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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 184 / Monday, September 23, 2024 / Notices
Dated: September 17, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024–21630 Filed 9–20–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD–2024–OS–0078]
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 October 23, 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,
whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dodinformation-collections@mail.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DoD
Civilian Employee Workplace and
Gender Relations Survey (WGRC) will
assess the attitudes and opinions of DoD
civilian employees on gender issues
including their experiences of and the
climate surrounding sexual harassment,
gender discrimination, and unwanted
sexual contact in the DoD civilian
workplace. These indicators provide
primary data on estimated prevalence
rates of unwanted gender-related
experiences and historically provide the
ability to evaluate the impact of policies
and programs with regard to DoD
civilian employees. The surveys are
benchmarks by which senior DoD
officials can track trends over time.
All Workplace and Gender Relations
surveys are Congressionally-mandated
to estimate rates of gender-based
assaults, assess the effectiveness of
policies and programming to prevent
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sexual harassment and sexual assault,
and assess the overall gender relations
climate within the Department in
accordance with 10 U.S.C. 481.
Historically, these surveys have been
conducted with military members only,
with the first congressionally mandated
Workplace and Gender Relations survey
conducted in 2002 for active-duty
service members and 2004 for Reserve
component members. Section 1073 of
the FY 2015 NDAA extended this
requirement to DoD Civilian employees
as well, including an amendment that
inserted Section 481a into 10 U.S.C. 481
outlining the survey requirement. The
first administration of the WGRC was in
FY 2016 per these statutory
requirements and was administered to
appropriated fund (APF) civilian
employees only. The second
administration of the WGRC was in
2018 and expanded the target
population to include nonappropriated
fund (NAF) civilian employees.
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Department of Defense Civilian
Employee Workplace and Gender
Relations Survey; OMB Control Number
0704–0614.
Type of Request: Revision.
Number of Respondents: 91,286.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 91,286.
Average Burden per Response: 30
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 45,643.
Needs and Uses: The WGRC fulfills
the Congressional mandate outlined in
10 U.S.C. 481a for a biennial survey
assessment of gender relations in the
DoD civilian workplace. The mandate
requires that the survey (1) provides
indicators of positive and negative
trends for professional and personal
relationships between male and female
employees; (2) estimates the prevalence
of unwanted gender-related behaviors
for DoD civilian employees within the
preceding fiscal year; (3) examines the
effectiveness of policies designed to
improve professional relationships
between male and female employees;
and (4) examines the effectiveness of
current processes for complaints and
investigations concerning unwanted
gender-related behaviors, including
sexual assault, sexual harassment, and
gender discrimination. The legal
requirements for the WGRC can be
found in the following:
• FY15 NDAA, Section 1073.
• 10 U.S.C. 481a.
• 10 U.S.C. 136.
• 10 U.S.C. 2358.
• Public Law (Pub. L.) 111–383,
Sections 1602 and 1631; 113–291,
Section 1073.
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These legal requirements mandate
that the WGRC solicit information on
gender issues, including issues relating
to sexual assault, sexual harassment,
and gender discrimination, as well as
the climate in the Department for
forming professional relationships
between male and female employees.
They also give the Department authority
to conduct such surveys under the
guidance of the USD(P&R).
Overall, the results of the survey will
assess progress, identify shortfalls, and
revise policies and programs as needed
related to issues directly affecting DoD
civilian employees. Data from this
survey will be presented to the
OUSD(P&R), and DoD policy and
program offices to assess and improve
policies, programs, practices, and
training related to gender relations in
the DoD informed by current and
statistically reliable information.
Analysis will include OPA’s standard
products: a results and trends report (a
set of relative frequency distributions of
each question, and cross-tabulations of
survey questions by key stratifying
variables), briefing slides, reports
highlighting key findings, and a
statistical methodology report. Ad hoc
analyses requested by the policy office
sponsors and other approved
organizations may be conducted as
needed and based on available staff.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: Biennially.
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: Mr. Reginald
Lucas.
Requests for copies of the information
collection proposal should be sent to
Mr. Lucas at dodhra.mc-alex.dhrahq.mbx.information-collections@
mail.mil.
