Department of Defense January 26, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement an Executive Order titled ``Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors'' and a final rule issued by the Department of Labor. This Executive Order seeks to raise the hourly minimum wage paid by contractors to workers performing work on or in connection with covered Federal contracts to $15.00 per hour beginning January 30, 2022, and beginning January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, an amount determined by the Secretary of Labor.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Washington Headquarter Services 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.

Consistent with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its implementing regulations, this document provides notice DoD is submitting an Information Collection Request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information on training and program evaluations for the Innovations in Sexual Assault Prevention Pilot Program (ISAPPP). As part of ISAPPP, the National Opinion Research Center, in collaboration with the Department of the Air Force (DAF), is conducting the ISAPPP surveys (a baseline survey and one follow-up survey) with DAF First Term Airmen/Guardians for the purpose of program evaluation. The results will be used by the DAF to evaluate and update their prevention programming. DoD requests emergency processing and OMB authorization to collect the information after publication of this notice for a period of six months.

Consistent with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its implementing regulations, this document provides notice that DoD is submitting an Information Collection Request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information about the behavior and attitudes of enlisted Navy Sailors regarding alcohol use and sexual assault in order to assist in the adaptation of an existing web-based sexual assault prevention program for use among enlisted Navy Sailors. DoD requests emergency processing and OMB authorization to collect the information after publication of this notice for a period of six months.