[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56345-56346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15041]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2024-OS-0078]


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 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 
September 9, 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, 
Regulatory Directorate, 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 Deputy Director 
Health and Resilience, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 06E22, Alexandria 
VA 22350-4000, Lisa Davis, 703-338-8926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Workplace and Gender 
Relations Survey of DoD Civilians; OMB Control Number 0704-0614.
    Needs and Uses: The legal requirements for the Workplace and Gender 
Relations Survey of DoD Civilians (WGRC) surveys can be found in the 
found in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, 
section 1073, and 10 United States Code (U.S.C.), sections 481a, 136, 
and 2358. These legal requirements mandate that the WGRC solicit 
information on gender issues, including issues relating to sexual 
assault, sexual harassment, and gender discrimination in the DoD 
civilian employee workplace, as well as the climate in the Department 
for forming professional relationships between male and female 
employees. They also give the Department authority to conduct such 
surveys under the guidance of the USD(P&R).
    The Office of People Analytics (OPA) administers both web-based and 
paper-and-pen surveys to support the personnel information needs of the 
USD(P&R). The WGRC survey expands a series of surveys that began in 
1988 with military personnel to DoD civilian employees. OPA conducted 
Joint Service gender issues surveys of active-duty members in 1988, 
1995, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2021, and 2023 and of Reserve 
component members in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 
2023. This is the fourth iteration of WGRC surveys with DoD civilian 
employees, with the first iteration occurring in 2016, the second

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administration in 2018, and the third administration in 2021. The WGRC 
survey is voluntary and legislatively required to be conducted every 
two years.
    Information from the WGR surveys will be used by DoD policy offices 
and the Military Departments for program evaluation and, specifically, 
to assess and improve personnel policies, programs, practices, and 
training related to gender relations in the DoD civilian workplace. OPA 
will provide reports to DoD policy offices, each Military Department, 
and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 67,500.
    Number of Respondents: 135,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 135,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: Biennially.

    Dated: July 2, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-15041 Filed 7-8-24; 8:45 am]
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