Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 48213-48214 [2023-15809]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 142 / Wednesday, July 26, 2023 / Notices respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved this information collection for use under Control Number 0704–0332 through November 30, 2023. DoD proposes that OMB approve an extension of the information collection requirement, to expire three years after the approval date. DATES: DoD will consider all comments received by September 25, 2023. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by OMB Control Number 0704–0332, using any of the following methods: Æ Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Æ Email: osd.dfars@mail.mil. Include OMB Control Number 0704–0332 in the subject line of the message. Comments received generally will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jeanette Snyder, 703–508–7524. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Appendix I; OMB Control Number 0704–0332. Type of Request: Extension. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Frequency: On occasion. Number of Respondents: 105. Responses per Respondent: 2, approximately. Annual Responses: 212. Average Burden per Response: 2.41 hours, approximately. Annual Burden Hours: 512. Needs and Uses: Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 1991 (Pub. L. 101–510, 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note, redesignated as 10 U.S.C. 4902) required DoD to establish the DoD Pilot MentorProte´ge´ Program (the ‘‘Program’’). Congress requires DoD to collect certain information from program participants in section 861, paragraph (b)(2), of Public Law 114–92. Thus, the need for this information collection is to comply with existing laws. DoD has incorporated these information collection requirements into the DFARS in section I–112 of Appendix I. Program participants agree to comply with these information collection requirements when they execute their mentor-prote´ge´ agreements, receiving the program’s benefits in consideration. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:56 Jul 25, 2023 Jkt 259001 This information is necessary to ensure that participants are fulfilling their obligations under the mentorprote´ge´ agreements and furthering the purpose of the Mentor-Prote´ge´ Program as required by section 18(d)(7) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(7). In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 4902, DoD uses the information to decide whether to approve continuation of the agreement. In addition, the information is necessary for program managers to direct developmental assistance to the most appropriate small business concerns and to ensure the program meets the Congressionally-mandated goal of enhancing the defense industrial base. Jennifer D. Johnson, Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System. [FR Doc. 2023–15839 Filed 7–25–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Docket ID: DoD–2022–OS–0124] Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (OUSD(P&R)), Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the DoD 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 25, 2023. 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48213 information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Duncan, 571–372–7574, or whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dodinformation-collections@mail.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Defense Organizational Climate Pulse (DOCP)—Version 1.0; OMB Control Number 0704–DOCP. Type of Request: New. Number of Respondents: 158,910. Responses per Respondent: 1. Annual Responses: 158,910. Average Burden per Response: 7 minutes. Annual Burden Hours: 18,539.5. Needs and Uses: The Defense Organizational Climate Pulse (DOCP) is fielded in compliance with a DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6400.11. The information gathered from the DOCP will be used by commanders, prevention workforce personnel, equal opportunity officers (EOAs), survey administrators, and other leaders to assess changes in the unit’s command climate, gather additional information related to risk and protective factors measured on the DEOCS and/or other outcomes of interest (e.g., sexual assault, sexual harassment, racial/ethnic discrimination, suicide, readiness, retention, retaliation, and various forms of abuse). At the direction of President Biden, the Secretary of Defense ordered a 90-Day Independent Review Commission (IRC) on Sexual Assault in the Military. In recommendation 3.7a, the IRC suggested the Department of Defense establish ‘‘pulse survey’’ tool that would enable unit-level commanders to collect real-time climate data from Service members in their units between required administrations of the Defense Organizational Climate Survey (DEOCS), the command climate assessment tool used by the DoD (IRC– FULL–REPORT–FINAL–1923–7–1– 21.PDF (defense.gov). In response to IRC recommendation 3.7a, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness issued a DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6400.11 (DoD Instruction 6400.11, ‘‘DoD Integrated Primary Prevention Policy for Prevention Workforce and Leaders,’’ December 20, 2022 (whs.mil)) that established the Defense Organizational Climate Pulse (DOCP) as a new survey tool intended to provide insight into targeted topics that are relevant to specific units. A DOCP provides DoD leaders in active duty and Reserve component DoD E:\FR\FM\26JYN1.SGM 26JYN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 48214 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 142 / Wednesday, July 26, 2023 / Notices units and DoD civilian personnel organizations a means to assess concerns identified in the DEOCS on an as-needed annual basis. Also included in the DOCP population are active duty and Reserve component members of the Coast Guard and foreign national employees working for the DoD. The survey is web-based and is a census of the commander’s unit. The survey includes core demographic questions and a pool of survey items that include topics related to (1) unit experiences, (2) ratings of leadership, and (3) personal experiences and/or behaviors. The DOCP requirements (as noted in DoDI 6400.11), specifies that unit commanders may field only one DOCP annually. Based on the DOCP results, commanders, leaders, and their survey administrators will refine the action plans developed after the administration of a DEOCS to positively impact their organization’s leadership climate. The survey results are provided to the commander/leader and their survey administrator. Survey responses could also be used in future analyses. Unit commanders and organizational leaders may choose to administer a DOCP 90 days after their most recent DEOCS. The DOCP is a voluntary data collection unit commanders may request. The annual population frame for the DOCP is anticipated to be a share of units/ organizations that complete a DEOCS. Specifically, we anticipate a roughly 10% of DEOCS participants to take a DOCP. We estimate that 158,910 participants will complete a DOCP survey annually. Additionally, we anticipate a response rate of around 40% as seen with the DEOCS collection. The DOCP will be a confidential data collection. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Frequency: As required. 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: https:// 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 https:// www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:56 Jul 25, 2023 Jkt 259001 personal identifiers or contact information. DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela Duncan. Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. Duncan at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil. Dated: July 19, 2023. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2023–15809 Filed 7–25–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Docket ID: DoD–2023–OS–0038] Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (OUSD(P&R)), Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice. AGENCY: 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 August 25, 2023. 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: Angela Duncan, 571–372–7574, whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Data for Payment of Retired Personnel; DD Form 2656; OMB Control Number 0704–0569. Type of Request: Extension. Number of Respondents: 127,950. Responses per Respondent: 1. Annual Responses: 127,950. Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes. Annual Burden Hours: 31,988. Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary to obtain applicable retirement SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 information from Uniformed Service members and allow those members to make certain retired pay and survivor annuity elections prior to retirement from service or prior to reaching eligibility to receive retired pay. The form will also allow eligible members covered by the Blended Retirement System to make a voluntary election of a partial lump sum of retired pay, as required by Section 1415 of title 10, United States Code. Every member of the Uniformed Services who retires or reaches the age of eligibility to begin receiving retired pay, in the case of members of the Reserves and National Guard, will voluntarily complete this form to request retired pay, designate beneficiaries, and make a Survivor Benefit Plan election. In an average calendar year, approximately 127,950 members of the Uniformed Service will complete this form. The spouses of retiring members of the Uniformed Services are only required to complete Part V of this form if the Service member declines or reduces his or her level of under the Survivor Benefit Plan. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Frequency: As required. 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: https:// 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 https:// www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information. DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela Duncan. Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. Duncan at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil. Dated: July 19, 2023. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2023–15798 Filed 7–25–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P E:\FR\FM\26JYN1.SGM 26JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48213-48214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15809]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0124]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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

ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
DoD 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 
25, 2023.

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: Angela Duncan, 571-372-7574, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Defense Organizational 
Climate Pulse (DOCP)--Version 1.0; OMB Control Number 0704-DOCP.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 158,910.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 158,910.
    Average Burden per Response: 7 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 18,539.5.
    Needs and Uses: The Defense Organizational Climate Pulse (DOCP) is 
fielded in compliance with a DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6400.11. The 
information gathered from the DOCP will be used by commanders, 
prevention workforce personnel, equal opportunity officers (EOAs), 
survey administrators, and other leaders to assess changes in the 
unit's command climate, gather additional information related to risk 
and protective factors measured on the DEOCS and/or other outcomes of 
interest (e.g., sexual assault, sexual harassment, racial/ethnic 
discrimination, suicide, readiness, retention, retaliation, and various 
forms of abuse). At the direction of President Biden, the Secretary of 
Defense ordered a 90-Day Independent Review Commission (IRC) on Sexual 
Assault in the Military. In recommendation 3.7a, the IRC suggested the 
Department of Defense establish ``pulse survey'' tool that would enable 
unit-level commanders to collect real-time climate data from Service 
members in their units between required administrations of the Defense 
Organizational Climate Survey (DEOCS), the command climate assessment 
tool used by the DoD (IRC-FULL-REPORT-FINAL-1923-7-1-21.PDF 
(defense.gov). In response to IRC recommendation 3.7a, the Office of 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness issued a DoD 
Instruction (DoDI) 6400.11 (DoD Instruction 6400.11, ``DoD Integrated 
Primary Prevention Policy for Prevention Workforce and Leaders,'' 
December 20, 2022 (whs.mil)) that established the Defense 
Organizational Climate Pulse (DOCP) as a new survey tool intended to 
provide insight into targeted topics that are relevant to specific 
units.
    A DOCP provides DoD leaders in active duty and Reserve component 
DoD

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units and DoD civilian personnel organizations a means to assess 
concerns identified in the DEOCS on an as-needed annual basis. Also 
included in the DOCP population are active duty and Reserve component 
members of the Coast Guard and foreign national employees working for 
the DoD. The survey is web-based and is a census of the commander's 
unit. The survey includes core demographic questions and a pool of 
survey items that include topics related to (1) unit experiences, (2) 
ratings of leadership, and (3) personal experiences and/or behaviors.
    The DOCP requirements (as noted in DoDI 6400.11), specifies that 
unit commanders may field only one DOCP annually. Based on the DOCP 
results, commanders, leaders, and their survey administrators will 
refine the action plans developed after the administration of a DEOCS 
to positively impact their organization's leadership climate. The 
survey results are provided to the commander/leader and their survey 
administrator. Survey responses could also be used in future analyses. 
Unit commanders and organizational leaders may choose to administer a 
DOCP 90 days after their most recent DEOCS. The DOCP is a voluntary 
data collection unit commanders may request. The annual population 
frame for the DOCP is anticipated to be a share of units/organizations 
that complete a DEOCS. Specifically, we anticipate a roughly 10% of 
DEOCS participants to take a DOCP. We estimate that 158,910 
participants will complete a DOCP survey annually. Additionally, we 
anticipate a response rate of around 40% as seen with the DEOCS 
collection. The DOCP will be a confidential data collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: As required.
    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: https://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 https://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
    DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela Duncan.
    Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should 
be sent to Ms. Duncan at [email protected].

    Dated: July 19, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-15809 Filed 7-25-23; 8:45 am]
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