[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 230 (Friday, November 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 72454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28334]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2008-HA-0046]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the 
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by December 
29, 2008.
    Title and OMB Number: Researcher Responsibilities Form; OMB Number 
0720-TBD.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 585.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 585.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 293.
    Needs and Uses: This collection instrument serves to document 
researcher's understanding and acceptance of the regulatory and ethical 
responsibilities for including humans as subjects in research. 
Principal and co-principal investigators must have the proposed, signed 
form on file before they may engage in research conducted, sponsored, 
or supported by entities under the purview of the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
    Affected Public: Federal government; business or other for-profit; 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Mr. John Kraemer.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Mr. Kraemer at the Office of Management 
and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    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.
    DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia Toppings.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/Information Management 
Division, 1777 North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, Arlington, VA 
22209-2133.

    Dated: November 19, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-28334 Filed 11-26-08; 8:45 am]
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