[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 37139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14915]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2021-OS-0061]


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 
September 13, 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: 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: Family Advocacy Program 
(FAP): Child Abuse and Domestic Abuse Incident Reporting System; OMB 
Control Number 0704-0536.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection provides the child 
abuse and domestic abuse incident data from the FAP Central Registry, 
as required by section 574 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
(NDAA) for FY 2017 (Pub. L. 114-328). In addition to meeting the 
Congressional requirement, this report provides critical aggregate 
information on the circumstances of child abuse/neglect and domestic 
abuse incidents, which further informs ongoing prevention and response 
efforts. The aggregate FAP Central Registry data derived from this 
information collection and submitted from each Military Service (Army, 
Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force) offers a DoD-wide description of the 
child abuse and neglect and domestic abuse incidents that are reported 
to FAP. Respondents to the collection are military members and 
associated family members who have been referred to the installation 
FAP after a reported incident of family maltreatment, either domestic 
abuse or child maltreatment. The purpose of the collection is to 
determine eligibility for FAP services and to initiate a clinical 
record.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 16,716 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 22,288.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 22,288.
    Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: July 7, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-14915 Filed 7-13-21; 8:45 am]
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