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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 184 / Monday, September 23, 2024 / Notices
Dated: September 17, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024–21629 Filed 9–20–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD–2024–OS–0101]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Defense Human Resources
Activity (DHRA), Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of
records.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, the Office of the
Secretary of Defense (OSD) is modifying
a current system of records titled,
Defense Civilian Human Resource
Management System (DCHRMS), DHRA
23 DoD. The records within this system
are used to provide human resource
information and system support for the
DoD civilian workforce worldwide that
manages the HR processing and
reporting, including position,
compensation and benefits, and
performance management, as well as
create efficiencies in Human Capital
Management. This system of records
notice (SORN) is being updated to cover
compensation records and
administrative appeals relating to claims
filed under the Helping American
Victims Afflicted by Neurological
Attacks Act (HAVANA). This SORN
modification expands the Category of
Individuals section to cover current and
former DoD employees, and dependents
of current or former employees who on
or after January 1, 2016, experienced a
qualifying brain injury. Additionally,
the DoD is modifying the Routine Use
section to allow additional sharing
outside of DoD. Lastly, the DoD is also
modifying various other sections within
the SORN to improve clarity or update
information that has changed.
DATES: This system of records is
effective upon publication; however,
comments on the Routine Uses will be
accepted on or before October 23, 2024.
The Routine Uses are effective at the
close of the comment period.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by either of the following methods:
* Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
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* Mail: Department of Defense, Office
of the Assistant to the Secretary of
Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and
Transparency, Regulatory Directorate,
4800 Mark Center Drive, Attn: Mailbox
24, Suite 05F16, Alexandria, VA 22350–
1700.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Samuel Peterson, DHRA Component
Privacy Officer, 400 Gigling Rd.,
Seaside, CA 93955, dodhra.mcalex.dhra-hq.mbx.privacy@mail.mil or
831–220–7330.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
DoD is modifying the Defense Civilian
Human Resource Management System,
DHRA 23 DoD to support amendment of
the Helping American Victims Afflicted
by Neurological Attacks Act
(HAVANA). In 2016, Department of
State employees stationed in Havana,
Cuba, began reporting a sudden onset of
symptoms, including headaches, pain,
nausea, disequilibrium, and hearing
loss, in conjunction with sensory
events. Federal agencies have called
such incidents Anomalous Health
Incidents (‘‘AHIs’’). Since 2016, Federal
employees in numerous countries
reported suspected AHIs.
Beginning on December 20, 2019, the
Department of State was authorized by
statute to pay benefits to employees and
their dependents for injuries suffered in
the Republic of Cuba, the People’s
Republic of China, or other foreign
countries designated by the Secretary of
State incurred after January 1, 2016, in
connection with certain hostile or other
incidents designated by the Secretary of
State (Pub. L. 116–94, Division J, Title
IX, section 901) (codified in 22 U.S.C.
2680b). These benefits were limited to
Department of State employees only
(i.e., not other U.S. Government
employees under Chief of Mission
(COM) authority). On January 1, 2021,
this law was amended, authorizing
other Federal Government agencies
(such as the DoD) to provide benefits to
their own employees under COM
authority who suffered similar injuries.
(Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XI, section
1110).
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On October 8, 2021, the President
signed the HAVANA Act of 2021 (Pub.
L. 117–46). The HAVANA Act amended
section 901 to authorize Federal
Government agencies to compensate
affected employees, former employees,
and their dependents for qualifying
injuries to the brain. The HAVANA Act
amendments did not require that the
qualifying injury occur in the Republic
of Cuba, the People’s Republic of China,
or another foreign country designated by
the Secretary of State. Section 9216 of
the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
provided agencies with authority to
designate incidents affecting employees
or dependents who are not under the
security responsibility of the Secretary
of State.
The records within DHRA 23 DoD are
used to provide human resource
information and system support for the
DoD civilian workforce worldwide that
manages the HR processing and
reporting, including position,
compensation and benefits, and
performance management, as well as
create efficiencies in Human Capital
Management. The SORN is being
updated to cover compensation records
and administrative appeals relating to
claims filed under the HAVANA Act.
This SORN modification expands the
Category of Individuals section to cover
current and former DoD employees, and
dependents of current or former
employees who on or after January 1,
2016, experienced a qualifying brain
injury.
