[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 25708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10400]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOD-2010-HA-0177]


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 May 31, 
2012.
    Title and OMB Number: Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-Traumatic Stress 
Disorder, and Long-Term Quality of Life Outcomes in Injured Tri-Service 
U.S. Military Personnel; OMB Control Number 0720-TBD.
    Type of Request: New.
    Number of Respondents: 4644.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 9288.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 3096 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
for the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) to carry out the research 
study it has been tasked to perform. This research study will assess 
the long-term health impact of injury on quality of life outcomes in 
injured tri-service U.S. military personnel, with a special focus on 
the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and Post-traumatic Stress 
Disorder (PTSD).
    Information collected will be used to investigate the long-term 
effects of injury, TBI, and PTSD on the overall physical and 
psychological health of military personnel injured in overseas 
contingency operations. Participants will respond to a health-related 
questionnaire bi-annually for three to six years. Respondents to this 
study will include both active-duty and separated members of all 
branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Bi-annual.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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, 4800 Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, 
VA 22350-3100.

    Dated: February 15, 2012.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-10400 Filed 4-30-12; 8:45 am]
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