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1Total hourly compensation for all civilian 

workers is estimated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor 

Statistics to be $43.26: Employer Costs for 

Employee Compensation, June 2023, Table 1, 

(https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ecec_

09122023.pdf). 

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Consumer 

Product Safety Commission (CPSC or 

Commission) announces that the 

Commission has submitted to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) a 

request for extension of approval of a 

collection of information from persons 

who may voluntarily participate in 

consumer focus groups. CPSC has also 

requested a revision of that collection. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) previously approved the 

collection of information under Control 

Number 3041–0136. OMB’s most recent 

extension of approval will expire on 

March 31, 2024. On November 28, 2023, 

CPSC published a notice in the Federal 

Register to announce the agency’s 

intention to seek extension of approval 

of the collection of information. The 

Commission received no comments. 

Therefore, by publication of this notice, 

the Commission announces that CPSC 

has submitted to the OMB a request for 

extension of approval of that collection 

of information. 

DATES: Submit comments on the 

collection of information by March 14, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments about 

this request by email: OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov or fax: 202– 

395–6881. Comments by mail should be 

sent to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for the CPSC, Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 

20503. In addition, written comments 

that are sent to OMB also should be 

submitted electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. 

CPSC–2010–0046. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Gillham, Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 

504–7791, or by email to: pra@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC 

seeks to extend the following currently 

approved collection of information, and 

to revise it to include additional forms 

of qualitative studies: 

Title: Focus Groups and Other 

Qualitative Studies. 

OMB Number: 3041–0136. 

Type of Review: Extension and 

revision of collection. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Consumers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

CPSC estimates that this collection will 

involve 2,620 participants, including 

prospective focus group participants 

who are screened but ultimately not 

selected for participation. 

Estimated Time per Response: We 

estimate that the average response time 

for each participant will be 1.1 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

Based on CPSC’s estimates that 2,620 

participants will each spend an average 

of 1.1 hours responding to the 

collection, CPSC estimates that the total 

annual burden of this collection is 2,882 

hours. The annualized cost to 

respondents for the information 

collection is $124,675.32 (2,882 hours × 

$43.26/hour), as estimated from total 

compensation data available from the 

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.1

General Description of Collection: 

Section 5(a) of the Consumer Product 

Safety Act (CPSA), 15 U.S.C. 2054(a), 

authorizes the Commission to conduct 

studies and investigations relating to the 

causes and prevention of deaths, 

accidents, injuries, illnesses, other 

health impairments, and economic 

losses associated with consumer 

products. Section 5(b) of the CPSA, 15 

U.S.C. 2054(b), further provides that the 

Commission may conduct research, 

studies, and investigations on the safety 

of consumer products. The Commission 

may also test consumer products and 

develop product safety test methods and 

testing devices. 

To help identify and evaluate 

product-related incidents, Commission 

staff invites and obtains direct feedback 

from consumers on issues related to 

product safety, such as recall 

effectiveness, product use, and 

perceptions regarding safety issues. The 

information that CPSC collects from 

future focus groups—including usability 

studies and ethnographic studies for 

consumer products, which are being 

added to this revised collection—will 

help inform the Commission’s 

identification and evaluation of 

consumer products and product uses by 

providing insight and information into 

consumer perceptions and usage 

patterns. In some cases, one-on-one 

interviews may be conducted as a more 

in-depth extension of a focus group, or 

in place of a traditional focus group or 

study. This information may also assist 

the Commission in its efforts to support 

voluntary standards activities and help 

CPSC identify emerging consumer safety 

issues requiring additional research. In 

addition, based on the information 

obtained, CPSC may be able to improve 

the readability and comprehension of 

safety information provided to the 

public. 

Alberta E. Mills, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02901 Filed 2–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

[Docket ID: USA–2024–HQ–0002] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: 60-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Army Research Institute (ARI) for the 

Behavioral and Social Sciences 

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://

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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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