[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21658-21659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07493]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-OS-0027]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (OUSD(P)), 
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 
OUSD(P) 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 June 12, 
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 contact Pauline Kusiak at 
[email protected], 703-695-7386 
or write to OUSD(P) Leadership and Organizational Development, 2000 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Policy Pulse Survey; OMB 
Control Number 0704-0570.
    Needs and Uses: The Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy 
(OSD-P) Pulse Survey, is necessary to obtain and record responses from 
government and contractor personnel employed within the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and its components. The survey is 
used to assess the progress of the current human capital strategy

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and to capture emerging human capital and training issues per 
instructions of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy. Primary 
authority to conduct this survey is the OUSD-P Charter USDP 5111.01 
June 23, 2020, Section 4, Paragraph (i) 2: ``Obtain reports, 
information, advice, and assistance, consistent with DoD Directive 
8910.01 (reference (g)), as necessary to carry out assigned 
functions.'' The DoD Directive 8910.01 was reissued as DoDI 8910.1. In 
Chapter 2, Section 3 of DoDI 8910.01, the instruction states that it 
applies to, ``the collection of information to satisfy statutory and 
interagency requirements and those in support of all management 
functions''.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 274.89.
    Number of Respondents: 833.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 833.
    Average Burden per Response: 0.33 hours.
    Frequency: Annually.
    The Leadership and Organizational Development Office (LOD) 
administers the Pulse Survey to OSD-Policy employees exclusively via an 
anonymous, web-based questionnaire. The survey is available to the 
entire OSD-Policy workforce, including civilians, military, detailees, 
and contractors. OSD-P employee participation will provide insight into 
OSD-P organizational culture and climate, and identify areas of 
improvement for human capital initiatives.
    This questionnaire is hosted on the intranet SharePoint site used 
by OSD-P and is only accessible to OSD-P employees. Employees are 
notified by email when the survey is accessible. Each respondent is 
asked 33 questions covering training, leadership behavior, professional 
development, and working environment. The responses are anonymous. The 
only identifying information supplied by the respondents is their 
affiliation: what office they belong to, how long they have worked for 
Policy, and what category of employee they are (e.g. GS civilian, 
military, detailee, etc.).

    Dated: April 5, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-07493 Filed 4-10-23; 8:45 am]
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