2022-20158. Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

60-Day information collection notice.

SUMMARY:

As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on collections using similar methods, we are seeking comment on the following Generic Information Collection Request: “Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection on Independent Review Commission Recommendation Evaluation” for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act. This notice announces our intent to submit this collection to OMB for approval and solicits comment on specific aspects for the proposed information collection.

DATES:

Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 18, 2022.

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 Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, Regulatory Directorate, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Attn: Mailbox 24, Suite 08D09, 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.

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 Defense Human Resources Activity, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 08F05, Alexandria, VA 22350, LaTarsha Yeargins, 571-372-2089.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection on Independent Review Commission Recommendation Evaluation; OMB Control Number 0704-HIRC.

Needs and Uses: This information collection activity provides a means to garner DoD-wide quantitative and qualitative data in support of the implementation and evaluation of the Secretary of Defense approved Independent Review Commission's (IRC) 82 recommendations. These information collections will be conducted by the OUSD (P&R), Office of General Counsel, Military Departments, Military Services, and/or National Guard Bureau (hereafter referred to as DoD). DoD will collect quantitative and qualitative data through data calls, surveys, interviews, site visits and other validated methods. Information collection efforts will align to the four IRC Lines of Effort (LOE): LOE 1—Accountability; LOE 2—Prevention; LOE 3: Climate and Culture; and, LOE 4: Victim Care and Support.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Annual Burden Hours: 45,000.

Number of Respondents: 45,000.

Responses per Respondent: 2.

Annual Responses: 90,000.

Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.

Frequency: Annually.

Dated: September 13, 2022.

Aaron T. Siegel,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.