Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 202 / Friday, October 20, 2023 / Notices 72443 

addition to the DD 2064, a Death 

Certificate Information Sheet is 

completed to gather additional related 

information. This collection of 

information is authorized by 10 U.S.C. 

1471, ‘‘Forensic Pathology 

Investigations’’; 10 U.S.C. 1509, 

‘‘Program to Resolve Missing Persons 

Cases’’; and DoD Instruction 5154.30, 

‘‘Armed Forces Medical Examiner 

System (AFMES) Operations.’’ 

AFMES is a government-developed 

system that provides medical examiners 

the ability to track and record autopsy 

and consultation information. 

Information is pushed from the Defense 

Casualty Information Processing System 

(DCIPS) in to AFMES. If needed, 

additional information required to 

complete the DD 2064 may be collected 

by medical legal death investigators. 

This information may be collected from 

the deceased’s next-of-kin or workplace 

over the phone or via email. The 

additional collected information is 

recorded into AFMES. To generate a DD 

2064, the aggregate collected 

information contained within AFMES is 

synthesized electronically to fill 

respective fields on the DD 2064. This 

form is signed by the examining 

pathologist. The completed and signed 

document is retained within AFMES. 

Depending on circumstances, the 

completed DD 2064 is sent to the 

deceased’s next-of-kin, the designated 

funeral home, or the branch casualty 

office by Federal Express Certified Mail. 

If the deceased was a member of the 

military at the time of death, the DD 

2064 may be downloaded by the service 

casualty offices who will print out 

copies to disseminate as required. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 170. 

Number of Respondents: 170. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 170. 

Average Burden per Response: 1 hour. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Dated: October 16, 2023. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23133 Filed 10–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Medical Malpractice Claims by 

Members of the Uniformed Services; 

Notice of Increase in Cap on NonEconomic Damages 

AGENCY: Department of Defense Office 

of General Counsel, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of increase in cap on 

noneconomic damages. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

information on the increase in the cap 

on non-economic damages for DoD 

medical malpractice claims filed by 

members of the Uniformed Services. 

DATES: The increased cap is effective 

October 20, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa D. Walters, (703) 681–6027, 

melissa.d.walters.civ@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A final 

rule published in the Federal Register 

on August 22, 2022 (87 FR 52446– 

52463), 32 CFR 45.10(c), requires the 

Department of Defense to publish 

periodic updates to the cap on noneconomic damages, consistent with 

changes in the prevailing amounts in 

the States with non-economic damages 

caps. 

The cap on non-economic damages is 

increased from $600,000 to $750,000. 

This change reflects changes in State 

law, including changes in those States 

that periodically increase their damages 

cap to reflect inflation, and to account 

for average jury verdicts in those states 

that have caps on non-economic 

damages that do not apply in cases of 

more serious injury. 

Dated: October 12, 2023. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23014 Filed 10–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

[Docket ID: USN–2023–HQ–0018] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: 60-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Department of the Navy Office of Force 

Resiliency 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 December 19, 

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 Navy Survey Program 

Office, 701 S Courthouse Road, 

Arlington, VA 22204, ATTN: Dr. 

Richard Linton, or call 703–604–6058. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Navy LivingWorks Program 

Surveys; OMB Control Number: 0703– 

LWRK. 

Needs and Uses: Information 

collection is necessary to evaluate the 

LivingWorks suicide prevention training 

program, supporting the mission of the 

Department of the Navy (DON) Office of 

Force Resiliency (OFR) to provide 

oversight of Navy and Marine Corps 

programs. OFR is utilizing three surveys 

to conduct the training program 


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