[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 76187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26984]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2022-OS-0063]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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

ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by January 
12, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Survey on the Strengths and 
Challenges of Military Relationships; OMB Control Number 0704-SCMR.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 80,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 80,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 20,000.
    Needs and Uses: This collection is a DoD-sponsored comprehensive 
research study on the military-specific risk factors for domestic abuse 
and the best approaches across the coordinated community response to 
mitigate those factors. This collection is necessary to identify 
sustainable solutions to decreasing incidents and preventing violence 
before it occurs. This project is required by statute and will support 
(a) the programmatic needs of the sponsoring office: The Family 
Advocacy Program with Military Community and Family Policy, (b) 
Congressional requirements per SEC. 549C of the FY21 National Defense 
Authorization Act, (c) the current administration's priority to address 
gender-based violence, and (d) implementation of some recommendations 
contained in the U.S. Government Accountability Office Report 21-289, 
released May 6, 2021. Domestic abuse can result in devastating personal 
consequences and societal costs, is incompatible with military values, 
and reduces mission readiness. The OUSD(P&R) Strategy for 2030 
identifies a goal of resilient and adaptive total force. Without this 
study, the DoD risks continued incidents of domestic abuse across the 
armed forces. This survey will be fielded with active-duty married 
service members, active-duty unmarried service members in romantic 
relationships, and spouses of active-duty service members. Respondents 
will provide information currently not available from other sources to 
help DoD understand the strengths and challenges facing military 
couples, and in particular, the risk factors for and outcomes of 
military domestic abuse. Survey results will be used by the sponsor to 
improve the domestic abuse prevention and response system to better 
serve the needs of today's military couples.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
    You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by 
Docket ID number and title, by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, Docket ID 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.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela Duncan.
    Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should 
be sent to Ms. Duncan at [email protected].

    Dated: December 8, 2022.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-26984 Filed 12-12-22; 8:45 am]
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