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[Federal Register: February 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 34)]
[Notices]               
[Page 7569-7570]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2010-HA-0014]

 
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 section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 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 April 
23, 2010.

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: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    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 the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Force Health 
Protection and Readiness, ATTN: Ms. Caroline Miner, 5113 Leesburg Pike, 
Suite 901, Falls Church, VA 22041, or call Force Health Protection and 
Readiness, at 703-578-8500 or 1-800-754-2132.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Department of Defense 
Addendum to the Department of Health and Human Services' Federalwide 
Assurance for the Protection of Human Subjects; OMB Control Number 
0720-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: This form is a tool to help institutions with an 
existing Federalwide Assurance (FWA) approved by the Department of 
Health and Human Services (DHHS) to know about and acknowledge key DoD 
policies and requirements since the DHHS FWA does not identify DoD 
requirements.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Annual Burden Hours: 5.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 Minutes.
    Frequency: On Occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    This Addendum is for non-DoD institutions that already have a 
Federalwide Assurance (FWA) approved by DHHS and will be engaged in 
DoD-supported human subject research. Its purpose is help these 
institutions to know about and acknowledge key DoD policies and 
requirements as the DHHS FWA does not identify DoD requirements.

    Dated: February 16, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-3377 Filed 2-19-10; 8:45 am]
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