Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 44395 [2017-20309]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 183 (Friday, September 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 44395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20309]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2017-OS-0043]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & 
Readiness (OUSD (P&R)), Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Readiness (OASD(R)), DoD.

ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
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 November 
21, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 
Regulatory and Advisory Committee Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 
Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09B, 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 https://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 https://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 Office of 
Operation Live Well, Office of Personnel Risk & Resiliency (PRR), 
Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, Personnel & Readiness (OUSD 
P&R), ATTN: CAPT Kimberly Elenberg, The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301, 
or call Building Healthy Military Communities Support, Operation Live 
Well, at (703) 693-2214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: 
Building Healthy Military Communities (BHMC) Pilot Rapid Needs 
Assessment (RNA); OMB Control No. 0704-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to establish a baseline assessment of readiness requirements and 
available resources to support these requirements at a state level, as 
well as to identify current gaps in resources for Service members 
across all components.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for 
profit; Not-for-profit institutions, State, local, or tribal 
government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 420 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 280.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 280.
    Average Burden per Response: 90 minutes.
    Frequency: One-Time.
    The Building Healthy Military Communities (BHMC) pilot is a multi-
year initiative that aims to better understand unique challenges faced 
by geographically dispersed Service members and their families that may 
impact force readiness and well-being. The BHMC pilot is conducting a 
Rapid Needs Assessment (RNA) to establish a baseline assessment of 
readiness requirements and available resources to support these 
requirements at a state level, as well as to identify current gaps in 
resources for Service members across all components. The RNA is part of 
an effort to enrich the DoD's methodology for creating a well-informed 
strategic plan aimed at optimizing force readiness and well-being 
through community capacity building and better coordination among DoD 
and non-DoD resources. To conduct this assessment, the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness (OASD(R)), in 
collaboration with the National Guard Bureau (NGB), Uniformed Services 
University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), and the Services within the 
Reserve Component, will conduct interviews with program representatives 
at the federal, DoD, state, and local community level to gather 
qualitative data on their programs and services, the population(s) 
served by their programs, and the program manager's observations on 
salient issues impacting the well-being of Service members and their 
families. The in-person interviews conducted during the RNA will give a 
unique perspective into all Services and components regarding gaps in 
available resources that impact readiness and well-being. The RNA is a 
one-time event expected to last from November 2017 to April 2018.

    Dated: September 19, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2017-20309 Filed 9-21-17; 8:45 am]
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