Notice2022-07703
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
April 11, 2022
Issuing agencies
Defense Department
Abstract
The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 21107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07703]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0010]
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: The Department of Defense has submitted to 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 May 11,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f7809f84d99a94da969b928fd9928493d99a958fd99393da939893da9e999198859a96839e9899da94989b9b9294839e989984b79a969e9bd99a9e9b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="22554a510c4f410f434e475a0c4751460c4f405a0c46460f464d460f4b4c444d504f43564b4d4c0f414d4e4e4741564b4d4c51624f434b4e0c4f4b4e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Armed Forces Workplace and
Equal Opportunity Survey; OMB Control Number 0704-WEOS.
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 62,100.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 62,100.
Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 31,050 hours.
Needs and Uses: The statutory requirements direct the DoD to
conduct surveys to solicit information on racial and ethnic issues,
including issues relating to harassment, discrimination, and the
climate in the Armed Forces for forming professional relationships
among members of various racial and ethnic groups. Specifically,
surveys conducted under Title 10 U.S.C. 481 shall be conducted to
solicit information on the following:
<bullet> Indicators of positive and negative trends for
professional and personal relationships among members of all racial and
ethnic groups.
<bullet> The effectiveness of DoD policies designed to improve
relationships among all racial and ethnic groups.
<bullet> The effectiveness of current processes for complaints on,
and investigations into, racial and ethnic discrimination.
Moreover, in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as
modified by the 2021 NDAA, the DoD was further directed to conduct a
survey to assess whether or not military members witnessed or
experienced extremism in their workplace, as well as whether or not
those experiences were reported. To reduce survey burden, the
Department identified the Workplace and Equal Opportunity (WEO) survey
as the most appropriate existing survey vehicle to collect this
information. As such, the 2022 WEO survey will be the first survey to
collect and report on this new statutory requirement. Prior to
including the new exposure to extremism metric on the 2022 WEO, the
Department engaged in a year-long robust metric development and
validation study to ensure results are collected consistently, and also
to ensure results accurately measure the experiences required by law
and IAW DoDI 1325.06 which define prohibited extremist activities for
military members. The statutory and policy requirements for the WEO can
be found in the following:
<bullet> FY03 NDAA
<bullet> FY20 NDAA, Section 593
<bullet> FY21 NDAA, Section 553
<bullet> 10 U.S.C., Section 481
<bullet> 10 U.S.C., Section 136
<bullet> 10 U.S.C., Section 1782
<bullet> 10 U.S.C., Section 2358
<bullet> DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1100.13, ``Surveys of DoD Personnel''
<bullet> DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1350.02, ``DoD Military Equal
Opportunity Program''
<bullet> Immediate Actions to Improve Diversity & Inclusion (Esper,
2020)
Overall, the results of the survey will assess progress, identify
shortfalls, and revise policies and programs as needed, related to
issues directly affecting military members. Data from this survey will
be presented to the OUSD(P&R), Congress, and DoD policy and program
offices to assess and improve policies, programs, practices, and
training related to racial/ethnic relations in the Armed Forces
informed by current and statistically reliable information. Analysis
will include the Office of People Analytics' standard products: An
executive report highlighting key findings, a trends/tabulations report
(a set of relative frequency distributions of each question, and cross-
tabulations of survey questions by key stratifying variables), briefing
slides, and a statistical methodology report. Ad hoc analyses requested
by the policy office sponsors and other approved organizations may be
conducted and published 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:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#44332c376a2927692528213c6a2137206a29263c6a202069202b20692d2a222b362925302d2b2a69272b28282127302d2b2a370429252d286a292d28"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f08170c51121c521e131a07511a0c1b51121d07511b1b521b101b52161119100d121e0b161011521c1013131a1c0b1610110c3f121e161351121613">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: April 4, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-07703 Filed 4-8-22; 8:45 am]
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