Opportunity
Federal Register #USN-2026-HQ-0496
Navy Family Ombudsman Program Information Collection: Public Comment Notice
Buyer
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense (DoD)
Posted
October 15, 2026
Respond By
December 15, 2026
Identifier
USN-2026-HQ-0496
The Department of the Navy is seeking public comments on information collected through its Navy Family Ombudsman Program. - Government buyer: Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, through Commander, Navy Installation Command. - Notice purpose: Public comment on an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act; this is not a procurement for products or services. - Information collected: Aggregate reporting on volunteer hours, family-contact categories and volume, training, and other program activities using the Ombudsman Monthly/Quarterly Worksheet. - Reporting cadence: Active-duty command Ombudsmen report monthly; Reserve command Ombudsmen report quarterly. - Estimated collection burden: 3,800 respondents, 39,200 annual responses, and 3,267 annual burden hours; each response is estimated to take five minutes. - Notable requirement: Individual family case narratives are not required. Collected data supports program oversight, identification of family-readiness issues and trends, training, resource planning, funding considerations, and assessment of volunteer contributions and cost avoidance. - OEMs, vendors, products, and services: None identified or requested.
Description
The Commander, Navy Installation Command is seeking public comment on a proposed information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Navy Family Ombudsman Program collects standardized activity information from appointed Ombudsmen using the Ombudsman Monthly/Quarterly Worksheet, including aggregate data on volunteer hours, family-contact categories and volume, training, and other program activities. The information supports program documentation, identification of family-readiness issues and trends, command awareness, reporting oversight, training, resource planning, and assessment of volunteer contributions; detailed narratives of individual family cases are not required. Comments are due December 14, 2026.