# Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
**AGENCY:**
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (OUSD(P&R)), Department of Defense (DoD).
**ACTION:**
30-Day information collection notice.
**SUMMARY:**
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 Reduction Act.
**DATES:**
Consideration will be given to all comments received by May 11, 2023.
**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, *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:* Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) Partner Portal; OMB Control Number 0704-0563.
*Type of Request:* Extension.
*Number of Respondents:*
*MSEP Partners:* 450.
*Businesses/Companies:* 150.
*Total Respondents:* 600.
*Responses per Respondent:* 1.
*Annual Responses:*
*MSEP Partners:* 450.
*Businesses/Companies:* 150.
*Total Responses:* 600.
*Average Burden per Response:*
*MSEP Partners:* 10 minutes.
*Businesses/Companies:* 15 minutes.
*Annual Burden Hours:*
*MSEP Partners:* 75.
*Businesses/Companies:* 38.
*Total:* 113.
*Needs and Uses:* The information collection requirement is necessary to allow MSEP Partners to apply to be part of the partnership, report spouse hires, and access spouse employment data. The Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) Partner Portal is the sole web platform utilized to connect the program office with MSEP employer partners and potential partners. Participating companies, called MSEP Partners, are vetted and approved participants in the MSEP Program and have pledged to recruit, hire, promote and retain military spouses in portable careers. MSEP is a targeted recruitment and employment partnership that connects American businesses with military spouses who possess essential 21st-century workforce skills and attributes and are seeking portable, fulfilling careers. The MSEP program is part of the overall Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO) program which falls under the auspices of the office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community & Family Policy.
*Affected Public:* Individuals or households; Business or Other For-Profit.
*Frequency:*
*MSEP Partners:* Bi-Monthly.
*Businesses/Companies:* Once.
*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 *[email protected].*
Dated: April 5, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.