# Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
**AGENCY:**
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 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 October 22, 2018.
**ADDRESSES:**
Comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be emailed to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, DoD Desk Officer, at *[email protected].* Please identify the proposed information collection by DoD Desk Officer, Docket ID number, and title of the information collection.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Fred Licari, 571-372-0493, or *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:* Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) Family Needs Assessment (FNA); DD X768; OMB Control Number 0704-XXXX.
*Type of Request:* New collection.
*Number of Respondents:* 20,000.
*Responses per Respondent:* 1.
*Annual Responses:* 20,000.
*Average Burden per Response:* 30 minutes.
*Annual Burden Hours:* 10,000.
*Needs and Uses:* This information collection is necessary to address current differences in assessment processes and inconsistent transfer of cases across the Services. With this standardized form, installation-level EFMP Family Support Offices can provide a family support experience that is consistent across the Services and maintains continuity of services when military families with special needs have Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders to a joint base or sister-Service location.
*Affected Public:* Individuals or Households.
*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:* Mr. Frederick Licari.
Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Licari at *[email protected].*
Dated: September 17, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.