[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 135 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38054-38055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15282]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2021-OS-0063]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Defense Legal Services Agency, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Information collection request.

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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 inform the Department's briefing to the 
House and Senate Committees on the Armed Services on the implementation 
and effect of a section of the National Defense Authorization Act 
(NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18). 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 August 3, 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 Duncan, 571-372-7574, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The conference report accompanying the NDAA 
for FY21 (H. Rept. 116-617) requested that the Secretary of Defense 
brief the House and Senate Committees on the Armed Services on the 
implementation and effect of Section 1045 of the NDAA for FY18. 
Specifically, the briefing should include an ``evaluation of the 
effects, if any, of the limitations imposed by Section 1045 [of the 
NDAA for FY18] on the Department's ability both to attract experienced 
and qualified persons to public service in the DOD and to derive 
benefit from communications with former senior employees and 
officers.'' In order to inform this portion of the briefing, the 
Standards of Conduct Office must collect information from former 
General and Flag Officer and members of the SES that are subject to the 
post-Government employment restrictions imposed by Section 1045 of the 
NDAA for FY18.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Data Call for Former 
General/Flag Officers and SES; OMB Control Number 0704-NDAA.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 500.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 125.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One-time.
    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

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(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: July 14, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-15282 Filed 7-16-21; 8:45 am]
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