[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41045-41046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16405]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

[Docket ID: USN-2013-0027]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Department of the Navy announces a proposed 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 
September 9, 2013.

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: Federal Docket Management System Office, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, 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.
    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow 
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

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 Office of the 
Judge Advocate General, ATTN: Special Assistant for Strategic Planning 
(SASP). 1322 Patterson Ave SE., Suite 3000, Washington Navy Yard, DC 
20374-5066, or call SASP at 202-685-5185.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: JAGC Application Survey; 
OMB Control Number 0703-0059.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General requires a 
method to improve recruiting and accession board processes to recruit 
and select the best individuals as judge advocates. A survey will allow 
the JAG Corps to assess whether certain traits and/or behaviors are 
indicators of future success in the JAG Corps. If the survey results 
reveal statistically significant personal indicators of success, then 
those factors can provide a reliable basis for focusing recruiting 
efforts and making more efficient selection decisions.
    Affected Public: Individuals applying for a commission as an 
officer in the United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps.
    Annual Burden Hours: 600.

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    Number of Respondents: approximately 800.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes.
    Frequency: Survey will be available to individuals who submit an 
application throughout the year.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    This online applicant survey will help analyze Navy JAG Corps 
applicants and focus future recruiting efforts. A Navy JAG Corps 
application consists of personal academic history (e.g., grade point 
average and Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) scores), as well as 
objective assessments of traits and values through a structured 
interview score. This survey gathers information about an applicant's 
personality traits and tendencies, but the results are not part of the 
application. After selection of candidates for commission, an 
individual's survey results will be combined with that individual's 
application data and with measures of performance by that officer over 
time. Collectively, this information will provide a more thorough 
picture of an individual officer. Through this longitudinal study, the 
Navy JAG Corps will determine if any particular personal activities, 
academic performance, or personality traits (or combination of factors) 
constitute statistically significant indicators of success as Navy JAG 
Corps officers. If so, then recruiting efforts and selection criteria 
can be modified to find efficiencies and reduce costs.

    Dated: July 1, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-16405 Filed 7-8-13; 8:45 am]
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