83 FR 64118 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 239 (December 13, 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 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 64118]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26986]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2018-HA-0098]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: 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 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 February 
11, 2019.

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 the Consortium for 
Health and Military Performance (CHAMP), Department of Military and 
Emergency Medicine (MEM), Uniformed Services University of the Health 
Sciences, ATTN: Mr. Ian Gutierrez, 6720B Rockledge Drive, Suite 605, 
Bethesda, MD 20817, at (301) 295-1362.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Preservation of the Force 
and Family (POTFF) Spiritual Fitness Metrics; OMB Control Number 0720-
XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to develop and validate measures of Spiritual Fitness and Performance 
in line with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction on 
Total Force Fitness. This measure will be used by US Special Operations 
Command's (USSOCOM) Preservation of the Force and Family's (POTFF) 
Spiritual Performance Team to evaluate programs that enhance spiritual 
performance.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,670.67.
    Number of Respondents: 8,012.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 8,012.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents will be members of the general public recruited through 
standard internet recruiting techniques. Respondents will complete the 
online survey once. The responses will help in developing and 
validating a measure of spiritual fitness. If the information is not 
collected, the measure cannot be created. This will potential result in 
faulty evaluations of USSOCOM Chaplaincy services.

    Dated: December 10, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-26986 Filed 12-12-18; 8:45 am]
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