83 FR 53620 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 206 (October 24, 2018)

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Health Agency 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 83, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53620-53621]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23210]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2018-HA-0081]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Health Agency 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

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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 
24, 2018.

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 Chief Management 
Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive, Mailbox #24 Suite 08D09, 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.

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 Attn: Mrs. Janet M. 
Johnson, 5109 Leesburg Pike (Sky 6, 817), Falls Church, VA 22041, 
(O)703.882.3951.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Defense Medical Human 
Resources System internet; OMB Control Number 0720-0041.
    Needs and Uses: The DoD is required to provide and account for 
personnel, medical training and readiness and to establish a Joint 
strategy to justify Medical Resources for Readiness and Peacetime Care. 
In response, the Assistant Secretary of Defense, HA/TMA and the Service 
Surgeon Generals of the Army, Navy and Air Force approved development 
of a single Joint electronic database to provide visibility of and to 
support the preparedness of all Military Healthcare System (MHS) 
medical personnel (to meet national security emergencies). The Defense 
Medical Human Resources System--internet--DMHRSi) is a DoD application 
that provides the MHS with a joint comprehensive enterprise human 
resource system with capabilities to manage human capital across the 
entire spectrum of medical facilities and personnel types.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 11,156.25.
    Number of Respondents: 89,250.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 89,250.
    Average Burden per Response: 7.5 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The Defense Medical Human Resources System--internet--DMHRSi is a 
DoD application that provides the MHS with a joint comprehensive 
enterprise human resource system with capabilities to manage human 
capital across the entire spectrum of medical facilities and person 
types--military, civilian, contractor, Reserve component and volunteer. 
DMHRSi not only provides visibility of all personnel working within MHS 
activities, it assists in the standardization/centralization of Joint 
medical HR information; accurate Joint data collection and reporting 
and standardized management and analysis. DMHRSi is deployed to all DHP 
funded activities and includes 170K MHS users, The system utilizes best 
practices in a commercial off the shelf application across five 
functional areas--Manpower management, Personnel management, Labor Cost 
Assignment, Education and Training management, and Medical Readiness.

    Dated: October 19, 2018.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-23210 Filed 10-23-18; 8:45 am]
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