[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 48231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22787]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2009-HA-0137]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice.

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    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: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information 
collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (d) 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 November 
23, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> 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 Institute for 
Public Health Research, University of Connecticut Health Center, ATTN: 
[Robert Aseltine, Jr. PhD], 99 Ash St., East Hartford, CT 06108.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: An Outcome Evaluation of 
the SOS Suicide Prevention Program; OMB Control Number 0720-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to evaluate the effectiveness of the SOS Suicide Prevention Program 
which is used as suicide prevention programming in middle and high 
schools throughout the country. The surveys are completed in school and 
then returned to the University of Connecticut's Institute for Public 
Health Research for analysis.
    Affected Public: Middle and high school students in state schools.
    Annual Burden Hours: 840.
    Number of Respondents: 840.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: Once.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Respondents are middle and high school students who are receiving 
the SOS Suicide Prevention Program in their schools. The SOS Program is 
a video-based educational program used by middle and high schools 
throughout the country in order to educate students about the signs and 
symptoms of depression and suicidality. An Outcome Evaluation of the 
SOS Suicide Prevention Program will assess the degree to which the SOS 
program fosters greater knowledge of and more adaptive attitudes toward 
depression and suicide, increases rates of help-seeking, and reduces 
rates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.
    This program evaluation will survey middle and high school students 
in grades 6-12 in schools that administer the SOS program. All schools 
will be located near military bases and have high proportions of 
students with parents or caretakers in the military. Surveys will be 
administered to students at two points in time, once before receipt of 
the SOS program and once about 3 months after receipt of the program. A 
screening form is also included as a part of the program. The goal is 
to have approximately 840 civilian students in up to 25 schools. This 
evaluation will allow school officials to make evidence based decisions 
regarding programming in their schools. Without this evaluation we risk 
delivering ineffective programming to students.

    Dated: August 21, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-22787 Filed 9-21-09; 8:45 am]
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