[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 99 (Monday, May 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27968-27969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12803]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed 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 new 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 July 23, 
1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OASD), Health Operations 
Policy (HOP), ATTN: LTC Jane L. Meyer, 1200 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-1200.

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 above address, 
or call OASD-HOP, at 703-681-1711.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: DoD/Reserve Forces Annual 
Dental Examination.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain and record the dental health status of members of the Armed 
Forces. This form is the means for civilian dentists to record the 
results of their findings and provide the information to the member's 
military organization. The military organizations are required by 
Department of Defense policy to track the dental status of its members.
    Affected Public: Business or other profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 41,250.
    Number of Respondents: 825,000.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.

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    Average Burden Per Response: 3 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Respondents are medical professionals who provide dental services 
to the general public. Members of the Armed Forces of the United States 
are the recipients of the dental examination. The Armed Forces Reserve 
component members must maintain their dental health at a predetermined 
level so problems do not occur when they are deployed to a military 
operation. Reserve component members usually receive their dental care 
from civilian dentists; therefore it would be civilian dentists who 
would complete the form. Following a routine dental examination, the 
dentist would review the categories listed on the form and circle the 
number corresponding to the condition that best describes the dental 
health of the patient. If dental problems can be identified, they are 
indicated on the form. Once the form is complete and the dentist signs 
it, the member takes the form back to the organization to which they 
belong. The information on the form is logged into a database. The form 
is kept in the health record until no longer needed and then it is 
destroyed.

    Dated: May 14, 1999.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 99-12803 Filed 5-20-99; 8:45 am]
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