Proposed Collection; Comment Request
| Published date | 07 July 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 35759 |
| Record Number | 2021-14455 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Defense Department |
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•Propose ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
•Propose ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments
A 60-day Notice requesting public
comment was published in the Federal
Register on April 1, 2021 at 86:17140.
This comment period ended June 1,
2021. No public comments were
received from this Notice.
Title of Collection: Applicant
Operational and Financial Management
Survey.
OMB Control Number: 3045–0102.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Businesses and Organizations and State,
Local or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1,500.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 3,000.
Abstract: This survey is intended to
collect information about the capacity of
applicants to manage federal grant
funds. Per 2 CFR 200.205, AmeriCorps
must evaluate the degree of risk posed
by an applicant. Information from the
survey will be used to assess an
organization’s operational and financial
management capabilities prior to
receiving a federal award and may also
be used to support future monitoring
activities, should the applicant receive
federal funds from AmeriCorps.
AmeriCorps seeks to renew the current
information collection. The information
collection will otherwise be used in the
same manner as the existing
application. The currently approved
information collection expired on May
30, 2021 and AmeriCorps seeks to
continue using the currently approved
information collection until the revised
information collection is approved by
OMB.
Dated: June 30, 2021.
Linda Southcott,
Director, Office of Monitoring.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID DoD–2021–OS–0059]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
AGENCY
: The Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION
: Information collection notice.
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
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 September 7,
2021.
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: DoD cannot receive written
comments at this time due to the
COVID–19 pandemic. Comments should
be sent electronically to the docket
listed above.
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 Ms. Angela Duncan at
the Department of Defense, Washington
Headquarters Services, ATTN:
Executive Services Directorate,
Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center
Drive, Suite 03F09–09, Alexandria, VA
22350–3100 or call 571–372–7574.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Service Academy Gender
Relations Survey; OMB Control Number
0704–SAGR.
Needs and Uses: The legal
requirements for the Service Academy
Gender Relations (SAGR) surveys can be
found in the following:
•10 U.S.C. 4361, as amended by John
Warner National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2007, Sec. 532.
•10 U.S.C. 481.
•Department of Defense Instruction
(DoDI) 6495.02 and 6495.03.
These legal requirements mandate
that the SAGR solicit information
relating to sexual assault, sexual
harassment, and gender discrimination
in the MSAs, as well as the climate at
the MSAs and social perspectives.
MSAs include the U.S. Military
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
Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)).
The U.S. Coast Guard Academy
(USCGA), the only Federal Military
Academy within the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), is not
required to participate in the
assessments codified by U.S.C. Section
10. However, USCGA officials requested
the Coast Guard be included, beginning
in 2008, in order 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 (DOT),
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,
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2014, 2016, and 2018. The 2020
administration of the survey was
postponed due to the COVID–19
pandemic. The 2022 survey would be
the ninth iteration of the SAGR survey.
The first focus group assessment was
conducted in 2007, with subsequent
focus groups in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015,
2017, 2019, and 2021. Information from
the SAGR surveys will be used by 4 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 (JCS), and Congress.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Annual Burden Hours: 5,000 hours.
Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 10,000.
Average Burden per Response: 30
minutes.
Frequency: Biennially.
The target population of the 2022
SAGR will consist of all students at the
Military Service Academies (MSAs):
U.S. Military Academy (USMA), U.S.
Naval Academy (USNA), and U.S. Air
Force Academy (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 2018 SAGR
survey that had a 73% response rate, we
estimate a 70% 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
designated 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).
Dated: June 29, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID DoD–2021–OS–0017]
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
AGENCY
: Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness,
Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION
: 30-Day information collection
notice.
SUMMARY
: The DoD 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 August 6, 2021.
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, or
whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-
information-collections@mail.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Federal Write-In Absentee
Ballot (FWAB); SF 186; OMB Control
Number 0704–0502.
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 1,200,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 1,200,000.
Average Burden per Response: 15
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 300,000 hours.
Needs and Uses: The Uniformed and
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
(UOCAVA), 52 U.S.C. 203, requires the
Presidential designee (Secretary of
Defense) to prescribe an official backup
ballot for use by the States to permit
absent uniformed services voters and
overseas voters to participate in general,
special, primary, and runoff elections
for Federal office. The collected
information will be used by State and
local election officials to process
uniformed service members, spouses,
and overseas citizens who submit their
information to register to vote or receive
an absentee ballot.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
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.dd-
dod-information-collections@mail.mil.
Dated: June 29, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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