[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48213-48214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15809]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2022-OS-0124]


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: 30-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
DoD 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 August 
25, 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, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Defense Organizational 
Climate Pulse (DOCP)--Version 1.0; OMB Control Number 0704-DOCP.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 158,910.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 158,910.
    Average Burden per Response: 7 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 18,539.5.
    Needs and Uses: The Defense Organizational Climate Pulse (DOCP) is 
fielded in compliance with a DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6400.11. The 
information gathered from the DOCP will be used by commanders, 
prevention workforce personnel, equal opportunity officers (EOAs), 
survey administrators, and other leaders to assess changes in the 
unit's command climate, gather additional information related to risk 
and protective factors measured on the DEOCS and/or other outcomes of 
interest (e.g., sexual assault, sexual harassment, racial/ethnic 
discrimination, suicide, readiness, retention, retaliation, and various 
forms of abuse). At the direction of President Biden, the Secretary of 
Defense ordered a 90-Day Independent Review Commission (IRC) on Sexual 
Assault in the Military. In recommendation 3.7a, the IRC suggested the 
Department of Defense establish ``pulse survey'' tool that would enable 
unit-level commanders to collect real-time climate data from Service 
members in their units between required administrations of the Defense 
Organizational Climate Survey (DEOCS), the command climate assessment 
tool used by the DoD (IRC-FULL-REPORT-FINAL-1923-7-1-21.PDF 
(defense.gov). In response to IRC recommendation 3.7a, the Office of 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness issued a DoD 
Instruction (DoDI) 6400.11 (DoD Instruction 6400.11, ``DoD Integrated 
Primary Prevention Policy for Prevention Workforce and Leaders,'' 
December 20, 2022 (whs.mil)) that established the Defense 
Organizational Climate Pulse (DOCP) as a new survey tool intended to 
provide insight into targeted topics that are relevant to specific 
units.
    A DOCP provides DoD leaders in active duty and Reserve component 
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units and DoD civilian personnel organizations a means to assess 
concerns identified in the DEOCS on an as-needed annual basis. Also 
included in the DOCP population are active duty and Reserve component 
members of the Coast Guard and foreign national employees working for 
the DoD. The survey is web-based and is a census of the commander's 
unit. The survey includes core demographic questions and a pool of 
survey items that include topics related to (1) unit experiences, (2) 
ratings of leadership, and (3) personal experiences and/or behaviors.
    The DOCP requirements (as noted in DoDI 6400.11), specifies that 
unit commanders may field only one DOCP annually. Based on the DOCP 
results, commanders, leaders, and their survey administrators will 
refine the action plans developed after the administration of a DEOCS 
to positively impact their organization's leadership climate. The 
survey results are provided to the commander/leader and their survey 
administrator. Survey responses could also be used in future analyses. 
Unit commanders and organizational leaders may choose to administer a 
DOCP 90 days after their most recent DEOCS. The DOCP is a voluntary 
data collection unit commanders may request. The annual population 
frame for the DOCP is anticipated to be a share of units/organizations 
that complete a DEOCS. Specifically, we anticipate a roughly 10% of 
DEOCS participants to take a DOCP. We estimate that 158,910 
participants will complete a DOCP survey annually. Additionally, we 
anticipate a response rate of around 40% as seen with the DEOCS 
collection. The DOCP will be a confidential data collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: As required.
    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: July 19, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-15809 Filed 7-25-23; 8:45 am]
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