Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 203 (Monday, October 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58894-58895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23203]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2021-OS-0104]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness, Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: 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 December
27, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the docket
listed above.
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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> 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: Officer Retention and
Promotion Barrier Analysis; OMB Control Number 0704-0609.
Needs and Uses: The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 (FY21) National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA) (Section 551) requires DoD to conduct a
barrier analysis to review demographic diversity patterns across the
military life cycle, starting with enlistment or accession into the
armed forces in order to: (i) Identify barriers to increasing
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diversity; (ii) develop and implement plans and processes to resolve or
eliminate any barriers to diversity; and (iii) review the progress of
the armed forces in implementing previous plans and processes to
resolve or eliminate barriers to diversity. This information collection
will support the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) and
DoD to contextualize quantitative data obtained via the DoD Total Force
Demographics application and collect as part of the FY21 Officer Cohort
Analysis and respond to Executive Order (E.O.) Advancing Racial Equity
and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
E.O. 13985.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Burden Hours: 500 hours.
Number of Respondents: 340.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 340.
Average Burden per Response: 88 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Dated: October 20, 2021.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-23203 Filed 10-22-21; 8:45 am]
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