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BILLING CODE 5001–06–C 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2008–OS–0045] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 

and Logistics, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for 

Industrial Policy (ODUSD(IP)) 

announces a proposed 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 July 7, 2008. 

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, please 

write to the Office of the Deputy Under 


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Secretary of Defense for Industrial 

Policy, 241 18th Street South, Crystal 

Square 4, Suite 501, ATTN: Dawn 

Vehmeier, Arlington, VA 22202, or email us at Industrial_Policy@osd.mil. 

Title, Associated Form, and OMB 

Number: Foreign Sourcing for Defense 

Applications; OMB Number 0704–0419. 

Needs and Uses: The Deputy Under 

Secretary of Defense (Industrial Policy) 

has been assigned responsibility to 

determine the extent of foreign sourcing 

and any relevant impact to on-going 

programs producing precision 

munitions, consumables and selected 

high interest force protection programs. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit. 

Number of Respondents: 500. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 500. 

Average Burden Per Response: 5 

hours. 

Annual Burden Hours: 2,500. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

Specifically, ODUSD(IP) will evaluate 

the: (1) Extent of foreign sourcing within 

a sampling of operationally-important 

products; (2) impact of foreign sourcing 

on military readiness; and (3) extent to 

which DoD actions encourage or 

discourage use of foreign sources. To 

ensure that it addresses emerging 

foreign sourcing issues, the Department 

of Defense (DoD) will collect 

information from prime contractors and 

first and second tier subcontractors. 

Dated: May 1, 2008. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2008–HA–0046] 

Proposed New Collection, Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

In compliance with Section 

3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office the 

Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

Health Affairs announces a proposed 

new 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 July 7, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and or RIN 

number and title, by either 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 and 

docket number or Regulatory 

Information Number (RIN) 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 of 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 Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, 

Force Health Protection and Readiness, 

ATTN: Caroline Miner, 5113 Leesburg 

Pike, Suite 901, Falls Church, VA, 

22041, or call (703) 575–2677. 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Researcher Responsibilities 

Form; OMB Number 0720–TBD. 

Needs and Uses: This collection 

instrument serves to document 

researcher’s understanding and 

acceptance of the regulatory and ethical 

responsibilities for including humans as 

subjects in research. Principal and coprincipal investigators must have the 

proposed, signed form on file before 

they may engage in research conducted, 

sponsored, or supported by entities 

under the purview of the Under 

Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 

Readiness. 

Affected Public: Federal government; 

business or other for-profit; not-forprofit institutions. 

Annual Burden Hours: 293. 

Number of Respondents: 585. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden Per Response: .50. 

Frequency: On occasion; original 

document submitted one time per 

researcher. Once their document is on 

file, a researcher may reaffirm their 

commitment every three years 

electronically if they remain engaged in 

human subject research. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

Federal Government institutions 

wishing to conduct, sponsor, or support 

research on human subjects must first 

submit for approval to duly designated 

authorities an Assurance that they will 

comply with established guidelines in 

such research. Such Assurances are 

granted by components of DoD and by 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). New DoD guidance now 

requires principal and co-principal 

investigators individually and explicitly 

to acknowledge that they understand 

and accept responsibility for protecting 

the rights and welfare of human 

research subjects. All principal and coprincipal investigators engaged in 

research supported or conducted under 

the purview of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness 

must read and sign a document that 

attests to their commitment to abide by 

the provisions of: (a) The Belmont 

Report: Ethical Principles and 

Guidelines for the Protection of Human 

Subjects of Research; (b) the U.S. 

Department of Defense (DoD) 

regulations for the protection of human 

subjects at Title 32, Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 219 and DoD Directive 

3216.02; (c) the Assurance of the 

engaged institution; relevant 

institutional policies and procedures 

where appropriate; and other Federal, 

State, or local regulations where 

appropriate. The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 

announces the intent to establish and 

use a new document format for this 

purpose and seeks public comment on 

the provisions thereof. Respondents are 

professionals who have been designated 

as principal or co-principal 

investigators. When preparing to initiate 

work on their first human subject 

research protocol, each principal 

investigator and co-principal 

investigators must assure they have the 

proposed Researcher Responsibilities 

form on file with the Office of the Under 


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