[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 117 (Friday, June 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 34707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14745]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DoD-2010-OS-0082]


Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is submitting to OMB for emergency 
clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 
The Department of Defense Comprehensive Review Working Group (CRWG) is 
the working group the Secretary of Defense directed to examine the 
issues associated with a repeal of the law known as ``Don't Ask, Don't 
Tell.'' As part of this study, CRWG has requested that RAND update its 
report on ``Sexual Orientation and U.S. Military Personnel Policy: 
Options and Assessment.'' A shortened comment period of 5 days is 
necessary because the collection of information by RAND to update their 
report on sexual orientation in the military is needed prior to the 
submission of CRWG's report to the Secretary of Defense to inform its 
recommendations to the Secretary. RAND's report, therefore, must be 
finished by mid-September 2010. As RAND's report requires the 
collection of data from numerous different sources in a range of 
locations throughout the country and world, it is necessary to begin 
data collection procedures as earlier as possible in June, 2010.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by June 23, 
2010.
    Title and OMB Number: Police, Fire, Private-Sector Organizations 
and Colleges/Universities Interviews; OMB Control Number 0704-TBD.
    Type of Request: New.
    Police and Fire Interviews:
    Number of Respondents: 70.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 70.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Annual Burden Hours: 70 hours.
    Private-Sector Organizations and Colleges/Universities Interviews:
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 20.
    Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour.
    Annual Burden Hours: 20 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Department of Defense Comprehensive Review 
Working Group (CRWG) is the working group the Secretary of Defense 
directed to examine the issues associated with a repeal of the law 
known as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'' The CRWG is studying what impact, 
if any, repeal would have on military readiness, military 
effectiveness, unit cohesion, recruiting, retention, and family 
readiness. As part of these efforts, RAND was asked to update its 
report on sexual orientation in the military from 1993 and look at how 
repeal may impact the military. To give the broadest view of the 
potential impact repeal would have, RAND is talking with and studying a 
range of state government agencies and institutions, universities, and 
private companies. By talking to these groups, RAND will be able to 
give a better understanding of how, based on comparable experiences in 
other settings, repeal could impact the military. RAND's study is, 
therefore, an important piece CRWG's report to the Secretary of Defense 
that will also inform the writing of other sections of the final 
report.
    Affected Public: Business of other for-profit; state, local or 
tribal government.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Seehra at the Office of Management and 
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Room 3C843. Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    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 
information collection, please write to Col. Donna Alberto, DoD 
Comprehensive Review Working Group, Crystal Mall 2, 1801 S. Bell St., 
Suite 409, Arlington, VA; or call (703) 602-2917.

    Dated: June 14, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-14745 Filed 6-17-10; 8:45 am]
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