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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 the U.S. Army Research 

Institute for the Behavioral & Social 

Sciences; 6000 6th Street, Fort Belvoir, 

VA 22060, ATTN: Dr. Krystal N. Roach, 

or call 703–545–2339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Experiences of Junior Soldiers 

in Alaska; OMB Control Number: 0702– 

ALSK. 

Needs and Uses: At the direction of 

the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army and 

the Assistant Secretary for Manpower & 

Reserve Affairs (ASA M&RA), the ARI 

for the Behavioral and Social Sciences 

is completing a longitudinal 

examination of performance, attitudes, 

and behaviors of Soldiers who select to 

come to Alaska as their first duty station 

at time of enlistment, also known as 

Option 20 Soldiers. The U.S. Army has 

initiated a variety of actions aimed at 

improving quality of life for Soldiers in 

Alaska in order to reduce rates of 

harmful behaviors and increase the 

ability for Soldiers to thrive. This survey 

collection will collect data from a 

sample of Army junior enlisted Soldiers 

in Alaska to investigate the impacts of 

living and working in Alaska on 

effectiveness, quality of life, cohesion, 

leadership, recruiting and retention. ARI 

is also investigating potential 

differences between Option 20 Soldiers 

and Non-Option 20 Soldiers. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 200. 

Number of Respondents: 400. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 400. 

Average Burden per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Frequency: Once. 

Dated: February 7, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02957 Filed 2–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2024–OS–0013] 

Proposed Collection; 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. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

OUSD(P&R) 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 April 15, 2024. 

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, Regulatory Directorate, 

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 Department of Defense, 

Office of People Analytics, 4800 Mark 

Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350– 

1400; Ms. Carol Newell, 571–372–1109. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Status of the Forces Survey of 

Reserve Members; OMB Control 

Number: 0704–0616. 

Needs and Uses: The Status of Forces 

Reserve Survey (SOFS–R) is an annual 

DoD-wide large-scale survey of Reserve 

Component members that is used in 

evaluating existing policies and 

programs, establishing baseline 

measures before implementing new 

policies and programs, and monitoring 

the progress of existing policies/ 

programs. The survey assesses topics 

such as financial well-being, retention 

intention, stress, tempo, readiness, 

satisfaction, and suicide awareness. 

Data is aggregated by appropriate 

demographics, including Service, 

paygrade, gender, race/ethnicity, and 

other indicators. In order to be able to 

meet reporting requirements for DoD 

leadership, the Military Services, and 

Congress, the survey needs to be 

completed in on annual basis. The legal 

requirements for the SOFS–R can be 

found in the Fiscal Year 2016 National 

Defense Authorization Act, title VI, 

subtitle F, subpart 661. This legal 

requirement mandates that the SOFS–R 

solicit information on financial literacy 

and preparedness. Results will be used 

by the Service Secretaries to evaluate 

and update financial literacy training 

and will be submitted in a report to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the 

Senate and the House of 

Representatives. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Annual Burden Hours: 6,425. 

Number of Respondents: 19,275. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 19,275. 

Average Burden per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Dated: February 7, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02953 Filed 2–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2024–OS–0011] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness 


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