[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55670-55671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17624]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-HA-0069]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 
(OASD(HA)), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Health Agency (DHA) 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 October 
16, 2023.

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.

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    Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the 
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 
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 Angela Duncan, 571-
372-7574, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Transgender Practice 
Patterns among Urologists, OMB Number 0720-TPPU.
    Needs and Uses: Transgender patients have only recently been 
allowed to serve in the military. These patients are medically complex, 
and we suspect that most military physicians lack specialty training in 
gender affirming treatments. This is especially true for surgeons, as 
gender-affirming surgeries are often complex and require specialty 
training. We need to identify how many providers have adequate training 
in gender-affirming care and then use this data to bridge the gap and 
train up the other military physicians. Identifying current gaps in 
training and barriers to care is essential to improve transgender care. 
This has the potential to improve transgender care throughout the DoD, 
and is a vital part of the DoD's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) 
goals.
    The respondents will be urologists and urology trainees in the DoD, 
to include tri-service military providers and Veterans Affairs 
providers. They will respond to the information collection as they will 
be eager to share their experiences and work to improve transgender 
care. There is only 1 survey instrument, and it will be collected via 
Qualtrics, which is a secure web-based survey platform. All responses 
will be anonymous and no protected health information will be 
collected. The survey will be accessed via a link and QR code sent via 
email. This invitation will be sent for OMB review. The survey will be 
electronically submitted. We will consider the results a success if we 
can get more than 50 responses.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 12.5 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 50.
    Average Burden per Response: 0.25 hours.
    Frequency: On Occasion.

    Dated: August 11, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-17624 Filed 8-15-23; 8:45 am]
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