# 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 June 13, 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:* ODCMO, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Attn: Mailbox 24, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
*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; Chief of Financial Operations; Retired and Annuitant Pay External Communications Division; ATTN: Chuck Moss, Cleveland, OH 44199-2001, or call at (216) 204-4426.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:* Certificate of Existence Series; “Certificate of Existence,” DFAS Form 1800/97; “Certificate of Existence Non-Receipt Notice,” DFAS Form 1800/98; “Certificate of Existence Suspension Notice,” DFAS Form 1800/99; OMB Control Number 0730-XXXX.
*Needs and Uses:* The information collection requirement is necessary to verify continued eligibility for benefits of a retiree receiving hard copy checks in a foreign country. DFAS Form 1800/98 is used as a second notice, and subsequently, DFAS Form 1800/99 is used as a third notice and payment suspended if not completed and returned.
*Affected Public:* Individuals and Households.
*Annual Burden Hours:* 75.
*Number of Respondents:* 150.
*Responses per Respondent:* 2.
*Annual Responses:* 300.
*Average Burden per Response:* 15 minutes.
*Frequency:* Bi-annually.
Respondents are retirees living in a foreign country who receive a hard copy check mailed to them. Payments are suspended if the DFAS Form 1800-99 is not returned.
Dated: April 8, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.