[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84809-84810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26779]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-OS-0119]


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 
OUSD(P&R) 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

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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 February 
5, 2024.

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 write to: Samuel Whalen, 
Ph.D. ([email protected]), Center for Military Psychiatry 
and Neuroscience (CMPN), Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) 
503 Robert Grant Ave. BLDG 509, Room 115A, Silver Spring, MD 20910 or 
call at 301-319-9862.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title; Associated Form; and Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Number: Leader Assessment of the DoD's 
Toolkit for Managing Suicide-Related Events; OMB Control Number: 0704-
SPTK.
    Needs and Uses:
    The Defense Suicide Prevention Office (DSPO) requires assistance 
from Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) to administer a 
project evaluating the utilization of the DSPO Postvention Toolkit. In 
accordance with Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 6490.16, 
Defense Suicide Prevention Program, DSPO and the Military Departments 
must ``ensure that suicide prevention activities are developed from a 
relevant evidence-base and have an evaluation capability'' prior to 
implementation. Suicide prevention activities that were in place prior 
to release of the DoDI 6490.16 must be reviewed for improvement and 
gather program evaluation data. In addition, Government Accountability 
Office (GAO) Report GAO-22-105108 (April, 2022), titled ``DoD Should 
Enhance Oversight, Staffing, Guidance, and Training Affecting Certain 
Remote Installations,'' recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Personnel and Readiness, via DSPO, establish guidance to address 
commanders' response to suicide attempts, including the extent of any 
responsibilities related to reintegration of Service members into the 
workplace following a suicide attempt.
    Released in 2020, the DSPO Postvention Toolkit was intended equip 
DoD personnel with a better understanding of how to support leaders in 
helping the military community navigate the practical and emotional 
concerns after a suicide-related event in a way that is sensitive to 
the unique issues associated with such an event. Sections of the 
Toolkit were specifically designed to facilitate leader decision 
making, support, and management of suicide-related events. As of July 
2023, the Toolkit has not been evaluated. The proposed project will 
allow DSPO to meet the DoDI 6490.16 requirement to develop an 
evaluation plan for the DSPO Postvention Toolkit, while simultaneously 
meeting GAOs requirements to explore and develop resources to meet the 
needs of military leaders' in supporting Service member reintegration 
following suicide attempts.
    The scope of this project is to interview approximately 100 
military leaders to obtain feedback about the DSPO Postvention Toolkit. 
This feedback will inform recommendations regarding updates to the 
toolkit in terms of content and approach. In addition, the interviews 
will provide pilot data on leader attitudes toward reintegrating 
Service members following non-lethal suicide-related events and leader 
attitudes about suicide-related event clusters they may have 
encountered. Interviews will be conducted with leaders at various 
levels (e.g., platoon, company, and battalion; officer and enlisted 
personnel) and across the Military Services (Army, Air Force, Navy, 
Marine Corps, and Space Force). Requirements for study participation 
include having been in a leadership role when managing a suicide-
related event within the past 5 years.
    Affected Public: Active-Duty Service Members (ADSMs) representing 
each of the Military Services.
    Annual Burden Hours: 150.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 100.
    Average Burden per Response: 90 minutes.
    Frequency: Once.

    Dated: November 30, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-26779 Filed 12-5-23; 8:45 am]
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