[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 139 (Friday, July 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39010-39011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15770]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2021-OS-0068]


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 21, 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: SAPR/SHARP Survey; OMB 
Control Number 0704-0608.
    Needs and Uses: NORC at the University of Chicago, in collaboration 
with the United States Naval Academy (USNA) Sexual Assault Prevention 
and Response (SAPR) staff and the United States Military Academy (USMA) 
sexual harassment/assault response and prevention (SHARP) staff, is 
conducting the SAPR/SHARP Surveys (a baseline survey and one follow-up 
survey) with USNA students (midshipmen) and USMA students (cadets) with 
funding support from the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office. 
The purpose of the overall study is to determine the effectiveness of 
the academy prevention programming in addressing sexual harassment and 
sexual assault. The survey assesses topics such as rape myth 
acceptance, descriptive behavioral norms at the respective academies, 
experiences of sexual harassment and sexual assault, alcohol-related 
sex expectancies, witnessing experiences that might call for bystander 
intervention to prevent sexual harassment and/or sexual assault, and 
personal responses when exposed to these situations. The surveys are 
voluntary. Data are aggregated by appropriate sociodemographic 
categories (sex, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, and varsity 
athletic participation; sociodemographic responses will be recoded as 
binary indicators to prevent anyone from figuring out an individual 
participant's

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identity based on unique characteristics). The results of this survey 
will be used by the Service Academies to evaluate and update their 
prevention programming.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,100.
    Number of Respondents: 4,400.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 4,400.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion (baseline in summer 2021; follow-up in 
spring 2023).

    Dated: July 20, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-15770 Filed 7-22-21; 8:45 am]
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