[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 129 (Thursday, July 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 40515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14487]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0080]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Emergency 1-day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: Consistent with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its 
implementing regulations, this document provides notice that DoD is 
submitting an Information Collection Request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to authorize the members of the Internal 
Review Team to collect information about racial disparities in the 
investigative and military justice systems of the DoD via focus groups 
with officers, noncommissioned officers, and enlisted personnel of each 
of the Military Services who are currently serving in military 
leadership positions (or who have served in such positions within the 
last 365 days). DoD requests emergency processing and OMB authorization 
to collect the information after publication of this notice for a 
period of six months.

DATES: Comments must be received by July 8, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The Department has requested emergency processing from OMB 
for this information collection request by 1 day after publication of 
this notice. Interested parties can access the supporting materials and 
collection instrument as well as submit comments and recommendations to 
OMB at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 1-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Comments 
submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and included in 
the request for OMB approval of this information collection. They will 
also become a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Duncan, 571-372-7574, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Deputy Secretary of Defense directed the 
establishment of the Internal Review Team (IRT) on Racial Disparities 
in the Investigative and Military Justice Systems to identify and 
address the root causes of racial disparities in the DoD investigative 
and military justice systems. The review will provide actionable 
recommendations the Department can implement or establish to improve 
strategies, programs, policies, processes, and resources to address 
these disparities. The IRT comprises General Officers and members of 
the civilian Senior Executive Service who, with the support of subject 
matter experts, will focus their full-time efforts on this review. The 
IRT commenced its work on June 1, 2022, and is charged to provide its 
findings and recommendation to the DSD not later than August 24, 2022. 
Consideration of the role of military leaders in the Department's 
investigative and military justice process is a key component of the 
IRT's review. As a result of this information collection, the IRT will 
have access to a body of qualitative information provided by military 
leaders (including military officers, noncommissioned officers, and 
enlisted personnel) regarding their personal experiences in addressing 
Service member misconduct and performance matters. This information 
will assist the IRT in identifying themes, trends, and vignettes that 
illustrate how the actions and decisions of military leaders affect 
whether and how a subordinate Service member will become involved in 
the investigative or military justice systems and will inform IRT 
recommendations to address the root causes of racial disparities in 
those systems.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Department of Defense 
Internal Review Team on Racial Disparities in the Investigative and 
Military Justice Systems; OMB Control Number 0704-RTRD.
    Type of Request: Emergency.
    Number of Respondents: 480.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 480.
    Average Burden per Response: 2 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 960 hours.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Once.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
DoD, including whether the information collected has practical utility; 
(2) the accuracy of DoD's estimate of the burden (including hours and 
cost) of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including automated collection techniques or the use of 
other forms of information technology.

    Dated: July 1, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-14487 Filed 7-6-22; 8:45 am]
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