[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 61 (Thursday, April 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17143-17144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06716]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

[Docket ID: DoD-2021-OS-0021]


Submission for OMB Review; 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: Consistent with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its 
implementing regulations, this document provides notice DoD is 
submitting an Information Collection Request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information on active duty 
spouses to determine the effectiveness of the Department's family 
support programs. DoD requests emergency processing and OMB 
authorization to collect the information after publication of this 
Notice for a period of six months.

DATES: Comments must be received by April 16, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The Department has requested emergency processing from OMB 
for this information collection request by 15 days after publication of 
this notice. Interested parties can access the supporting materials and 
collection instrument as well as submit comments and recommendations to 
OMB at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 15-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection. They will also become a matter of public record.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The results of the Active Duty Spouse Survey 
(ADSS) provide leadership with an understanding of the effectiveness of 
the Department's family support programs. Given deployment and family

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life cycles, it allows policy offices to monitor changes in attitudes/
opinions, evaluate effectiveness of recent initiatives, and provide 
insight into topics such as financial well-being, overall health, life 
in the military, spouse unemployment, and use of military-provided 
resources. Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, DoD has delayed 
implementation in order to review and modify questions as needed to 
ensure an adequate response rate. This exemption will allow this survey 
to be fielded in May 2021 so results will be available by the end of 
2021.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Active Duty Spouse Survey.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 11,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 11,500.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 5750.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Biannually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
DoD, including whether the information collected has practical utility; 
(2) the accuracy of DoD's estimate of the burden (including hours and 
cost) of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including automated collection techniques or the use of 
other forms of information technology.

    Dated: March 29, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-06716 Filed 3-31-21; 8:45 am]
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