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Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduc...
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:
Department of Defense Survivor Family Member Survey; OMB Control Number 0704-DDSS.
Type of Request:
Existing collection in use without an OMB control number.
Number of Respondents:
540.
Responses per Respondent:
1.
Annual Responses:
540.
Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
Annual Burden Hours:
270.
Needs and Uses:
The National Defense Authorization Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-163) requires data to be collected on the quality of casualty assistance provided to next of kin of military decedents. Beginning in early 2010, the DoD began inviting all primary next of kin to participate in a survey that is designed to measure the effectiveness of its casualty assistance program and the degree of satisfaction of those family members provided such assistance. In 2019, DoD began surveying secondary next of kin, which accounts for the increase in parent and guardian participation. Family responses are held confidentially and will not be reported individually, unless specifically requested by the respondent, but rather are combined with the responses of other survey participants. The aggregate findings from the survey are reported to senior leadership along with recommendations on how we might better serve those who are receiving assistance.
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:
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.
Dated: February 22, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.