[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 25 (Monday, February 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6853-6854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02482]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0017]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness (USD(P&R)), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 60-Day 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

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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 April 8, 
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: Enlisted Retention and 
Promotion Barrier Analysis; OMB Control Number 0704-ERPB.
    Needs and Uses: The Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization 
Act (NDAA) (Section 551) requires DoD to conduct a barrier analysis to 
review demographic diversity patterns across the military life cycle, 
starting with enlistment or accession into the Armed Forces in order 
to: (i) Identify barriers to increasing diversity; (ii) develop and 
implement plans and processes to resolve or eliminate any barriers to 
diversity; and (iii) review the progress of the Armed Forces in 
implementing previous plans and processes to resolve or eliminate 
barriers to diversity. DoD's Office for Diversity, Equity, and 
Inclusion will carry out the NDAA requirement by completing the 
information collection (i.e., Enlisted Retention and Promotion Barrier 
Analysis Study). Additionally, the DoD Board on Diversity and 
Inclusion, in its December 2020 report, recommended DoD address 
barriers confronted by minority members in the workplace.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 499 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 340.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 340.
    Average Burden per Response: 88 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: February 1, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-02482 Filed 2-4-22; 8:45 am]
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