[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 167 (Thursday, August 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52966-52967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18868]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

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


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance 
the following proposal for collection of information under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by 
September 28, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent

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within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela James, 571-372-7574, or [email protected].

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.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 300,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 300,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 50,000.
    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 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. Data 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; not for profit 
institutions; individuals or households; State, local, or tribal 
governments; Federal government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
    You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by 
Docket ID number and title, by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, Docket ID 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.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela James.
    Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should 
be sent to Ms. James at [email protected].

    Dated: August 18, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-18868 Filed 8-26-20; 8:45 am]
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