# Proposed Collection; Comment Request
**AGENCY:**
Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, DoD.
**ACTION:**
Information collection notice.
**SUMMARY:**
In compliance with the *Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,* the Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 September 23, 2019.
**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 Chief Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, 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.
**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 Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, ATTN: CPO (Adrien F. Creecy-Starks), 1400 Defense, The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1400, or call the Directorate for Community and Public Outreach at (703) 695-3845.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:* Request for Armed Forces Participation in Public Events (Non-Aviation), DD Form 2536 and Request for Military Aerial Support, DD Form 2535; OMB Control Number 0704-0290.
*Needs and Uses:* This information collection requirement is necessary to evaluate the eligibility of events to receive Armed Forces community relations support and to determine whether requested military assets are available.
*Affected Public:* State, local, or tribal governments; Federal agencies or employees; for-profit and non-profit institutions; and individuals or households.
*Annual Burden Hours:* 17,850.
*Number of Respondents:* 51,000.
*Responses per Respondent:* 1.
*Annual Responses:* 51,000 minutes.
*Average Burden per Response:* 21 minutes.
*Frequency:* On Occasion.
Dated: July 19, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.