[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 177 (Thursday, September 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63088-63089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19849]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-HA-0082]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: The 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 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 November 
13, 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

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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 Defense Health 
Agency, 7700 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042, Terry McDavid, 
703-681-3645.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: The Effect of Alcohol 
Intake on Resilience and Recovery Outcomes Using Alcohol Flush as an 
Instrumental Variable (Alcohol Flush); OMB Control Number 0720-FLSH.
    Needs and Uses: The study's objective is to investigate causal 
models of alcohol use on resilience measures (e.g., posttraumatic 
stress disorder [PTSD]). This research objective will be accomplished 
by (a) collecting a self-report survey and (b) conducting genotyping 
and sequencing of DNA (potentially up to whole genomic sequencing) from 
samples of Active Duty Service Members (ADSM; >=21 years old, n=999.). 
The compelling need for administration of the survey component of the 
Alcohol Flush Study rests on these four methodological requirements:
    <bullet> Concurrent collection of demographics, research health 
information (RHI), and self-reported alcohol consumption
    <bullet> Avoid potential statistical confounding by implementing 
systematic data collection across all participants to address research 
questions and perform statistical modeling,
    <bullet> Ability to link survey data to genotyping and sequencing 
data,
    <bullet> Ability to re-contact participants for future research.
    This research will deliver a knowledge product that will inform 
policy and practice in the Military Health System (MHS). We further 
expect to identify alcohol as a potential modifiable risk factor 
related to PTSD and other mental health conditions, which could go 
beyond the MHS into embedded mental health services for prevention and 
intervention for at-risk individuals. In the context of Precision 
Medicine, this survey establishes a cohort who may be contacted for 
participation in additional research, tailors medical care to optimize 
efficiency, effectiveness, safety, and patient-centeredness of 
therapeutic approaches using genetic profiling. The long-term impact of 
this study has the potential to lower inappropriate utilization, thus 
reducing costs while improving health-related quality of life and 
optimizing Readiness.
    Information collected in this survey will be used for research 
purposes to fulfill the objectives of this grant-funded study which 
aligns to a requirement to ``better understand the impact of alcohol 
use on resiliency and recovery.'' The findings will be interpreted by a 
multidisciplinary team of physicians, scientists, behavioral 
psychologists, and healthcare services researchers to (a) inform policy 
and (b) make recommendations for practice in the contest of Precision 
Medicine.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 999.
    Number of Respondents: 999.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 999.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 Hour.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: September 5, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-19849 Filed 9-13-23; 8:45 am]
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