[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 1723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00049]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2017-HA-0001]


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: 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; the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and 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 March 7, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory 
and Advisory Committee Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, 
Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    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 Office of the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, ATTN: Dr. Patrice 
Robinson-Haley, 7700 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101 (CODE: FHP&R), 
Falls Church, VA 22042-5101, or call (703) 681-8885.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Researcher Responsibilities 
Form; OMB Number 0720-0042.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to document researchers' understanding and acceptance of the regulatory 
and ethical responsibilities pertaining to including humans as subjects 
in research. Principal and associate investigators must have the 
proposed, signed form on file before they may engage in research 
conducted or supported by entities under the purview of the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)).
    Affected Public: Federal Government; Business or Other For-Profit; 
Not-For-Profit Institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 45.
    Number of Respondents: 89.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 89.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The original document is submitted one time per researcher. Once 
their document is on file, a researcher may reaffirm their commitment 
every three years electronically if they remain engaged in human 
subject research.

    Dated: January 3, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2017-00049 Filed 1-5-17; 8:45 am]
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