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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://

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. To 

fulfill the requirement outlined in DoDI 

1350.02 of fielding a survey to assess 

racial and ethnic relations in the 

military, a sample of active duty and 

Reserve component members who take 

the DEOCS in 2024 will be provided 

additional questions on racial and 

ethnic issues. 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Defense Organizational 

Climate Survey (DEOCS)—Version 5.1; 

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: 

• FY13 NDAA, Section 572 

• FY14 NDAA, Section 1721 

• DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6400.11, ‘‘DoD 

Integrated Primary Prevention Policy 

for Prevention Workforce and 

Leaders’’ 

• DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1350.02, ‘‘DoD 

Military Equal Opportunity Program’’ 

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]. The DEOCS 

fielded in 2024 will also include items 

that meet the requirement to collect 

information on racial and ethnic issues 

among active duty and Reserve 

component members. To reduce survey 

burden, the Department identified the 

DEOCS as the most appropriate existing 

survey vehicle to collect this 

information. The statutory and policy 

requirements for collecting information 

on racial and ethnic issues among active 

duty and Reserve component members 

can be found in the following: 

• Immediate Actions to Improve 

Diversity & Inclusion (Esper, 2020) 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 926,973. 

Number of Respondents: 1,589,098. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 1,589,098. 

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: September 26, 2023. 

Natalie M. Ragland, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DOD–2023–HA–0093] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 

(OASD(HA)), Department of Defense 

(DoD). 

ACTION: 60-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Defense Health Agency 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 


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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 November 28, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 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 08D09, 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:// 

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 Health Agency, 

7700 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 

22042, Amanda Grifka, 703–681–1771. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Prescription Drop Off/ 

Activation Form; DHA Form 298; OMB 

Control Number 0720–PDOA. 

Needs and Uses: DHA Form 298, 

Prescription Drop-Off/Activation, is a 

standardized form for prescription 

activation/drop-off across all military 

medical treatment facilities (MTFs). 

DHA Form 298 allows pharmacy 

patients the option to request the MTF 

pharmacy activate/process their 

prescriptions without having to wait in 

a line to speak with pharmacy staff. This 

may also include the ability to drop off 

the form outside of normal pharmacy 

hours. Copies of the form may be 

provided physically in the MTF, or it is 

possible that MTFs may provide it 

electronically for patient use to 

complete/print at their convenience. 

The MTF pharmacy uses the 

information provided in the form to 

process the requested prescriptions for 

the patients to pick up later. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 5,000. 

Number Of Respondents: 100,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 100,000. 

Average Burden Per Response: 3 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Dated: September 26, 2023. 

Natalie M. Ragland, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21540 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2023–OS–0057] 

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. 

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 October 30, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. 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, whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Non Typical Military 

Community Representatives; 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 Collection. 

Number of Respondents: 32. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 32. 

Average Burden per Response: 1 hour. 

Annual Burden Hours: 32. 

Needs and Uses: The Independent 

Review Commission (IRC) on Sexual 

Assault in the Military recommended 

that the Department develop and hold 

leaders appropriately accountable for 

prevention (IRC Recommendation 2.1b) 

and determine the optimum full-time 

prevention workforce (IRC 

Recommendation 2.2c). The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

obtain information on the structural and 

systemic barriers and facilitators that 

must be considered when building a 

system for prevention and 

implementing prevention. 

Affected Public: DoD Service 

members, DoD civilians. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

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: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 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 http://

www.regulations.gov 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 whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil. 

Dated: September 26, 2023. 

Natalie M. Ragland, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21543 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0139] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Teacher Education Assistance for 

College and Higher Education Grant 

Eligibility Regulations 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 


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