[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 60 (Friday, March 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17322-17323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06454]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2020-OS-0034]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Defense, DoD.

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Chief Management Officer, Washington Headquarters 
Services (WHS) 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 May 26, 
2020.

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: Department of Defense, Office of the Chief Management 
Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    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 James 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: 
Regular Generic Clearance for the Collection of Focus Groups, Usability 
Studies, Preliminary and Formative Research, Routine Reports and Survey 
Testing; OMB Control Number 0704-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: The proposed information collection activity 
provides a means to gather data science, conduct qualitative analysis, 
statistical experiments, program evaluation, test development, and 
forecasting in an efficient, timely manner in order to improve and 
monitor DoD programs and policies that impact the general public. These 
collections will provide insights

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into existing programs and support the construction of new studies and 
programs. In accordance with the Executive Services Directorate 
commitment to be the preeminent provider of knowledge managements 
services to the warfighter, Department and throughout the Federal 
government, these collections will allow for ongoing collaborative and 
actionable communications between the Agency and its customers and 
stakeholders. The information collected will contribute directly to the 
improvement of program management, surveys, studies and research.
    The information collections will be used to plan and design 
surveys, conduct initial testing, and. The collections will not raise 
substantive policy issues, issues of significant concern to other 
agencies, be used to make high-level policy or resource allocation 
decisions or involve potentially controversial topics. Date collected 
will not be generalized to the overall population. However, the 
collections will be low-burden, may involve the use of statistical 
rigor, and may publish their results. The participation of respondents 
will be voluntary and Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is 
collected only to the extent necessary and is not retained.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; individuals or 
households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 300,000.
    Number of Respondents: 300,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 300,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: March 24, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-06454 Filed 3-26-20; 8:45 am]
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