[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 215 (Thursday, November 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65928-65929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26369]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2014-HA-0146]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 
announces a proposed public 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 January 
5, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
    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. Any 
associated form(s) for this collection may be located within this same 
electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow the 
instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

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 (DHA), Public Health Division, Health Care Operations 
Directorate, 7700 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042, ATTN: Lt Col 
Brian Blalock, Falls Church, VA 80045-6900, or call 703-681-6880.

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.
    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 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

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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.
    Annual Burden Hours: 480.
    Number of Respondents: 1,200.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Average Burden per Response: 24 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents are DoD personnel (active duty service members, federal 
civilian employees and contractors). Using the DD2990 and DD2991, 
information will be collected from respondents during deployment and 
just prior to redeployment (return from deployment). This information 
will provide for health surveillance while deployed, removal from duty 
if representing a health risk to self or others, apprehension and 
detention, or conditional release of individuals to prevent the 
introduction, transmission, or spread of suspected communicable 
diseases, pursuant to section 361(b) of the Public health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 264), UCMJ, DoD Directive 6490.02E, DoD Instruction 6490.03, 
5 CFR 339.301. The information will also be collected in order to 
identify any health concerns and to refer individuals for additional 
assessment and/or care. The overall intent is to protect the health of 
the individual and public from EBV. This information will also be 
included in deployers' medical records.

    Dated: November 3, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-26369 Filed 11-5-14; 8:45 am]
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