[Federal Register: February 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 34)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Proposed Collection: Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve
Affairs, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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In Compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve
Affairs)(OASD/RA)), announces the following request of a public
information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions
thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden of the
proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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. The Information Collection Request
(ICR), which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the
information collection and its estimated burden.
DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured
of having their full effect if received by April 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to The Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs)(OASD/RA), attention: COL James
L.Scott, II, Director, Individual and Family Support Policy OASD/
RA(M&P) at 1500 Defense Pentagon, Room 2E185, Washington, DC 20301-
1500, by electronic mail to James. Scott@osd.mil, or by fax to (703)
695-3659. Please bear in mind that mail delivered to the Pentagon by
the United States Postal Service (USPS) can take up to two weeks to
pass through security. Therefore, if you prefer to send you comments
via mail, we encourage using Express mail, e.g., FedEx, UPS or USPS, at
the following address: 1500 Defense Pentagon, Room 2D201, Washington,
DC 20301-1500.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this
proposed information collection, or to obtain copies of the proposed
collection plans, data collection instruments, and specific details on
the estimated burden, please write to the above address, or call COL
Scott directly at (703) 693-7487. Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB
approval of the proposed information collection. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Title and OMB Control Number: Survey to Determine Economic Costs
and Impact to Employers of Mobilized Reserve Component Members; OMB
Number 0704-TBD.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary
to obtain information from employers about the impact on their
organizations when Guard or Reserve members are absent more than 30
days to serve in the military. Understanding the economic impact to
employers when Guard or Reserve employees are absent from work to serve
in the military is critical to gaining and maintaining employer
support. The information collection process will be accomplished using
a self-administered survey so that employers can accurately provide
cost data, some of which may require consultation with record. The
primary objectives of collection of information are: (a) To determine
the economic impact on employers when Guard or Reserve members are
absent from work to serve in the military; (b) to assess the impact on
operations; and (c) to identify ways Department of Defense may be able
to better support employers. The findings may provide valuable
information concerning: (1) The economic impact when Guard or Reserve
employees are absent for more than 30 days to serve in the military;
(2) the operational impact and actual employer cost to operations when
Guard or Reserve employees are absent to serve in the military; (3) the
amount of notice received prior to employees leaving; and (4) employer
adjustments made to sustain operations when Guard or Reserve members
are absent from work to serve in the military.
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Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, local, or tribal governments.
Annual Burden Hours: 759 hours.
Number of Respondents: 1938.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 23 minutes.
Frequency: One time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
The national survey of employers with Guard or Reserve members who
are absent from work for more than 30 days to serve in the military
will use a self-administered survey instrument delivered by mail. The
survey will focus on the varying economic costs and impacts to
employers' operations when Guard or Reserve members are absent to serve
in the military. Survey questions are organized into two sections:
Operations and Human Resources. Section One will collect information on
the impact on operations and Section Two on the economic impact on
human resources. Eligible employers will have employed Guard or Reserve
members who were absent form work for more than 30 days to serve in the
military at any time since 2002. Respondents will be the most
knowledgeable person(s) about operations and human resources at each
sampled employer. Therefore, it is anticipated that employers with
greater than 30 employees may require two people from different
departments, while smaller employers may require only one person to
accurately respond to both sections.
Dated: February 10, 2005.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-3230 Filed 2-18-05; 8:45 am]
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