[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23509-23510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09016]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2020-HA-0043]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: The 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 
Defense Health Agency 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 June 29, 
2020.

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 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 the Defense Health 
Agency, J-5 Strategy, Plans, and Functional Integration Analytics and

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Evaluation Division Defense Health Headquarters, ATTN: Wanda Oka, 7700 
Arlington Boulevard, Office 1M225, Falls Church, VA 22041 or call (703) 
681-1697.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Personnel Accountability 
and Assessment for a Public Health Emergency; DD Form 3112 OMB Control 
Number 0720-XXXX (formerly 0704-0590).
    Needs and Uses: The principal purpose of the DD form 3112, 
``Personnel Accountability and Accountability for a Public Health 
Emergency,'' form is to collect information used to protect the health 
and safety of individuals working in, residing on, or assigned to DoD 
installations, facilities, field operations, and commands, and to 
protect the DoD mission. When authorized by DoD, this form may be used 
to provide information about individuals who are infected or otherwise 
impacted by a public health emergency or similar occurrence or when 
there is an isolated incident in which an individual learns they have 
been exposed to a contagious disease or hazardous substance/agent. The 
form will also be used to document personnel accountability for and 
status of DoD-affiliated personnel in a natural or man-made disaster, 
or when directed by the Secretary of Defense. Such events could include 
severe weather events, acts of terrorism or severe destruction. The 
collection of this information is necessary to support the DoD in 
protecting the health and safety of DoD-affiliated individuals and 
maintain the DoD mission.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 25,000.
    Number of Respondents: 100,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 100,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    The information collected via the DD-3112 will be used to make 
informed decisions about the status of the DoD facility and office 
space that subject individuals exposed to communicable diseases or 
hazardous substances/agents have entered. This information may be used 
to make Health Protection Condition (HPCON) level decisions. It may 
also be used to notify other individuals who may have been in contact 
with the subject individual(s).

    Dated: April 23, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-09016 Filed 4-27-20; 8:45 am]
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