[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 53 (Monday, March 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16592-16593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05647]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-OS-0021]


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: 15-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 DoD is 
submitting an Information Collection Request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information on Active Duty, 
Reserve, and National Guard used in evaluating existing policies and 
programs, establishing baseline measures before implementing new 
policies and programs, and monitoring the progress of policies/programs 
that make a difference in the lives of Service members and their 
families. DoD requests emergency processing and OMB authorization to 
collect the information after publication of this notice for a period 
of 18 months.

DATES: Comments must be received by April 4, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The Department has requested emergency processing from OMB 
for this information collection request by 15 days 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 30-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: In 2021, the White House identified a 
priority goal to reduce military and veteran suicide by advancing 
evidence-based approaches to improve Lethal Means Safety (LMS). This 
priority goal focuses on increasing time and space between a person in 
crisis and their access to lethal means, including firearms, 
medications, ligature points, and other lethal objects. No systematic 
evidence currently exists on how to best integrate effective education 
about lethal means safety into early military career training settings 
to ensure maximum receptiveness and subsequent adoption of safe storage 
practices. This project directly addresses DoDI 6400.09, DoD Policy on 
Integrated Primary Prevention of Self-Directed Harm and Prohibited 
Abuse or Harm (2020), which outlines a plan for a holistic prevention 
system that includes data-driven strategies. The purpose of the study 
is to conduct a needs assessment to determine the optimal approach for 
encouraging greater adoption of LMS within the military culture. The 
goal is to encourage Service members to store firearms securely, in a 
way that avoids misuse, accidents, self-inflicted injuries, and 
suicide. Focus groups will be conducted to help collect information 
that allows the DoD to understand when, where, and how Service members 
are introduced to principles of lethal means safety, particularly 
around safe handling of firearms, and to identify potential 
opportunities to capitalize on existing training and safety practices 
to enhance adoption of safe storage practices. This study is being 
conducted by Peraton, a DoD contractor, and is being sponsored by the 
Defense Suicide Prevention Office, in partnership with the Defense 
Personnel Assessment Center. Peraton will conduct up to 34 focus groups 
or key informant interviews, with up to 340 Service members and 
civilian support personnel, across all Services. The study findings 
will help inform DoD and the Service level plans to encourage greater 
adoption of lethal means safety practices among Service members by 
seamlessly inculcating education about the importance of lethal means 
safety within early military career training. Introducing these 
concepts early in Service members' careers aims to enhance 
receptiveness and adoption of lethal means safety practices that can 
contribute to reduced injuries and deaths including suicides, 
accidents, unauthorized use, and domestic violence.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Incorporating Lethal Means 
Safety into the Early Military Career Training Pipeline to Mitigate 
Suicide Risk; OMB Control Number 0704-ILMS.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 340.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 340.
    Average Burden per Response: 90 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 510.
    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

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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: March 15, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-05647 Filed 3-17-23; 8:45 am]
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