[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 53 (Monday, March 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 16593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05650]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-OS-0022]


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: 5-Day emergency information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: The DoD has submitted to 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 March 
27, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 5 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: The Defense Advisory 
Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) Focus Groups; OMB Control 
Number 0704-DCWS.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 575.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 575.
    Average Burden per Response: 90 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 750.
    Needs and Uses: DACOWITS provides independent advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Defense on matters and policies 
relating to the recruitment, retention, employment, integration, well-
being, and treatment of women in the Armed Forces of the United States, 
via a comprehensive annual report. DACOWITS collects qualitative data 
from focus groups and interactions with Service members during 
installation visits. The focus groups will be conducted with Service 
members (both male and female; officer and enlisted) from each of the 
Military Services. The research and data gathered through focus group 
responses will be analyzed in order to provide the Committee with vital 
information and input needed to create, support, and provide 
justification and reasoning for their recommendations.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Once.
    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: March 15, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-05650 Filed 3-17-23; 8:45 am]
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