81 FR 11769 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 44 (March 7, 2016)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department for Deployment Health, Naval Health Research Center announces the proposed extension 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 the 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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 44 (Monday, March 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 11769]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04985]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

[Docket ID: USN-2016-HQ-0004]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department for Deployment Health, Naval Health Research Center, 
DON, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Department for Deployment Health, Naval Health Research Center 
announces the proposed extension 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 the 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.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by May 6, 
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 of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory 
and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
9010.
    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 Naval Health 
Research Center, DoD Center for Deployment Health Research, Department 
164, ATTN: Millennium Cohort Program Principal Investigators, 140 
Sylvester Rd., San Diego, CA 92106-3521, or call (619) 553-7335.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Prospective Department of 
Defense Studies of US Military Forces: The Millennium Cohort Study; OMB 
Control Number 0703-0064.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to respond to recommendations by Congress and by the Institute of 
Medicine to perform investigations that systematically collect 
population-based demographic and health data so as to track and 
evaluate the health of military personnel throughout the course of 
their careers and after leaving military service. The Millennium Cohort 
Family Study also evaluates the impact of military life on military 
families.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

Millennium Cohort Study

    Annual Burden Hours: 41,739.
    Number of Respondents: 55,652.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes.
    Frequency: Every 3 years.

Millennium Cohort Family Study

    Annual Burden Hours: 59,025.
    Number of Respondents: 78,700.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes.
    Frequency: Every 3 years.

Combined Burden of Both Millennium Cohort Studies

    Annual Burden Hours: 100,764.
    Number of Respondents: 134,352.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes.
    Frequency: Every 3 years.
    Persons eligible to respond to this survey are those civilians now 
separated from military service who initially enrolled, gave consent 
and participated in the Millennium Cohort Study while on active duty in 
the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or US Coast Guard during the 
first, second, third, or fourth panel enrollment periods in 2001-2003, 
2004-2006, 2007-2008, or 2011-2012 respectively, as well as those 
civilians that choose to participate in the Millennium Cohort Family 
Study.

    Dated: March 2, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-04985 Filed 3-4-16; 8:45 am]
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