81 FR 9458 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 37 (February 25, 2016)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Surgeon General, United States Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments 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 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9458-9459]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04008]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2016-HQ-0005]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: United States Army Medical Command, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Surgeon General, United States Army Medical Command 
(MEDCOM) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks 
public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments 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 April 
25, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:

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     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 Jason Etchegaray and 
Heather Krull, RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 
90401, or call (310) 393-0411 ext. 7648 for Jason Etchegaray and ext. 
6445 for Heather Krull.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Core Competencies for 
Amputation Rehabilitation; OMB Control Number 0702-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain, document, and assess the core competencies of health 
practitioners and teams caring for amputees who are undergoing 
rehabilitation.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 400.
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 400.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents are healthcare providers and patients/family members. 
Healthcare providers consist of active duty providers, DoD civilian and 
contractor providers, VA providers, and civilian rehabilitation center 
providers. Individual interviews and focus groups with healthcare 
providers will be conducted either in-person or telephonically. 
Patients/family members consist of currently serving amputees, veteran 
amputees, and family members of amputees. Interviews with amputees and/
or family members of amputees will be conducted either in-person or 
telephonically. Compiling, analyzing, and understanding responses of 
all the various perspectives of patient care is necessary to set a 
baseline of care, identify core competencies, services and support 
required for providers, patients and family members providing, 
accepting, or supporting amputation rehabilitation.

    Dated: February 22, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-04008 Filed 2-24-16; 8:45 am]
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