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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2022–OS–0010] 

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 Department of Defense 

has submitted to 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 May 11, 2022. 

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: Armed Forces Workplace and 

Equal Opportunity Survey; OMB 

Control Number 0704–WEOS. 

Type of Request: Regular. 

Number of Respondents: 62,100. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 62,100. 

Average Burden per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 31,050 hours. 

Needs and Uses: The statutory 

requirements direct the DoD to conduct 

surveys to solicit information on racial 

and ethnic issues, including issues 

relating to harassment, discrimination, 

and the climate in the Armed Forces for 

forming professional relationships 

among members of various racial and 

ethnic groups. Specifically, surveys 

conducted under Title 10 U.S.C. 481 

shall be conducted to solicit information 

on the following: 

• Indicators of positive and negative 

trends for professional and personal 

relationships among members of all 

racial and ethnic groups. 

• The effectiveness of DoD policies 

designed to improve relationships 

among all racial and ethnic groups. 

• The effectiveness of current 

processes for complaints on, and 

investigations into, racial and ethnic 

discrimination. 

Moreover, in the 2020 National 

Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as 

modified by the 2021 NDAA, the DoD 

was further directed to conduct a survey 

to assess whether or not military 

members witnessed or experienced 

extremism in their workplace, as well as 

whether or not those experiences were 

reported. To reduce survey burden, the 

Department identified the Workplace 

and Equal Opportunity (WEO) survey as 

the most appropriate existing survey 

vehicle to collect this information. As 

such, the 2022 WEO survey will be the 

first survey to collect and report on this 

new statutory requirement. Prior to 

including the new exposure to 

extremism metric on the 2022 WEO, the 

Department engaged in a year-long 

robust metric development and 

validation study to ensure results are 

collected consistently, and also to 

ensure results accurately measure the 

experiences required by law and IAW 

DoDI 1325.06 which define prohibited 

extremist activities for military 

members. The statutory and policy 

requirements for the WEO can be found 

in the following: 

• FY03 NDAA 

• FY20 NDAA, Section 593 

• FY21 NDAA, Section 553 

• 10 U.S.C., Section 481 

• 10 U.S.C., Section 136 

• 10 U.S.C., Section 1782 

• 10 U.S.C., Section 2358 

• DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1100.13, 

‘‘Surveys of DoD Personnel’’ 

• DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1350.02, ‘‘DoD 

Military Equal Opportunity Program’’ 

• Immediate Actions to Improve 

Diversity & Inclusion (Esper, 2020) 

Overall, the results of the survey will 

assess progress, identify shortfalls, and 

revise policies and programs as needed, 

related to issues directly affecting 

military members. Data from this survey 

will be presented to the OUSD(P&R), 

Congress, and DoD policy and program 

offices to assess and improve policies, 

programs, practices, and training related 

to racial/ethnic relations in the Armed 

Forces informed by current and 

statistically reliable information. 

Analysis will include the Office of 

People Analytics’ standard products: An 

executive report highlighting key 

findings, a trends/tabulations report (a 

set of relative frequency distributions of 

each question, and cross-tabulations of 

survey questions by key stratifying 

variables), briefing slides, and a 

statistical methodology report. Ad hoc 

analyses requested by the policy office 

sponsors and other approved 

organizations may be conducted and 

published as needed and based on 

available staff. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Biennially. 

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: April 4, 2022. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2022–SCC–0007] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Streamlined Clearance Process for 

Discretionary Grants 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OS), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing an extension without change 

of a currently approved collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 11, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

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collection request by selecting 

‘‘Department of Education’’ under 

‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check 

‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ 

checkbox. Comments may also be sent 

to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Alfreida 

Pettiford, 202–453–7718. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Streamlined 

Clearance Process for Discretionary 

Grants. 

OMB Control Number: 1894–0001. 

Type of Review: An extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 3. 

Abstract: Section 3505(a)(2) of the 

PRA of 1995 provides the OMB Director 

authority to approve the streamlined 

clearance process proposed in this 

information collection request. This 

information collection request was 

originally approved by OMB in January 

of 1997. This information collection 

streamlines the clearance process for all 

discretionary grant information 

collections which do not fit the generic 

application process. The streamlined 

clearance process continues to reduce 

the clearance time for the U.S. 

Department of Education’s (ED’s) 

discretionary grant information 

collections by two months or 60 days. 

This is desirable for two major reasons: 

It would allow ED to provide better 

customer service to grant applicants and 

help meet ED’s goal for timely awards 

of discretionary grants. § 3474.20(d) 

adds the requirement for grantees to 

develop a dissemination plan for 

copyrighted work under open licensing. 

Information contained in the narrative 

of an application will be captured in the 

Evidence of Effectiveness Form. 

Dated: April 6, 2022. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board Chairs 

AGENCY: Office of Environmental 

Management, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an inperson/virtual hybrid meeting of the 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB) 

Chairs. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act requires that public 

notice of this online virtual meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Tuesday, May 3, 2022; 1:00 

p.m.–5:00 p.m. CDT; Wednesday, May 

4, 2022; 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. CDT. 

ADDRESSES: This hybrid meeting will be 

open to the public in-person and 

virtually (observation only). To attend, 

please contact Alyssa Harris by email, 

Alyssa.Harris@em.doe.gov, no later than 

5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 25, 

2022. 

Those participating in-person will 

meet at: The Carson Center—Myre River 

Room, 100 Kentucky Avenue, Paducah, 

KY 42003. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alyssa Harris, EM SSAB Federal 

Coordinator. U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585. Email: 

Alyssa.Harris@em.doe.gov. Telephone: 

(202) 586–7627. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda Topics 

Tuesday, May 3, 2022 

• EM Program Update 

• Chairs Round Robin 

• Public Comment 

• EM SSAB Recommendation Status 

• Administration Priorities Presentation 

• Board Business/Open Discussion 

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 

• Office of Technology Development 

Overview 

• Budget Update 

• Public Comment 

• Board Business/Open Discussion 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public in-person and 

virtually. To provide a safe meeting 

environment with social distancing, 

seating may be limited; attendees 

should register for attendance by 

sending an email to Alyssa.Harris@

em.doe.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. ET 

on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. The EM 

SSAB welcomes the attendance of the 

public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please note this when 

registering. Public comments will be 

accepted during the meeting for inperson participants and via email for 

virtual participants prior to and after the 

meeting. Comments received in writing 

no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on 

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 will be read 

aloud during the meeting. Comments 

will also be accepted after the meeting 

by no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on 

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 to be 

included in the official meeting record. 

Please send comments to Alyssa Harris 

at Alyssa.Harris@em.doe.gov. The 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. 

Minutes: Minutes will also be 

available at the following website: 

https://energy.gov/em/listings/chairsmeetings. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on April 5, 

2022. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

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