Notice2024-05060
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
March 11, 2024
Issuing agencies
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 89, Number 48 (Monday, March 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17443-17444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05060]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0113]
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 April
10, 2024.
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: Reginald Lucas, (571) 372-7574,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f1869982df9c92dc909d9489df948295df9c9389df9595dc959e95dc989f979e839c9085989e9fdc929e9d9d949285989e9f82b19c90989ddf9c989d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="304758431e5d531d515c55481e5543541e5d52481e54541d545f541d595e565f425d5144595f5e1d535f5c5c555344595f5e43705d51595c1e5d595c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Qualitative Research to
Better Understand the Experiences of Racial/Ethnic Minority Service
Members; DoD-wide Data Collection and Analysis for the Department of
Defense Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection in Support of the
Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault Recommendations; OMB
Control Number 0704-0644.
Type of Request: New.
Number of Respondents: 314.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 314.
Average Burden per Response: 1.42 hours.
Annual Burden Hours: 446.
Needs and Uses: In 2021, at the direction of President Biden,
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered an Independent Review
Commission (IRC) to review sexual assault in the military and provide
recommendations to remedy the issue within the DoD. In issuing their
report, among other recommendations, the IRC advised ``the Department
should commission qualitative research to better understand the
experiences of racial/ethnic
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minority service members and their perceptions of climate, attitudes,
and experiences with sexual assault and sexual harassment, and gender
and racial discrimination,'' (Recommendation c7.1). This proposed
research is in response to that specific recommendation by the IRC to
better understand the intersection of gender, race, and ethnicity and
experiences of sexual assault, sexual harassment, gender
discrimination, and racial discrimination.
Furthermore, this research will address a critical knowledge gap
that exists within the DoD. The DoD is committed to diversity, equity,
and inclusion, and has conducted past research in this area; however,
there are limited data on how racial/ethnic minority Service members
perceive and experience sexual assault, sexual harassment, gender
discrimination, and racial discrimination. This gap persists despite
research that indicates racial/ethnic minority Service members are at
an increased risk for these unwanted experiences (Breslin et al., 2022;
Daniel et al., 2019). Using data from the 2017 Workplace and Equal
Opportunity Survey of Active-Duty Members, researchers found Active-
duty Service members who reported an unhealthy diversity and inclusion
climate (e.g., experienced racial/ethnic harassment and discrimination,
hazing/bullying) were more likely to identify as racial/ethnic minority
members, female, and/or not heterosexual (Daniel et al., 2022). As
experiences of sexual assault, sexual harassment, gender
discrimination, and racial discrimination are associated with decreased
health (e.g., overall wellbeing, increased depression, anxiety), they
threaten not only the health and wellbeing of individual Service
members but the overall health and readiness of the military (Daniel et
al., 2022). With the DoD already facing significant recruiting
shortfalls the past few years, these systemic risks for racial/ethnic
Service members further threaten recruitment and retention in the
military.
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: Mr. Reginald Lucas.
Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should
be sent to Mr. Lucas at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#07706f74296a642a666b627f29627463296a657f2963632a6368632a6e696168756a66736e68692a64686b6b6264736e686974476a666e6b296a6e6b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e0978893ce8d83cd818c8598ce859384ce8d8298ce8484cd848f84cd898e868f928d8194898f8ecd838f8c8c858394898f8e93a08d81898cce8d898c">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: February 28, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-05060 Filed 3-8-24; 8:45 am]
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