[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32389-32390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11523]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0063]


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.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
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

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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 August 
1, 2022.

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, Attn: 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 Defense Human 
Resources Activity, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 08F05, Alexandria, VA 
22350, LaTarsha Yeargins, 571-372-2089.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Survey on the Strengths and 
Challenges of Military Relationships; OMB Control Number 0704-SCMR.
    Needs and Uses: This collection is a DoD-sponsored comprehensive 
research study on the military-specific risk factors for domestic abuse 
and the best approaches across the coordinated community response to 
mitigate those factors. This collection is necessary to identify 
sustainable solutions to decreasing incidents and preventing violence 
before it occurs. This project is required by statute and will support 
(a) the programmatic needs of the sponsoring office: The Family 
Advocacy Program with Military Community and Family Policy, (b) 
Congressional requirements per SEC. 549C of the FY21 National Defense 
Authorization Act, (c) the current administration's priority to address 
gender-based violence, and (d) implementation of some recommendations 
contained in the U.S. Government Accountability Office Report 21-289, 
released May 6, 2021.
    Domestic abuse can result in devastating personal consequences and 
societal costs, is incompatible with military values, and reduces 
mission readiness. The (OUSD(P&R)) Strategy for 2030 identifies a goal 
of resilient and adaptive total force. Without this study, the DoD 
risks continued incidents of domestic abuse across the armed forces. 
This survey will be fielded with active-duty married service members, 
active-duty unmarried service members in romantic relationships, and 
spouses of active-duty service members. Respondents will provide 
information, currently not available from other sources, to help DoD 
understand the strengths and challenges facing military couples, and in 
particular, the risk factors for and outcomes of military domestic 
abuse. Survey results will be used by the sponsor to improve the 
domestic abuse prevention and response system to better serve the needs 
of today's military couples.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 20,000.
    Number of Respondents: 80,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 80,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: Once.

    Dated: May 24, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-11523 Filed 5-27-22; 8:45 am]
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