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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 11 (Friday, January 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5837-5838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01137]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-OS-0121]

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 February 
18, 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, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Recruiting, Retaining, and 
Promoting Servicemembers who Identify as Hispanic or Latino/Latina; OMB 
Control Number 0704-RPSS.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 2,140.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 2,140.
    Average Burden per Response: 36.17 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,290.
    Needs and Uses: Over the last several years, the DoD has been 
concerned about the force's ethnic composition due to 
underrepresentation of Hispanic or Latino/Latina service members in the 
senior grades across the services. The Fiscal Year 2022 National 
Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Section 572, also requires a study 
focused on the recruitment, retention, and promotion of service members 
identifying as Hispanic. To address these items covered by the FY22 
NDAA, OUSD (P&R) Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) has 
contracted with CNA to conduct a study to identify and address gaps in 
DoD's understanding of the recruitment, retention, and career 
progression of Hispanic service members; evaluate past efforts and 
initiatives by DoD and the services aimed at increasing Hispanic 
representation; and identify key lessons learned or best practices that 
should inform future initiatives. As part of this study, CNA will 
conduct service-specific in-person and virtual focus groups with 
active-duty service members in the Marine Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force, 
and Space Force. The voluntary focus groups will inquire about focus 
group participants' opinions and experiences based on their military 
careers. The purpose of the focus groups is to better understand the 
challenges that service members face in recruiting, retention, and 
promotion, especially for those who identify as Hispanic or Latino/
Latina.
    Additionally, Florida International University, a subcontractor to 
CNA on this study, will conduct a survey among eligible members of the 
general Hispanic population who are registered to vote in the United 
States (U.S.), analyze the survey data, and produce a report detailing 
findings and recommendations for ODEI. The intent of the survey is to 
examine factors that influence the U.S. Hispanic population's 
perceptions of military service in the U.S. Armed Services and to 
identify the root causes for the notable disparity in the recruitment, 
retention, and promotion of service members who identify as Hispanic. 
Participation in the survey will be voluntary.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Once.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald Lucas.

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    Dated: January 13, 2025.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2025-01137 Filed 1-16-25; 8:45 am]
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