[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 120 (Friday, June 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33693-33694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13615]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2021-OS-0053]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: The 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 August 
24, 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 Ms. Angela Duncan 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: QuickCompass of Sexual 
Assault Prevention and Response Personnel (QSAPR), OMB Control Number 
0704-0603.
    Needs and Uses: The QuickCompass of Sexual Assault Prevention and 
Response Personnel (QSAPR) assesses perceived professional or other 
reprisal or retaliation; access to sufficient physical and mental 
health services as a result of the nature of their work; access to 
installation and unit commanders; access to victims and alleged 
offender's immediate commander; responsiveness of commanders to Sexual 
Assault Response Coordinators (SARCs); support and services provided to 
sexual assault victims; understanding of others of the process and 
their willingness to assist; adequacy of training received by SARCs and 
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) VAs to effectively 
perform their duties; and other factors affecting the ability of SARCs 
and SAPR VAs to perform their duties. In addition, the results of the 
survey will assess progress, identify shortfalls, and revise policies 
and programs as needed. The FY21 NDAA requires that not later than June 
30, 2021 the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) survey SARCs and SAPR VAs on 
their ability to perform duties. SECDEF is required to submit a report 
of the survey results and actions to be taken as a result of the survey 
to the Senate and House Committees on Armed Services. In order to be 
able to meet reporting requirements for DoD

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leadership, the Military Services, and Congress, the survey needs to be 
completed by May 2021 to be able to present results to leadership by 
the end of 2021. That will also allow the results to be shared with the 
Department and Congress in the DoD SAPRO Annual Report as they have 
been in previous cycles. Data will be aggregated and reported 
triennially in perpetuity. Ultimately, the study will provide a report 
to Congress and all of the data, programs, and computational details 
necessary for replication and peer review.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual burden hours: 1,667.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 5,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: Every 3 years.
    The target population for this survey will be all SARCs, VAs, and 
SVCs/VLCs who are either Active Duty, Reserves/National Guard, or a DoD 
civilian employee. The survey will solicit insights into 
characteristics of SAPR programs to better understand how responders 
are trained for their position and their perceptions of how well their 
program is supported and executed.
    The full online survey system will be hosted internally on OPA 
contractor servers. Participants will receive email communications 
notifying them about the importance of the survey, the confidential 
nature of the data collection, how the data will be used, and how to 
access the website. Respondents will be given a unique link and 
passcode to enter the survey in all email communications. They will 
receive up to no more than seven emails during the survey fielding. The 
reminder emails will be sent only to those selected sample members who 
have not yet responded to the survey or who are not active refusers. 
Once they complete the questions on the survey, there is a submit 
button to send their response.
    OPA weights the eligible respondents in order to make inferences 
about the entire population of SAPR Personnel. The weighting 
methodology utilizes standard weighting processes.

    Dated: June 16, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-13615 Filed 6-24-21; 8:45 am]
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