[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21105-21106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07704]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0042]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness (OUSD(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 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 June 10, 
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: In March 2019, Acting Secretary of Defense, 
Patrick Shanahan, requested the DoD to form a team of experts to ``take 
a fresh look'' at issues involving the sexual assault investigative and 
accountability process. The DoD established the Sexual Assault 
Accountability and Investigation Task Force (SAAITF) to identify, 
evaluate, and make

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recommendations to improve the investigation and accountability 
process. As part of this effort, the 2019 SAAITF report called for a 
``standardized survey of victim experiences, attitudes, and 
satisfaction.'' The Sexual Violence Support and Experiences Study 
(SVSES) meets this requirement and will allow the DoD Sexual Assault 
Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO), other DoD policy offices, and 
the military Services to use the input of military members to inform 
improvements to the response system and to address challenges military 
members face during the military investigation and accountability 
process.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Sexual Violence Support and 
Experience Study; OMB Control Number 0704-SVSS.
    Needs and Uses: Information from the SVSES will be used by the 
OUSD(P&R) policy offices, and the Military Departments to improve 
personnel policies, programs, practices, and trainings related to 
sexual assault response and accountability systems in the military. It 
will provide the policy offices of the OUSD(P&R) with current data on 
(1) Service member satisfaction with sexual assault support resources; 
(2) the impact that the military support and justice processes have on 
Services members who experience sexual assault during military service 
(e.g., their psychological health and well-being); and (3) aspects of 
the military support and justice process that relate to retention 
intention, career progression, and separation from military service.
    Any Service member (Active or Reserve component) who has 
experienced sexual assault since joining the military will be eligible 
to participate in the study. Recruitment for the SVSES will include 
proactive outreach to Service members who previously filed an 
unrestricted report for sexual assault and Service members who 
requested to learn more about the study. The Office of People Analytics 
(OPA) will administer the SVSES via the web. The survey will be 
administered online via proprietary software developed by OPA's 
operations contractor. To reduce respondent burden, these online 
surveys will use ``smart skip'' technology to ensure respondents only 
answer questions that are applicable to them.
    The study will not produce generalizable statistics or findings; 
rather, it will inform policy and program offices within the DoD about 
Service member satisfaction with sexual assault response resources and 
processes and the sexual assault accountability system. OPA will 
provide interim reports regarding the findings of the study to 
OUSD(P&R) policy offices on a biannual basis and a full report on a 
biennial basis. Data from the SVSES will also be used in future 
analyses.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 300.
    Number of Respondents: 300.
    Responses per Respondent: 4.
    Annual Responses: 1,200.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: Quarterly.

    Dated: April 4, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-07704 Filed 4-8-22; 8:45 am]
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