# Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
**AGENCY:**
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense (DoD).
**ACTION:**
30-Day information collection notice.
**SUMMARY:**
The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (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 July 29, 2024.
**ADDRESSES:**
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to *www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.* Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Reginald Lucas, (571) 372-7574, *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:* Statement of Ecclesiastical Endorsement, DD Form 2088; OMB Control Number 0704-0190.
*Type of Request:* Extension.
*Number of Respondents:* 150.
*Responses per Respondent:* 10.
*Annual Responses:* 1500.
*Average Burden per Response:* 45 minutes.
*Annual Burden Hours:* 1,125.
*Needs and Uses:* This information collection is needed to ensure that Chaplain applicants are appropriately credentialed and qualified to represent their DoD-Listed Religious-Endorsing Organization for service as chaplains in the Military Services. It also certifies the number of years of professional ministry experience for each applicant. DD Form 2088, “Statement of Ecclesiastical Endorsement,” is used to endorse that a Religious Ministry Professional is professionally credentialed and qualified to be a chaplain. It requests information about name, address, professional ministry experience, and previous military experience to be used in determining grade, date of rank, and eligibility for promotion for appointees to the chaplaincies of the armed forces.
*Affected Public:* Not-for-profit Institutions.
*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. Reginald Lucas.
Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Lucas at *[email protected].*
Dated: June 25, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.