[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 161 (Monday, August 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 51397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17962]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

[Docket ID: USN-2022-HQ-0017]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: The DoD has submitted to OMB for clearance the following 
proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by 
September 21, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Duncan, 571-372-7574, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Associated Form; and OMB Number: COVID-19 Behavioral Health 
Surveillance Survey; OMB Control Number 0703-BHSS.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Number of Respondents: 25,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 50,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 25,000.
    Needs and Uses: Information about the impacts of the COVID-19 
pandemic on service member health and readiness is urgently needed to 
inform the military's response to the pandemic and to ensure service 
member health and readiness. The proposed anonymous, web-based COVID-19 
Behavioral Health Surveillance survey will provide unit-level and 
service-wide information about the effects of the pandemic on Sailors 
and Marines. Unit commanders will be provided with critical information 
about specific COVID-19 related challenges service members face so that 
they can employ strategies to mitigate the harms associated with the 
pandemic. The survey asks about a range of issues related to the COVID-
19 pandemic, including its effects on service members' ability to 
effectively perform their duties, home life and relationships, 
preventative health behaviors, and mental/behavioral health and 
readiness.
    The surveillance effort will involve an initial assessment, which 
may be followed by a 6-month follow-up assessment using the same 
survey. It will be possible to use data resulting from repeated 
surveillance to determine changes over time in unit-level health and 
readiness.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Survey will be fielded twice.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
    You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by 
Docket ID 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 ID 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. Angela Duncan.
    Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should 
be sent to Ms. Duncan at [email protected].

    Dated: August 16, 2022.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-17962 Filed 8-19-22; 8:45 am]
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