[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 244 (Thursday, December 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65350-65351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27523]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2018-HA-0102]


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 
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 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 
19, 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 Office of 
Regulatory Affairs and Research Compliance, Henry M. Jackson Foundation 
for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF), ATTN: Sandra Samayoa-
Kozlowsky, Regulatory Affairs Assistant, 6720A Rockledge Drive, Suite 
100, Bethesda, MD 20817 or call the HJF Office of Regulatory Affairs at 
(240) 694-2121.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Comparing Hospital Hand 
Hygiene in Liberia: Soap, Alcohol, and Hypochlorite; OMB Control Number 
0720-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is necessary to conduct 
research as part of a U.S.-Liberia collaboration funded by the U.S. 
Department of Defense Center for Global Health Engagement. The study 
objectives are to determine the most appropriate cleansing material 
(soap, alcohol, or hypochlorite/chlorine solution) for routine hand 
hygiene in Liberian healthcare facilities and to determine how best to 
implement hand

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hygiene programs in these facilities. Results of this study may inform 
Liberian Government strategies to expand and implement best hospital 
hand hygiene intervention(s) across the nation, and also help shape 
hand hygiene program implementation in the U.S. DoD global humanitarian 
assistance, disaster relief, and health system strengthening.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.

    Phase 1 Interview:
    Annual Burden Hours: 84.
    Number of Respondents: 84.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 84.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency: As required.

    Phase 2 Interview:
    Annual Burden Hours: 90.
    Number of Respondents: 36.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.5 \1\
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    \1\ Respondents may complete a follow up to their original 
response during Phase 2, via a focus group.
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    Annual Responses: 90.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency: As required.

    Phase 3 Interview:
    Annual Burden Hours: 36.
    Number of Respondents: 36.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 36.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency: As required.

    Phase 4 Interview:
    Annual Burden Hours: 48.
    Number of Respondents: 48.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 48.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency: As required.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 258 \2\
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    \2\ Some respondents are the same throughout the collection's 
phases.
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    Total Number of Respondents: 84 total.
    Total Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Annual Responses: 258.

    During the 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic, dilute hypochlorite solutions 
were widely used for hand hygiene in hospitals, Ebola Treatment Units 
(ETUs), and community spaces throughout West Africa. The World Health 
Organization has recommended that health facilities use soap or alcohol 
instead of hypochlorite for hand hygiene. However, there are knowledge 
gaps about whether hypochlorite could be used for routine hand hygiene 
and about how best to implement hand hygiene changes in health 
facilities. Hypochlorite could be safe, effective, and easier to 
implement for routine hand hygiene, especially after the Ebola epidemic 
catalyzed institutional and individual behavior change. Respondents 
will include Liberian hospital administrators, healthcare workers, 
family caregivers, and patients in four study hospitals in Liberia. The 
research as planned cannot be completed without the survey data. The 
scientific merit and utility to DoD of this research were evaluated in 
a formal peer review process adjudicated in October 2016.

    Dated: December 14, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-27523 Filed 12-19-18; 8:45 am]
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