[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 51 (Thursday, March 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 14741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05581]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2021-OS-0013]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, Department 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 Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
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 17, 
2021.

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: The DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to 
the COVID-19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the 
docket listed above.
    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 OUSD P&R/Accession 
Policy, Pentagon Room 3D1066, 1500 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 
20301-1500, Dennis Drogo, 703-697-9268.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: High School Recruiter 
Study; OMB Control Number 0704-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness has funded a RAND study to assess the level of 
access and cooperation recruiters currently experience with schools 
from around the country, identify high school practices and school/
school district policies that may facilitate or hinder recruiter access 
and provide recommendations to OSD on how to improve current recruiter 
practices and high school compliance. RAND will use the qualitative 
data to assess the level of recruiter access and nature of cooperation 
with high schools, as well as to identify LEA/high school practices and 
other factors that hinder and or facilitate access.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 84.
    Number of Respondents: 84.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 84.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondents are high school districts (LEAs), high school 
administrators (e.g. principals or vice principals) and high school 
counselors to examine ways to improve recruiter access to high schools.

    Dated: March 12, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-05581 Filed 3-17-21; 8:45 am]
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