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BILLING CODE 6351-01-M 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). DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by October 28, 2002. *Title, Form, and OMB Number:* Custodianship Certificate to Support Claim on Behalf of Minor Children of Deceased Members of the Armed Forces;

DD Form 2790; OMB Number 0730-0010. *Type of Request:* Reinstatement. *Number of Respondents:* 300. *Responses per Respondent:* 1. *Annual Responses:* 300. *Average Burden per Response:* 24 minutes. *Annual Burden Hours:* 120. *Needs and Uses:* The form is used by the Directorate of Annuity Pay, Defense Finance and Accounting Services, Denver (DFAS-DE), to pay the annuity to the correct person on behalf of a child under the age of majority. If the form with the completed certification is not received, the annuity payments are suspended.

An annuity for a minor child is paid to the legal guardian, or, if there is no legal guardian, to the natural parent who has care, custody, and control of the child as the custodian, or to a representative payee of the child. *Affected Public:* Individuals or Households. *Frequency:* On Occasion. *Respondent's Obligation:* Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits. *OMB Desk Officer:* Ms. Jackie 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 request for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR, 125 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302. Dated: September 19, 2002. Patricia L. Toppings, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 02-24394 Filed 9-25-02; 8:45 am]