[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6091-6092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2725]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2012-OS-0012]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness (USD(P&R)), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the USD(P&R) announces an 
extension of a 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 the burden of the proposed information collection; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) 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 April 9, 
2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:

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     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, 2nd Floor, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-
3100.
    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 DoD Sexual Assault 
Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO), 1401 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 
402, Arlington, VA 22209, ATTN: Ms. Darlene Sullivan, (703) 696-8695.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Defense Sexual Assault 
Incident Database (DSAID); OMB Control Number 0704-0482.
    Needs and Uses: Section 563 of Public Law (Pub. L.) 110-417, the 
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 
mandated the implementation of a centralized, case-level database for 
the collection, in a manner consistent with DoD regulations for 
Unrestricted and Restricted Reporting, and maintenance of information 
regarding sexual assaults involving a member of the Armed Forces, 
including information, if available, about the nature of the assault, 
the victim, the offender, and case outcomes in connection with the 
assault.
    DSAID will include the capability for entering records and 
interfacing data; generating predefined and ad hoc reports; and 
conducting case and business management. Specifically, the system will 
be a warehouse of sexual assault case information; have the ability to 
run queries and reports; provide the Sexual Assault Response 
Coordinator (SARC) with the capability to interface and manage case-
level data; include victim, subject, and case outcomes in connection 
with the assault; allow for Sexual Assault Prevention and Response 
(SAPR) Program Administration and Management; and include additional 
business management functionalities.
    Affected Public: Federal Government; Individuals or Households; 
Business or Other For-Profit; Not-For-Profit Institutions; Farms; 
State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 3200 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 3200.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The system will collect data regarding incidence of sexual assaults 
involving persons required by Section 577(f) of Public Law 108-375, 
NDAA for FY05; Section 596(c) of Public Law 109-163, the NDAA for FY06; 
Section 583 of Public Law 109-364, the NDAA for FY07; Sections 561 and 
562 of Public Law 111-84, the NDAA for FY10; and Section 1631 of Public 
Law 111-383, NDAA for FY11. Those individuals are as follows: Active 
duty Service members; National Guard members on Title 10, United States 
Code (U.S.C.); National Guard members on Title 32, U.S.C.; Service 
members who are on active duty but were victims of sexual assault prior 
to enlistment or commissioning; Active duty Reserve members; military 
dependents age 18 and older; DoD Civilians and their family dependents 
18 years of age and older; DoD Contractors; other government civilians; 
U.S. Civilians; and foreign military members.
    At the Military Service level, SARCs and SAPR Victim Advocates (VA) 
work with victims to ensure that they are aware of services available 
and have contact with medical treatment personnel and DoD law 
enforcement entities. At the DoD level, only de-identified information 
is used to respond to mandated reporting requirements.

    Dated: January 19, 2012.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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