[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 97 (Monday, May 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22832-22833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10433]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2019-HA-0060]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: Information collection 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 July 19, 
2019.

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 Chief Management 
Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, 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

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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.

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 Derek Smolenski, the 
Psychological Health Center of Excellence (PHCoE), OMAMC 9933 West 
Hayes St., Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433 or call (253) 968-2946.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Department of Defense 
Suicide Event Report; DD Form 2996; OMB Control Number 0720-0058.
    Needs and Uses: This data system will provide integrated enterprise 
and survey data to be used for direct reporting of suicide events and 
ongoing population-based health surveillance activities. These 
surveillance activities include the systematic collection, analysis, 
interpretation, and reporting of outcome-specific data for use in 
planning, implementation, evaluation, and prevention of suicide 
behaviors within the Department of Defense. Data is collected on 
individuals with reportable suicide and self-harm behaviors (to include 
suicide attempts, self-harm behaviors, and suicidal ideation). All 
other DoD active and reserve military personnel records collected 
without evidence of reportable suicide and self-harm behaviors will 
exist as a control group. Records are integrated from enterprise 
systems and created and revised by civilian and military personnel in 
the performance of their duties.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 260.5.
    Number of Respondents: 1,563.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 1,563.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: As required.
    Form completers are behavioral and medical health providers, 
military unit leadership or their designees. The DoDSER form is used to 
collect information regarding suicide events of military service 
members. Form completers collect information from military personnel 
records, military medical records, enterprise data systems within the 
DoD and persons (respondent) familiar with the event details. 
Respondents include but are not limited to family members, friends, 
unit members, unit leadership and clergy members. The DoDSER form data 
is used to produce ad hoc reports for services leadership and the 
DoDSER Annual Report. The annual report is a comprehensive analysis and 
presentation of the collected data which provides information for DoD 
suicide prevention efforts.

    Dated: May 15, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-10433 Filed 5-17-19; 8:45 am]
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