[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 244 (Thursday, December 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 88380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28084]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-HA-0126]


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 February 
20, 2024.

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, 
Regulatory Directorate, 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 DHA, 7700 Arlington 
Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042, Amanda Grifka, 703-681-1771.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Knowledge, attitudes, and 
practices on Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination among 
service members and medical beneficiaries; OMB Control Number 0720-
VACC.
    Needs and Uses: Although a safe and effective vaccine against 
COVID-19 is available and approved by the United States Food and Drug 
Administration, there is no guarantee that people who would benefit 
from the vaccine will agree to take it. Vaccine hesitancy, the concern 
about vaccination of oneself or of one's children, has been increasing 
in the U.S. and could present a barrier to widespread vaccination 
against COVID-19. COVID-19, the disease caused by severe acute 
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has an adverse effect on combat 
readiness. The proposed project aims to assist the DoD in ongoing 
service-wide COVID-19 vaccination program through surveying the 
knowledge, attitudes, and practices of a population of service members 
and medical beneficiaries at a large military base in the United 
States: Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) in Washington state. The 
project will leverage existing partnerships between medical and public 
health personnel at Madigan Army Medical Center, the Military HIV 
Research Program at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and the 
Henry M. Jackson Foundation to rapidly implement and complete the 
project. The study population will be active-duty personnel and medical 
beneficiaries of the Military Health System aged 18 and over at JBLM.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 250.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 1,000
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: December 15, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-28084 Filed 12-20-23; 8:45 am]
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