Notice2025-14329
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July 29, 2025
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Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 90, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35672-35673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14329]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DOD-2025-OS-0342]
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: 60-Day information collection notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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
September 29, 2025.
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: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency,
4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 05F16, Alexandria, VA 22350-
1700.
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 http://
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www.regulations.gov 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: Section 572 of the National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 required commanders
of each military command to conduct a climate assessment of the command
or unit for purposes of preventing and responding to sexual assaults. A
subsequent November 2015 memo from the Acting Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD P&R) designated the DEOCS as
the survey tool to support the NDAA requirement for a DoD command
climate assessment program. As outlined in DoD Instruction (DoDI)
6400.11, all active duty and Reserve component commanders and DoD
civilian organization leaders are required to administer a DEOCS to
their unit or organization annually. Also included in the DEOCS
population are active duty and Reserve component members of the Coast
Guard, students at the U.S. Military Service Academies, U.S. Coast
Guard Academy, and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and foreign nationals
working for the DoD. The survey is web-based and is a census of the
commander's unit. The core survey questions are organized into three
main categories that include (1) unit experience, (2) leadership, and
(3) behaviors and personal experience. In addition to the core content,
the data collection includes items measuring readiness detracting
behaviors experienced by Active-Duty members, Reserve members, and DoD
civilian employees to meet Department requirements to assess other
forms of harassment and discrimination in response to the Independent
Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military (IRC-SAM)
recommendation.
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Defense Organizational
Climate Survey (DEOCS); OMB Control Number 0704-0659.
Needs and Uses: The DEOCS is fielded in response to Section 572 of
the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY)
2013. A May 2019 memo from the Acting Secretary of Defense directed
that the goals of the DEOCS include developing and providing leaders
with assessment tools ``that help them with developing an appropriate
course of action from a suite of interventions and provide them with
feedback on their impact of their efforts.'' The information gathered
from the DEOCS will be used by commanders, prevention workforce
personnel, equal opportunity officers (EOAs), survey administrators,
and other leaders to assess the unit's command climate and measure the
risk and protective factors associated with the six strategic target
outcomes (sexual assault, sexual harassment, racial/ethnic
discrimination, suicide, readiness, and retention). Based on the DEOCS
results, commanders/leaders, their command climate administrator, and
their Integrated Primary Prevention Workforce (IPPW) personnel will
develop a Comprehensive Integrated Primary Prevention (CIPP) plan to
positively impact their organization's leadership climate. The survey
results are provided to the commander/leader, their command climate
administrator, and their IPPW personnel. Survey responses could also be
used in future analyses. The statutory and policy requirements for the
DEOCS can be found in the following:
<bullet> FY13 NDAA, Section 572
<bullet> FY14 NDAA, Section 1721
<bullet> DoDI 6400.11, ``DoD Integrated Primary Prevention Policy for
Prevention Workforce and Leaders''
<bullet> DoDI 1350.02, ``DoD Military Equal Opportunity Program''
<bullet> Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness. (2018). Realignment of force resiliency elements of the
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
[Memorandum].
<bullet> Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the
Military (IRC-SAM) (<a href="http://media.defense.gov/2021/Jul/02/2002755437/-1/-1/0/IRC-FULL-REPORT-FINAL-1923-7-1-21.PDF/IRC-FULL-REPORT-FINAL-1923-7-1-21.PDF">media.defense.gov/2021/Jul/02/2002755437/-1/-1/0/IRC-FULL-REPORT-FINAL-1923-7-1-21.PDF/IRC-FULL-REPORT-FINAL-1923-7-1-21.PDF</a>)
[cir] Improve Data Collection and Data Reporting on Others Forms of
Harassment and Discrimination that May Contribute to Risk for Sexual
Violence
Affected Public: Individuals.
Annual Burden Hours: 624,238.
Number of Respondents: 1,070,123.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 1,070,123.
Average Burden per Response: 35 minutes.
Frequency: As Required.
Unit commanders and organizational leaders must administer a DEOCS
during the Annual Force-wide administration. There is not a
standardized method for defining at which level in the hierarchy units
are required to take the DEOCS, how to define a unit, or how to define
unit membership. As a result, there may be overlap between DEOCS units
resulting in individuals taking more than one DEOCS. The additional
survey items included on the DEOCS to meet the requirement to gather
information on racial and ethnic issues among active duty and Reserve
component members is collected biennially (i.e. every other year).
Dated: July 25, 2025.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2025-14329 Filed 7-28-25; 8:45 am]
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