[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 160 (Monday, August 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56808-56809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17878]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-HA-0073]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 
(OASD(HA)), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Health Agency (DHA) 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 October 
20, 2023.

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 Assistant to the 
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 
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 Department of 
Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, ATTN: Executive Services 
Directorate, Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 03F09-
09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100, Angela Duncan, 571-372-7574.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Penile Implant Satisfaction 
in a Military Population; OMB control number 0720-PISM.
    Needs and Uses: Inflatable Penile Prostheses (IPPs) are common 
procedures worldwide with over 53,000 American men aged >=65 years-old 
undergoing penile implant surgery over a 9-year period. Despite the 
prevalence of these surgeries, the data on patient satisfaction has 
been limited. For example, Akakpo et al. (2017) evaluated almost 50 
articles on patient satisfaction with penile implants from 2006-2016. 
44% of the articles used questionnaires that were not intended for nor 
validated in IPP patients, while the remaining articles used 
proprietary, non-validated questionnaires.
    These earlier IPP outcome assessments are problematic. The use of 
different instruments makes it difficult to compare results between 
studies. Thus, it is unsurprising that the satisfaction results vary 
widely. For example, one study found that 91% of IPP patients were 
`very satisfied' whereas another study showed only 69% of men were 
satisfied with their IPP. This demonstrates the importance of a 
standardized IPP satisfaction questionnaire.
    Recently, the first English-validated IPP satisfaction 
questionnaire- the Satisfaction Survey for Inflatable Penile Implant 
(SSIPI) was developed. This 16-item questionnaire assesses overall 
satisfaction, pain, function and appearance in men with IPPs. With the 
advent of SSIPI, it is vital that we use this novel instrument to 
accurately access IPP satisfaction in a military population.
    The authority that authorizes this collection is: Sec.  876.3350, 5 
CFR 1320.5(d)(2), Title 10, Title 20, Title 42, American Urological 
Association, America Board of Urology, and the Sexual Medicine Society 
of North America.
    The respondents are adult men with inflatable penile implants who 
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patients at Madigan Army Medical Center. They are responding to this 
information collection as it will be part of their postoperative 
medical follow-ups. The survey will be given via Qualtrics, a web-based 
secure survey platform. Patients will access this via a QR code and 
answer the questions on their smartphones. They will complete the 
questions at the time of their medical follow-ups. This is returned 
electronically when they submit the survey.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 3.4.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 20.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: August 16, 2023.
Natalie M. Ragland,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-17878 Filed 8-18-23; 8:45 am]
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