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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 101578-101579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29590]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2024-OS-0105]

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 January 
15, 2025.

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: Reginald Lucas, (571) 372-7574, or 
[email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Service Academy Gender 
Relations Survey; OMB Control Number 0704-0623.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Number of Respondents: 12,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 12,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 6,000.
    Needs and Uses: The legal requirements for the Service Academy 
Gender Relations (SAGR) surveys can be found in the following:

     10 United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 4361, as amended 
by John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, 
Section 532
     10 U.S.C., Section 481
     DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6495.02

    These legal requirements mandate that the SAGR solicit information 
relating to sexual assault, sexual harassment, and gender 
discrimination in the Military Service Academies (MSAs), as well as the 
climate at the MSAs and social perspectives. MSAs include the U.S. 
Military Service Academy (USMA), the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), and 
U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA). The requirements state that the 
assessment cycle consists of surveys and focus groups during alternate 
years. They also give the Department authority to conduct such surveys 
under the guidance of the USD(P&R). The U.S. Coast Guard Academy 
(USCGA), the only Federal Military Academy within the Department of 
Homeland Security, is not required to participate in the assessments 
codified by U.S.C. 10. However, USCGA officials requested the Coast 
Guard be included, beginning in 2008, to evaluate and improve their 
programs addressing sexual assault and sexual harassment. Similarly, 
the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), under the Department of 
Transportation, requested their inclusion beginning in 2012. USCGA and 
USMMA will continue to participate in the assessments. Surveys of USCGA 
and USMMA are not covered under this DoD licensure and will not be 
mentioned further.
    The Office of People Analytics (OPA) administers both web-based and 
paper-and-pen surveys to support the personnel information needs of the 
USD(P&R). The SAGR survey expands a series of surveys that began in 
2004 with the DoD Inspector General's first survey, subsequently 
transferred to OPA. OPA conducted the SAGR survey at the MSAs in 2005, 
2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, and 2024. The 2020 
administration of the survey was postponed due to the COVID-19 
pandemic. The first focus group assessment was conducted in 2007, with 
subsequent focus groups in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 
and 2023. Information from the SAGR surveys will be used by DoD policy 
offices, the Military Departments, the MSAs, and Congress for program 
evaluation and, specifically, to assess and improve policies, programs, 
practices, and training related to gender relations at the MSAs. OPA 
will provide reports to DoD policy offices, each Military Department, 
the MSAs, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Congress.
    The target population of the SAGR consists of all students at the 
MSAs: USMA, USNA, and USAFA, including the Preparatory Schools. 
Excluded are Service Academy Students who are (1) non-citizens and (2) 
are visiting from another MSA. Students under 18 years of age are also 
excluded. Working with the MSAs, we estimate the approximate numbers of 
cadets and midshipmen to be 14,200. The survey will be administered to 
all cadets/midshipmen (i.e., a census). Based on the 2022 SAGR survey 
that had an 81% response rate, we estimate a 75% response rate. To 
achieve sufficient statistical analytical power, we will include a 
census of the population of interest in the study to achieve sufficient 
coverage.
    Each Academy notifies students about the survey with an electronic 
message explaining the overall survey process and providing them 
instructions on how to select a session for administration of the 
survey. OPA staff is on location during the survey week to brief 
students and administer the survey in person using a paper survey. 
Sessions are typically scheduled from 0700 through 1500 and follow the 
Academy's class periods. Attendance is checked when a student arrives 
for their session (attendance is only for purposes of following up and 
not for identifying survey responses by individuals). Academy officials 
follow up with students who do not appear at their designation session 
and reschedule accordingly. OPA staff provides an overview briefing on 
the purpose for the survey. Students are advised they may leave at any 
time after the briefing if they choose not to complete the survey.
    Data will be weighted, using an industry standard process, to 
reflect each Academy's population as of the time of the survey. 
Weighting produces survey estimates of population totals, proportions, 
and means (as well as other statistics) that are representative of 
their respective populations. OPA creates variance strata so precision 
measures can be associated with each estimate. We produce precision 
measures for reporting categories using 95% confidence intervals with 
the goal of achieving a precision of 5% or less (e.g, 80% (+/-5%)) of 
cadets/midshipmen are satisfied with their training).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Biennial.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald Lucas.

    Dated: December 11, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-29590 Filed 12-13-24; 8:45 am]
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