[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23502-23503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08455]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0045]


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 21, 
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

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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: Spouse Education and Career 
Opportunities Program; OMB Control Number 0704-0556.
    Needs and Uses: The DoD Spouse Education and Career Opportunities 
(SECO) Program is the primary source of education, career and 
employment counseling for all military spouses who are seeking post-
secondary education, training, licenses and credentials needed for 
portable career employment. The SECO system delivers the resources and 
tools necessary to assist spouses of service members with career 
exploration/discovery, career education and training, employment 
readiness, and career connections at any point within the spouse career 
lifecycle. It is imperative that the DoD collect data to ensure that 
the SECO program is meeting its overarching goal of increasing 
employment opportunities for military spouses. The DoD requires the 
information in the proposed collection for program planning and 
management purposes. Collected information will ensure that the SECO 
program will be able to collect relevant metrics and make 
determinations of program viability and improvement. Additionally, the 
data collected is utilized to build a spouse profile that allows 
information to be saved over time and to prepopulate information into 
tools such as resume builders and career and education planning 
resources.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 19,500 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 26,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 26,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: April 14, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-08455 Filed 4-19-22; 8:45 am]
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