Notice2023-15809
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
July 26, 2023
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Defense Department
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the DoD 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 88, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48213-48214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15809]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0124]
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: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
DoD 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 August
25, 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, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a1d0219440709470b060f12440f190e44070812440e0e470e050e4703040c0518070b1e03050447090506060f091e030504192a070b030644070306"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d0a150e53101e501c11180553180e1953101f05531919501912195014131b120f101c09141213501e121111181e091412130e3d101c141153101411">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Defense Organizational
Climate Pulse (DOCP)--Version 1.0; OMB Control Number 0704-DOCP.
Type of Request: New.
Number of Respondents: 158,910.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 158,910.
Average Burden per Response: 7 minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 18,539.5.
Needs and Uses: The Defense Organizational Climate Pulse (DOCP) is
fielded in compliance with a DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6400.11. The
information gathered from the DOCP will be used by commanders,
prevention workforce personnel, equal opportunity officers (EOAs),
survey administrators, and other leaders to assess changes in the
unit's command climate, gather additional information related to risk
and protective factors measured on the DEOCS and/or other outcomes of
interest (e.g., sexual assault, sexual harassment, racial/ethnic
discrimination, suicide, readiness, retention, retaliation, and various
forms of abuse). At the direction of President Biden, the Secretary of
Defense ordered a 90-Day Independent Review Commission (IRC) on Sexual
Assault in the Military. In recommendation 3.7a, the IRC suggested the
Department of Defense establish ``pulse survey'' tool that would enable
unit-level commanders to collect real-time climate data from Service
members in their units between required administrations of the Defense
Organizational Climate Survey (DEOCS), the command climate assessment
tool used by the DoD (IRC-FULL-REPORT-FINAL-1923-7-1-21.PDF
(<a href="http://defense.gov">defense.gov</a>). In response to IRC recommendation 3.7a, the Office of
the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness issued a DoD
Instruction (DoDI) 6400.11 (DoD Instruction 6400.11, ``DoD Integrated
Primary Prevention Policy for Prevention Workforce and Leaders,''
December 20, 2022 (<a href="http://whs.mil">whs.mil</a>)) that established the Defense
Organizational Climate Pulse (DOCP) as a new survey tool intended to
provide insight into targeted topics that are relevant to specific
units.
A DOCP provides DoD leaders in active duty and Reserve component
DoD
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units and DoD civilian personnel organizations a means to assess
concerns identified in the DEOCS on an as-needed annual basis. Also
included in the DOCP population are active duty and Reserve component
members of the Coast Guard and foreign national employees working for
the DoD. The survey is web-based and is a census of the commander's
unit. The survey includes core demographic questions and a pool of
survey items that include topics related to (1) unit experiences, (2)
ratings of leadership, and (3) personal experiences and/or behaviors.
The DOCP requirements (as noted in DoDI 6400.11), specifies that
unit commanders may field only one DOCP annually. Based on the DOCP
results, commanders, leaders, and their survey administrators will
refine the action plans developed after the administration of a DEOCS
to positively impact their organization's leadership climate. The
survey results are provided to the commander/leader and their survey
administrator. Survey responses could also be used in future analyses.
Unit commanders and organizational leaders may choose to administer a
DOCP 90 days after their most recent DEOCS. The DOCP is a voluntary
data collection unit commanders may request. The annual population
frame for the DOCP is anticipated to be a share of units/organizations
that complete a DEOCS. Specifically, we anticipate a roughly 10% of
DEOCS participants to take a DOCP. We estimate that 158,910
participants will complete a DOCP survey annually. Additionally, we
anticipate a response rate of around 40% as seen with the DEOCS
collection. The DOCP will be a confidential data collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: As required.
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#42352a316c2f216f232e273a6c2731266c2f203a6c26266f262d266f2b2c242d302f23362b2d2c6f212d2e2e2721362b2d2c31022f232b2e6c2f2b2e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="12657a613c7f713f737e776a3c7761763c7f706a3c76763f767d763f7b7c747d607f73667b7d7c3f717d7e7e7771667b7d7c61527f737b7e3c7f7b7e">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: July 19, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-15809 Filed 7-25-23; 8:45 am]
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