Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY:

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION:

30-Day information collection notice.

SUMMARY:

The DoD has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES:

Consideration will be given to all comments received by October 18, 2021.

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 whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Family Advocacy Program (FAP): Child Abuse and Domestic Abuse Incident Reporting System; OMB Control Number 0704-0536.

Type of Request: Regular.

Number of Respondents: 22,288.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 22,288.

Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 16,716 hours.

Needs and Uses: This information collection provides the child abuse and domestic abuse incident data from the FAP Central Registry, as required by section 574 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2017 (Pub. L. 114-328). In addition to meeting the Congressional requirement, this report provides critical aggregate information on the circumstances of child abuse/neglect and domestic abuse incidents, which further informs ongoing prevention and response efforts. The aggregate FAP Central Registry data derived from this information collection and submitted from each Military Service (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force) offers a DoD-wide description of the child abuse and neglect and domestic abuse incidents that are reported to FAP. Respondents to the collection are military members and associated family members who have been referred to the installation FAP after a reported incident of family maltreatment, either domestic abuse or child maltreatment. The purpose of the collection is to determine eligibility for FAP services and to initiate a clinical record.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Frequency: On occasion.

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 whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil.