[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 120 (Friday, June 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33691-33692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13617]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2021-HA-0052]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 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 August 
24, 2021.

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: The DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to 
the COVID-19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the 
docket listed above.
    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 the Defense Health 
Agency, 7700 Arlington Blvd., Room 3M368B, ATTN: Ms. Jennylynn Balmer, 
Falls Church, VA 22042 or call 703-681-8429.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Screening and Monitoring of 
DoD Personnel Deployed to Ebola Outbreak Areas; DD Form 2990 and DD 
Form 2991; OMB Control Number 0720-0056.
    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. Ebola is a Quarantinable 
Communicable Disease as named in Executive Order 13295 and supported by 
several DoD and Federal laws. This information will be used by 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 
area of concern 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 and worldwide. 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.
    Annual Burden Hours: 480.
    Number of Respondents: 1,200.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 2,400.
    Average Burden per Response: 12 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: June 16, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-13617 Filed 6-24-21; 8:45 am]
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