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BILLING CODE 5001-06-P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Docket ID: DoD-2016-OS-0025] Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), DoD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the *Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,* the DFAS announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on:
(a)Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility;
(b)the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection;
(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(d)ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by May 23, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by any of the following methods: • *Federal eRulemaking Portal:* *http://www.regulations.gov.* Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • *Mail:* Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-9010. *Instructions:* All submissions received must include the agency name, docket 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. Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow the instructions at *http://www.regulations.gov* for submitting comments. Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, form number, and title. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, please write to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service; Office of Financial Operations; Retired and Annuitant Pay Quality Product Assurance Division ATTN: Chuck Moss, Cleveland, OH 44199-2001, or call at
(216)204-4426. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:* Authorization for Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan (RSFPP) and/or Survivor Benefit Plan
(SBP)Cost Deduction; DD Form 2891; OMB Control Number 0730-XXXX. *Needs and Uses:* The information collection requirement is necessary to obtain the military member's authorization to deduct the costs for either RSFPP and/or SBP from the member's Department of Veteran Affairs monthly compensation or pension payments. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households. *Annual Burden Hours:* 15. *Number of Respondents:* 30. *Responses per Respondent:* 1. *Annual Responses:* 30. *Average Burden per Response:* 30 minutes. *Frequency:* On occasion. This form is completed by the retiree and the Department of Veterans Affairs
(DVA)whenever the retired member elects to have costs deducted from his DVA benefits. Dated: March 18, 2016. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2016-06637 Filed 3-23-16; 8:45 am]