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###### Department of Defense

###### Office of the Secretary

          - [Docket ID: DOD-2010-HA-0001]

# AGENCY:

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

# ACTION:

Notice.

# 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 the proposed extension of a 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 March 15, 2010.

# 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:                          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 Naval Health Research Center, DoD Center for Deployment Health Research, Department 164, ATTN: Tyler C. Smith, MS, PhD., 140 Sylvester Rd., San Diego, CA, 92106-3521, or call (619) 553-7593.

*Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:*                         Prospective Department of Defense Studies of U.S. Military Forces: The Millennium Cohort Study—OMB #0720-0029.                    

*Needs and Uses:*                         The Millennium Cohort Study responds to recent recommendations by Congress and by the Institute of Medicine to perform investigations that systematically collect population-based demographic and health data so as to track and evaluate the health of military personnel throughout the course of their careers and after leaving military service. The Millennium Cohort Study will also evaluate family impact by adding a spouse assessment component to the Cohort, called the Millennium Cohort Family Study.                    

*Affected Public:*                         Civilians, formerly Active Duty and activated Reservists in the U.S. Military, who enrolled and participated in Panels 1, 2, and 3 of the Millennium Cohort Study, and civilians who elect to participate in the Millennium Cohort Family Study.                    

*Annual Burden Hours:*                         33,824.                    

*Number of Respondents:*                         45,099.                    

*Responses per Respondent:*                         1.                    

*Average Burden per Response:*                         45 minutes.                    

*Frequency:*                         every 3 years.                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

## Summary of Information Collection

Persons eligible to respond to this survey are those civilians now separated from military service who initially enrolled, gave consent and participated in the Millennium Cohort Study while on active duty in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or U.S. Coast Guard during the first, second, or third panel enrollment periods in 2001-2003, 2004-2006, or 2007-2008 respectively, as well as civilians that choose to participate in the Millennium Cohort Family Study.

Dated: January 8, 2010.

Mitchell S. Bryman,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 2010-471 Filed 1-13-10; 8:45 am]

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