[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2073-2074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00451]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-OS-0004]


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 March 
13, 2023.

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, 
4800 Mark Center Drive, 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 Military Community 
Support Programs, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 14E08, Alexandria, VA 
22350, C. Eddy Mentzer, (571) 309-4977.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Military Spouse Employment 
Partnership (MSEP) Partner Portal; OMB Control Number 0704-0563.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to allow MSEP Partners to apply to be part of the partnership, report 
spouse hires, and access spouse employment data.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or Other For-
Profit.

MSEP Partners

    Annual Burden Hours: 16,800.
    Number of Respondents: 700.
    Responses per Respondent: 24.
    Annual Responses: 16,800.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.

Businesses/Companies

    Annual Burden Hours: 1,200.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Annual Responses: 2,400.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Responses per Respondent: 24.

Total

    Annual Burden Hours: 18,000.
    Number of Respondents: 800.
    Annual Responses: 19,200.
    Frequency: Bi-Monthly for MSEP Partners; Once for Businesses/
Companies.
    The Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) Partner Portal is 
the sole web platform utilized to connect the program office with MSEP 
employer partners and potential partners. Participating companies, 
called MSEP Partners, are vetted and approved participants in the MSEP 
Program and

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have pledged to recruit, hire, promote and retain military spouses in 
portable careers. MSEP is a targeted recruitment and employment 
partnership that connects American businesses with military spouses who 
possess essential 21st-century workforce skills and attributes and are 
seeking portable, fulfilling careers. The MSEP program is part of the 
overall Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO) program which 
falls under the auspices of the office of the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Military Community & Family Policy.

    Dated: January 6, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-00451 Filed 1-11-23; 8:45 am]
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