# Proposed Collection; Comment Request
**AGENCY:**
Department of the Army, Department of Defense (DoD).
**ACTION:**
Information collection notice.
**SUMMARY:**
In compliance with the *Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,* the U.S. Army Claims Service, Center for Personnel Claims Support (AMIM-KNG-CP) 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 August 24, 2021.
**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:* The DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the docket listed above.
*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 U.S. Army Claims Service, Center for Personnel Claims Support (AMIM-KNG-CP), 50 Third Avenue, Suite 307, FT. Knox, KY 40121, ATTN: Mark Edick, Deputy Director/Operations Officer, or call 502-626-3000.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:* Administrative Claims for Loss and Damage to Personal Property; DD Form 1842 (Claims for Loss or Damage to Personal Property Incident to Service) and DD Form 1844 (List of Property and Claims Analysis Chart), OMB Control Number 0702-PROP.
*Needs and Uses:* The collection of information is required to process and settle claims for the loss, damage or destruction of personal property, household goods (HHGs), unaccompanied baggage (UBH), non-temporary storage (NTS), Privately Owned Vehicles (POV's) related to and in conjunction with U.S. Government-sponsored official travel. This also includes loss, damage or destruction caused by fire, flood, theft vandalism and/or unusual occurrence that occurred incident to service. Respondents are retired/former military, retired/former Federal (GS/NAF) employees, US military Academy students, ROTC Cadets, family members with Power of Attorney, and Next of Kin.
*Affected Public:* Individuals and households.
*Annual Burden Hours:* 336.
*Number of Respondents:* 224.
*Responses per Respondent:* 2.
*Annual Responses:* 448.
*Average Burden per Response:* 45 minutes.
*Frequency:* On occasion.
Dated: June 16, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.