filed 6-2-04; 8:45 am]
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