[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68591-68592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22105]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-OS-0095]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), Office of the 
Secretary of Defense (OSD), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Emergency information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: Consistent with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its 
implementing regulations, this document provides notice that DoD is 
submitting an Information Collection

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Request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). DoD requests 
emergency processing and OMB authorization to collect the information 
after publication of this notice for a period of six months.

DATES: Comments must be received by October 16, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The Department has requested emergency processing from OMB 
for this information collection request by 10 days after publication of 
this notice. Interested parties can access the supporting materials and 
collection instrument as well as submit comments and recommendations to 
OMB at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 10-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Comments 
submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and included in 
the request for OMB approval of this information collection. They will 
also become a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Duncan, 571-372-7574, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The AARO Contact Form for Authorized 
Reporting information collection will be used to gather contact 
information, to include Personally Identifiable Information (PII), from 
members of the public. The collection is necessary to enable the All-
domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), Office of the Secretary of 
Defense, Department of Defense, to meet its statutory requirements. 
FY23 NDAA, Section 1673, ``Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Reporting 
Procedures'' requires that the Secretary of Defense ``issue clear 
public guidance for how to securely access the mechanism for authorized 
reporting'' no later than 180 days from enactment, which was June 2023. 
Furthermore, Section 1683 of the FY23 NDAA requires AARO to produce a 
Historical Record Report detailing the historical record of the United 
States government relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). 
To meet this requirement, AARO relies on the ``AARO Contact Form'' to 
receive reports from individuals with knowledge of potential UAP 
programs.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: AARO Contact Form for 
Authorized Reporting; OMB Control Number 0704-AARO.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 2,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 2,500.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 208.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
DOD, including whether the information collected has practical utility; 
(2) the accuracy of DOD's estimate of the burden (including hours and 
cost) of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including automated collection techniques or the use of 
other forms of information technology.

    Dated: September 29, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-22105 Filed 9-29-23; 4:15 pm]
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