Subject to public comment, the DoD
is adding standard routine use ‘‘I’’
authorizing sharing in the context of
Inspector General activities, routine use
‘‘J’’ to allow for disclosures mandated by
Federal statute or treaty, and routine use
‘‘N’’ to allow for sharing with the
Department of State for the purpose of
evaluating whether an incident is an
‘‘other incident’’ for purposes of
establishing a qualifying injury. The
following sections of this SORN are also
being modified: (1) to the System
Location section to reflect the various
locations in which records may reside;
(2) to the Authority for Maintenance of
the System section to update citations(s)
and add additional authorities; (3) to the
Purpose section to provide clarity on
how information will be used; (4) to the
Categories of Records section to clarify
how the records relate to the Category
of Individuals; (5) to the Records Source
Categories section to update source
information; (6) to the Record Access
Procedures section to reflect the need
for individuals to identify the
appropriate DoD office or component to
which their request should be directed;
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2024-OS-0078]
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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 October
23, 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: The DoD Civilian Employee Workplace and
Gender Relations Survey (WGRC) will assess the attitudes and opinions
of DoD civilian employees on gender issues including their experiences
of and the climate surrounding sexual harassment, gender
discrimination, and unwanted sexual contact in the DoD civilian
workplace. These indicators provide primary data on estimated
prevalence rates of unwanted gender-related experiences and
historically provide the ability to evaluate the impact of policies and
programs with regard to DoD civilian employees. The surveys are
benchmarks by which senior DoD officials can track trends over time.
All Workplace and Gender Relations surveys are Congressionally-
mandated to estimate rates of gender-based assaults, assess the
effectiveness of policies and programming to prevent sexual harassment
and sexual assault, and assess the overall gender relations climate
within the Department in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 481. Historically,
these surveys have been conducted with military members only, with the
first congressionally mandated Workplace and Gender Relations survey
conducted in 2002 for active-duty service members and 2004 for Reserve
component members. Section 1073 of the FY 2015 NDAA extended this
requirement to DoD Civilian employees as well, including an amendment
that inserted Section 481a into 10 U.S.C. 481 outlining the survey
requirement. The first administration of the WGRC was in FY 2016 per
these statutory requirements and was administered to appropriated fund
(APF) civilian employees only. The second administration of the WGRC
was in 2018 and expanded the target population to include
nonappropriated fund (NAF) civilian employees.
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Department of Defense
Civilian Employee Workplace and Gender Relations Survey; OMB Control
Number 0704-0614.
Type of Request: Revision.
Number of Respondents: 91,286.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 91,286.
Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 45,643.
Needs and Uses: The WGRC fulfills the Congressional mandate
outlined in 10 U.S.C. 481a for a biennial survey assessment of gender
relations in the DoD civilian workplace. The mandate requires that the
survey (1) provides indicators of positive and negative trends for
professional and personal relationships between male and female
employees; (2) estimates the prevalence of unwanted gender-related
behaviors for DoD civilian employees within the preceding fiscal year;
(3) examines the effectiveness of policies designed to improve
professional relationships between male and female employees; and (4)
examines the effectiveness of current processes for complaints and
investigations concerning unwanted gender-related behaviors, including
sexual assault, sexual harassment, and gender discrimination. The legal
requirements for the WGRC can be found in the following:
FY15 NDAA, Section 1073.
10 U.S.C. 481a.
10 U.S.C. 136.
10 U.S.C. 2358.
Public Law (Pub. L.) 111-383, Sections 1602 and 1631; 113-
291, Section 1073.
These legal requirements mandate that the WGRC solicit information
on gender issues, including issues relating to sexual assault, sexual
harassment, and gender discrimination, as well as the climate in the
Department for forming professional relationships between male and
female employees. They also give the Department authority to conduct
such surveys under the guidance of the USD(P&R).
Overall, the results of the survey will assess progress, identify
shortfalls, and revise policies and programs as needed related to
issues directly affecting DoD civilian employees. Data from this survey
will be presented to the OUSD(P&R), and DoD policy and program offices
to assess and improve policies, programs, practices, and training
related to gender relations in the DoD informed by current and
statistically reliable information. Analysis will include OPA's
standard products: a results and trends report (a set of relative
frequency distributions of each question, and cross-tabulations of
survey questions by key stratifying variables), briefing slides,
reports highlighting key findings, and a statistical methodology
report. Ad hoc analyses requested by the policy office sponsors and
other approved organizations may be conducted as needed and based on
available staff.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: Biennially.
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: Mr. Reginald Lucas.
Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should
be sent to Mr. Lucas at [email protected].
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Dated: September 17, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-21629 Filed 9-20-24; 8:45 am]
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