[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 217 (Monday, November 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 63004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24797]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2021-OS-0115]


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 January 
14, 2022.

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 Defense Human 
Resources Activity, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 08F05 Alexandria, VA 
22350, LaTarsha Yeargins, 571-372-2089.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Defense Sexual Assault 
Incident Reporting; DD Form 2965, 2910, 2910-1, 2910-2; OMB Control 
Number 0704-0482.
    Needs and Uses: Section 563 of Public Law (Pub. L.) 110-417, the 
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, 
directs the Secretary of Defense to implement a centralized case-level 
database for the collection and maintenance of information regarding 
sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces. This includes 
information, if available, about the nature of the assault, victim, 
alleged offender, investigative information, case outcomes in 
connection with the assault, and other information necessary to fulfill 
reporting requirements. Section 543 of Public Law 114-328, the NDAA for 
FY2017, further directed the Secretary of Defense to include 
information on each claim of retaliation in connection with a report of 
sexual assault in the Armed Force made by or against a member of such 
Armed Force in the Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military. 
This includes the narrative description and nature of each complaint, 
information on the complainant and alleged retaliator, and summary and 
determination of the investigation. Section 536 of Public Law 116-92 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 directs the 
Secretary to prescribe procedures under which a victim who files a 
restricted report on an incident of sexual assault may request, at any 
time, the return of any personal property of the victim obtained as 
part of the sexual assault forensic examination.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 16,371.68 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 7,871.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 7,871.
    Average Burden per Response: 2.08 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: November 8, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-24797 Filed 11-12-21; 8:45 am]
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