[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42009-42010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20528]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Health Affairs announces the proposed revision of a previously 
approved 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 data collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received October 15, 
1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to: Commander, Naval Health 
Research Center, Box 85122, San Diego, CA 92186-5122.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and the 
associated collection instruments, please write to the above address or 
call Commander Greg Gray, M.C., U.S.N. at (619) 553-9967.

TITLE, ASSOCIATED FORM, AND OMB NUMBER: Epidemiologic Studies or 
Morbidity Among Gulf War Veterans: A search for Etiologic Agents and 
Risk Factors; OMB Number 0720-0010.

NEEDS AND USES: This information collection requirement is necessary to 
obtain and provide the Department of Defense with information to 
evaluate whether military veterans have a greater risk of adverse 
reproductive outcomes associated with overseas deployments or 
occupational and environmental exposures. Specifically, the study 
focuses on early pregnancy losses, infertility, delayed conception and 
miscarriages. Information from this study may assist the DoD and the 
Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency in evaluating adverse reproductive outcomes and the effects of 
various environmental exposures as well as subsequently help define 
reproductive health policy.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,070.
    Number of Respondents: 9,000.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.05 responses per respondent.
    Average Burden Per Response: 22 minutes.
    Frequency: One time and follow-up.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The information is being collected as part of a research program 
dictated under Public Law 103-337 SEC722, which directs the Secretary 
of Defense to conduct and administer grants for studies in order to 
determine the nature and cause of illnesses as a consequence of service 
deployment in overseas operations. This collection instrument is for 
use by researchers from the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, 
the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the US Environmental 
Protection Agency, and the University of California. Respondents are 
current and former military personnel from all branches of the military 
including reservists and members of the National Guard. This survey 
instrument will provide the above agencies with information on the 
prevalence of any possible adverse reproductive outcomes

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associated with military service in overseas operations.

    Dated: August 7, 1996.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 96-20528 Filed 8-12-96; 8:45 am]
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