[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 78 (Monday, April 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 21180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8147]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
Readiness), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel 
and Readiness) announces the following proposed new public information 
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments 
are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden of the proposed information 
collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) 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 June 24, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the Office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Military Community and 
Family Policy/Family Violence Policy), Attn: LTC James N. Jackson, 4000 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000.

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 the above address or 
call at (703) 588-0874.
    Title and OMB Control Number: Understanding Domestic Violence in 
the Military--Rate Comparisons Between the Military and its Civilian 
Counterpart; OMB CONTROL NUMBER 0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to determine the prevalence, characteristics, and 
consequences of domestic violence among female members of the military 
community (female Service members and spouses of male Service members), 
and compare them to those of their civilian counterparts. The behaviors 
of interest include physical assault, rape and/or sexual assault, and 
stalking attributed to current or former spouses/boyfriends. The 
consequences include rates of injury and use of medical services. This 
information is necessary to help strengthen the Department's ability to 
design sound domestic violence prevention and intervention programs.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Federal Government; 
State, local or tribal government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 3,333.
    Number of Responses: 8,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 25 minutes.
    Frequency: One-time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The purpose of the proposed information collection is to conduct a 
methodological rigorous survey to determine and compare the prevalence, 
characteristics, and consequences of domestic violence among female 
members of the military community (female Service members and spouses 
of male Service members) and their civilian counterparts (women 18-45 
years of age). The survey will employ a questionnaire developed and 
fielded in 1995 for the National Violence Against Women Survey 
sponsored by the National Institute of Justice and the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention. It will be conducted by telephone using 
random digit dialing and computer assisted telephone interviewing 
software. Eight thousand respondents, 4,000 military (2,000 female 
Service members and 2,000 spouses of male Service members) and 4,000 
civilian, will be required for the survey. Informed consent will be 
obtained at the start of each interview, which is expected to last 25 
minutes on average. Respondents will be asked whether or not they have 
been victimized, the nature of the victimization, and the consequences 
of the victimization. Physical assault, rape and/or sexual assault, and 
stalking are among the sensitive subjects that will be examined.

    Dated: April 18, 2005.
Patrical L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-8147 Filed 4-22-05; 8:45 am]
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