[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 87 (Friday, May 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29101-29102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09638]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2023-HQ-0009]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Army, 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 June 5, 
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: Understanding Soldiers' 
Experiences with Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination; DoD-wide

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Data Collection and Analysis for the Department of Defense Qualitative 
and Quantitative Data Collection in Support of the Independent Review 
Commission on Sexual Assault Recommendations; OMB Control Number 0704-
0644.
    Type of Request: New.

Junior Focus Groups

    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 500.
    Average Burden per Response: 60 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 500.

Mid-Level Focus Groups

    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 500.
    Average Burden per Response: 60 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 500.

Senior Focus Groups

    Number of Respondents: 320.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 320.
    Average Burden per Response: 60 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 320.

Installation Commander Focus Groups

    Number of Respondents: 6.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 6.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 3.

Total

    Number of Respondents: 1,326.
    Annual Responses: 1,326.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,323.
    Needs and Uses: This study will use focus groups discussions with 
Soldiers and leaders (i.e., Soldiers in command positions) to gain a 
deeper understanding of what Soldiers actually experience during sexual 
harassment (SH) and gender discrimination (GD) events than can be 
gleaned from quantitative survey data. Focus group discussions will 
focus on environmental factors that contribute to SH/GD, including the 
general climate and culture in Army units that may contribute to or 
prevent these behaviors from occurring. Results of this study will help 
the Army to identify critical gaps in current prevention training 
efforts and materials from a diverse range of perspectives (i.e., 
inclusive of differing rank/grade levels, by gender).
    Analysis of qualitative data collected through focus group 
discussions will produce foundational knowledge to enable evidence-
based implementation of the Independent Revision Commission on Sexual 
Assault in the Military (IRC) Recommendations 2.3 (``Implement 
community-level prevention strategies unique to Service members' 
environments.'') and 2.3a (``The Services and the National Guard Bureau 
should resource and implement prevention strategies at organizational 
and community levels,'' under POAM milestones 7-15) in the Army. Study 
findings are also directly related to a number of additional IRC 
recommendations, including Recommendations 2.1c/2.4/3.2/3.5/3.5a/3.5b/
3.6/4.4c/4.4d.
    Qualitative data will be collected via focus groups of active-duty 
Soldiers (under the rank of flag officer) across six CONUS 
installations. These focus groups cover a number of topics including 
unit members' understanding of what behaviors constitute SH and GD; 
factors that contribute to the climate for SH and GD (i.e., risk and 
protective factors); reporting and intervention by unit members and 
leaders; and recommendations for what Army prevention training should 
include. Focus groups will be conducted separately for men and women, 
officers and enlisted, and by rank (junior, mid-level, and senior). 
There are a total of six focus group protocols: junior enlisted/officer 
(E1-E4/O1-O2), mid-level enlisted/officer (E5-E6/O3-O4), and senior 
enlisted/officer (E7-E9/O5-O6). These focus groups are intended to be 
60 minutes. A 30-minute discussion protocol tailored to installation 
commanders (generally at the O6 level) is also included.
    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: April 27, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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