[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 160 (Monday, August 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56806-56807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17879]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-OS-0072]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness (OUSD(P&R)), 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 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 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 October 
20, 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.

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 write to: Office of the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower & Reserve Affairs, Attn: 
Director, Civil-Military Programs, 1500 Defense Pentagon, Room 2E565, 
Washington, DC 20301-1500 or contact Capt. Rick Howell, 
richard.a.howell6.mil@mail.mil">richard.a.howell6.mil@mail.mil, (703) 693-7493.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Junior Reserve Officers' 
Training Corps (JROTC) Program Forms;

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DD Form X854, DD Form X859, and DD Form X858; OMB Control Number 0704-
JRPF.
    Needs and Uses: This information is needed to assist school 
districts in development of JROTC programs and confirm that school 
district employees assigned to JROTC duty understand DoD's expectations 
for the performance of their duties and their conduct in the execution 
thereof.
    The DD Form X854, ``JROTC Instructor Prohibited Activities 
Acknowledgement,'' certifies the understanding and acknowledgement of 
activities that the instructor will not participate in with a cadet, 
trainee, or student. This collection will be used by each education 
facility where a JROTC program is conducted.
    The DD Form X859, ``JROTC Student/Parent/Guardian Acknowledgement 
of Expected Standards of Conduct and Participation,'' documents student 
and parent or guardian's understanding of the expectations, 
responsibilities, and prohibitions related to participation in the 
JROTC program, and is used by the Military Service and hosting School 
District to establish standard operating procedures and code of conduct 
amongst the instructor and trainee. It also informs the student and 
parent or guardian of the resources available should an incident take 
place that requires assistance and or reporting.
    The DD Form X858, ``JROTC Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)'' 
establishes the contractual acknowledgement and understanding of the 
responsibilities that the school/instructor/student must maintain in 
the program.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 276,696.
    Number of Respondents: 1,660,176.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 1,660,176.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: As needed.

    Dated: August 16, 2023.
Natalie M. Ragland,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-17879 Filed 8-18-23; 8:45 am]
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