[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 48474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16992]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0099]


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 October 
11, 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: Spouse and Family Issues 
Survey--Active Duty; OMB Control Number 0704-SFIS.
    Needs and Uses: The 2022 Spouse and Family Issues Survey of Active 
Duty Spouses will serve as the primary source for reliable and 
generalizable survey data on the prevalence of suicide ideation and 
attempts by military spouses and dependents. DoD is required to report 
suicide data on military family members per section 567 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. This will be the first 
time the DoD has collected this sort of survey data for military 
spouses and dependents addressing suicide ideation, attempts, and 
vulnerability/protective factors of suicide.
    The survey is designed to help DoD inform programs and policies 
focused on strengthening resilience and mitigating suicidality in 
military spouses and dependents to enhance understanding of how spouse 
and family resilience impact force readiness and retention, and to 
inform the effectiveness of programs and policies under the purview of 
the Defense Suicide Prevention Office.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,875 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 11,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 11,500.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: August 3, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-16992 Filed 8-8-22; 8:45 am]
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