[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 52941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18621]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0110]


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 
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: Department of Defense 
Survivor Family Member Survey; OMB Control Number 0704-SFMS.
    Needs and Uses: The National Defense Authorization Act of 2006 
(Pub. L. 109-163) requires data to be collected on the quality of 
casualty assistance provided to next of kin of military decedents. 
Beginning in early 2010, the DoD began inviting all primary next of kin 
to participate in a survey that is designed to measure the 
effectiveness of its casualty assistance program and the degree of 
satisfaction of those family members provided such assistance. In 2019, 
DoD began surveying secondary next of kin, which accounts for the 
increase in parent and guardian participation. Family responses are 
held confidentially and will not be reported individually, unless 
specifically requested by the respondent, but rather are combined with 
the responses of other survey participants. The aggregate findings from 
the survey are reported to senior leadership along with recommendations 
on how we might better serve those who are receiving assistance.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 270 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 540.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 540.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.


    Dated: August 24, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-18621 Filed 8-29-22; 8:45 am]
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