81 FR 64884 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 183 (September 21, 2016)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Military Personnel Policy) 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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64884-64885]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22695]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2013-OS-0072]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM), 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) 
(Military Personnel Policy), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM), Office 
of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Military 
Personnel Policy) 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 November 
21, 2016.

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 Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, Mailbox #24, 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.
    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow 
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

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 the HQ USMEPCOM 
Program Analysis and Evaluation Directorate, ATTN: Mr. Donald Wnuk, 
2834 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064-3094; call at 847-688-
3680, Extension 7235, or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

[[Page 64885]]

    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: USMEPCOM MEPS Customer 
Satisfaction Survey, OMB Control Number 0704-0470.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to aid the MEPS in evaluating effectiveness of current policies and 
core processes, identifying unmet customer needs, and allocating 
resources more efficiently.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 12,500.
    Number of Respondents: 75,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    USMEPCOM, with headquarters in North Chicago, Ill., is a joint 
service command staffed with civilians and military from all five 
branches of service. The command, through its network of 65 Military 
Entrance Processing Stations, determines whether applicants are 
qualified for enlistment based on standards set by each of the 
services. USMEPCOM Regulation 601-23, Enlistment Processing, directs 
the information collection requirement for all 65 Military Entrance 
Processing Stations (MEPS) to obtain timely feedback on MEPS core 
processes. This web-based tool will allow MEPS to efficiently 
administer voluntary surveys on a routine basis to their primary 
customer, the applicants, for military service. This information 
collection requirement is necessary to aid the MEPS in evaluating 
effectiveness of current policies and core processes, identifying unmet 
customer needs, and allocating resources more efficiently.

    Dated: September 16, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-22695 Filed 9-20-16; 8:45 am]
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