Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY:

Army & Air Force Exchange Service (Exchange), DoD.

ACTION:

30-Day information collection notice.

SUMMARY:

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.

DATES:

Consideration will be given to all comments received by September 30, 2019.

ADDRESSES:

Comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be emailed to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, DoD Desk Officer, at oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Please identify the proposed information collection by DoD Desk Officer, Docket ID number, and title of the information collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Angela James, 571-372-7574, or whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Exchange Employee Management and Pay System; Exchange Form 1450-011 “Annuity Application,” Exchange Form 1450-018 “Application for Payment of Survivor Annuity,” Exchange Form 1700-012 “Beneficiary Designation”, Web-based “Health/Benefit Enrollment”; OMB Control Number 0702-0139.

Type of Request: Extension.

Number of Respondents: 10,340.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 10,340.

Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 7,755.

Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary to administer a number of different benefits and pay to eligible Exchange associates, former associates (retirees), their dependents, beneficiaries, spouses, and ex-spouses. This includes collecting data needed to provide and administer pay, salary and retirement entitlements.

Affected Public: Individuals or Households and Federal Government.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.

You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by Docket ID number and title, by the following method:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name, Docket ID 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.

DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela James.

Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. James at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil.