Notice2023-15198
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
July 18, 2023
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Defense Department
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45890-45891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15198]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2023-OS-0062]
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 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 August
17, 2023.
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#f0879883de9d93dd919c9588de958394de9d9288de9494dd949f94dd999e969f829d9184999f9edd939f9c9c959384999f9e83b09d91999cde9d999c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f1869982df9c92dc909d9489df948295df9c9389df9595dc959e95dc989f979e839c9085989e9fdc929e9d9d949285989e9f82b19c90989ddf9c989d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Optimization of Harassment
Response for Service Members; DoD-wide Data Collection and Analysis for
Department of Defense Qualitative Data Collection in Support of the
Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault Recommendations; OMB
Control Number 0704-0644.
Type of Request: New Generic IC.
Number of Respondents: 256.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 256.
Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
Annual Burden Hours: 256.
Needs and Uses: Data collection is necessary to provide
recommendations in order to better address the needs of service members
who have experienced harassment. We will be conducting focus groups
with service members to determine their understanding of new policies
changes and what services they would like available if they were to
experience harassment. Data from the 2018 Workplace and Gender
Relations Survey of Active Duty Members (WGRA) estimate that a total of
116,300 Service members experienced sexual harassment (SH) in the year
prior to
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taking the survey. However, the Military Equal Opportunity (MEO)
workforce receives fewer than 2,000 SH complaints annually. Prevalence
rates for other forms of harassment--including hazing, bullying, and
incidents based on race and sexual orientation--are not assessed as
frequently. However, Service members experiencing all forms of
harassment could benefit from support services. Any approach to address
harassment within DoD will require a significant commitment of
resources. Existing academic literature, data analytics, and research
studies cannot serve as a complete guide for determining the
ramifications of addressing these important changes. The Independent
Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military (IRC) found the
Military Departments' response to SH complaints from Service members is
inconsistent and fails to render proper assistance. Specifically, DoD's
approach to SH is fractured across several components and should be
addressed in direct coordination with sexual assault prevention and
response (SAPR) policies to reflect the established continuum of harm,
namely that from sexual harassment to sexual assault. The IRC's cross-
cutting recommendation 1 prescribed a stop gap measure to support SH
victims with appropriate SAPR services while the Department undertakes
a review of all policies and structures tasked with addressing elements
of the military's SH response. More broadly, DoD Instruction 1020.03
requires harassment prevention and response policies to address a wide
range of misconduct, but does not specify what kinds of response
services, care, and support are appropriate for Service members
reporting harassment. This project will examine how DoD can best
provide harassment response services to Service members.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: Once.
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#ed9a859ec3808ec08c818895c3889e89c3808f95c38989c0898289c084838b829f808c99848283c08e828181888e998482839ead808c8481c3808481"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="07706f74296a642a666b627f29627463296a657f2963632a6368632a6e696168756a66736e68692a64686b6b6264736e686974476a666e6b296a6e6b">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: July 12, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-15198 Filed 7-17-23; 8:45 am]
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