[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 18360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06729]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0038]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: 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 
erformance 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 May 31, 
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: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the 
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 
Regulatory Directorate, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Attn: Mailbox 24, Suite 
08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    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: Synchronized Pre-deployment 
and Operational Tracker Enterprise Suite (SPOT-ES); OMB Control Number 
0704-0460.
    Needs and Uses: The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008, Public Law 110-181, Section 861, requires a common database 
between the Department of State (DoS), DoD, and the United States 
Agency for International Development (USAID) to serve as the repository 
of information on contracts and contractor personnel performing in Iraq 
and Afghanistan. A 2010 Memorandum of Understanding between DoS, DoD 
and USAID designates the Synchronized Pre-deployment and Operational 
Tracker as that common database. Public Law 110-181, Section 862, 
requires a process for registering, processing, accounting for, and 
keeping appropriate records of personnel performing private security 
functions in an area of combat operations. Any individuals who choose 
not to have data collected will not be entitled to employment 
opportunities with businesses that require this data to be collected 
per DFARS Clause 252.225-7040.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 30,798 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,062.
    Responses per Respondent: 58.
    Annual Responses: 61,596.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: March 25, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-06729 Filed 3-29-22; 8:45 am]
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