81 FR 71491 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 200 (October 17, 2016)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 200 (Monday, October 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71491-71492]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25042]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2016-HA-0101]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 
announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public 
comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and 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 December 
16, 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 for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    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 Joint Operational 
Medical Information Systems, 1501 Wilson Blvd., Suite 600, Arlington, 
VA 22209-2412.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Theater Medical Data Store 
(TMDS); OMB Control Number; 0720-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: The Theater Medical Data Store (TMDS) allows 
providers the ability to view, track, and disposition ill or injured 
patients as they move through the Theater echelons of care, the 
Sustaining Base, and those related systems and services shared with the 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Annual Burden Hours: 23,214.
    Number of Respondents: 69,642.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 69,642.

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    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    The key capabilities of TMDS include but not limited to receiving 
medical data from AHLTA-Mobile, AHLTA-Theater, Composite Health Care 
System Cach[eacute] (CHCS), SNAP Automated Medical System (SAMS), and 
Transportation Command Regulating Command arid Control Evacuation 
System (TRAC2ES). TMDS serves as the authoritative Theater database for 
service members, contractors, host nation, and foreign military medical 
information, allowing users to track patients' disposition and display 
their longitudinal medical record information. TMDS is also the 
authoritative data store for blood shipments and transfusion data in 
Theater. Capabilities include viewing all Theater clinical information, 
such as progress notes, laboratory history, drug history, and 
radiological history; viewing, tracking, and managing ill or injured 
patients as they move through the continuum of care; and accessing data 
on airlifted critically injured patients before arrival at their next 
point of care. Personally identifiable information (PII) and protected 
health information (PHI) that is collected by the system and includes: 
Name, social security number (SSN), Department of Defense ID (DODID), 
family member prefix (FMP), rank, service affiliation, birth date, 
race/ethnicity, gender, marital status, spouse information, emergency 
contact, sponsor name, and sponsor SSN.

    Dated: October 12, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-25042 Filed 10-14-16; 8:45 am]
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