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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10074-10075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03906]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2014-HA-0146]

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, 
the following proposal for collection of information under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by March 
27, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Licari, 571-372-0493.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title, Associated Form and OMB Number: Screening and Monitoring of 
DoD Personnel Deployed to Ebola Outbreak Areas; DD Form 2990, DD Form 
2991; OMB Control Number 0720-0056.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 1,200.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 2,400.
    Average Burden per Response: 12 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 480.
    Needs And Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to ensure DoD personnel deployed in support of Operation UNITED 
ASSISTANCE are promptly evaluated for possible exposure(s) to the Ebola 
virus during deployment to, and within 12 hours prior to departing 
from, an Ebola outbreak country or region (West Africa). Ebola is a 
Quarantinable Communicable Disease as named in Executive Order 13295 
and supported by several DoD regulations and Federal laws. This 
information will be used by

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DoD medical and public health officials to (1) ensure Ebola exposure 
risk is evaluated, (2) proper prevention and quarantine efforts are 
implemented, (3) appropriate medical care is provided, (4) medical 
surveillance programs are robust and (5) the spread of Ebola beyond 
West Africa is minimized. The DoD has consulted with the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of State, the Agency for 
International Development, and several Defense Agencies regarding 
disease control efforts and health surveillance in response to the 
public health emergency in West Africa. DoD has also specifically 
discussed these new information collections with representatives of the 
various Military Services, representing deploying military members who 
have participated in the development of the content of these forms.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra at the Office of 
Management and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    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.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick Licari.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD Directives Division, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.

    Dated: February 20, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-03906 Filed 2-24-15; 8:45 am]
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