[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 58571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18405]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-OS-0074]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), 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 
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) 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 
27, 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.
    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 Department of 
Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, ATTN: Executive Services 
Directorate, Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 03F09-
09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100, Angela Duncan, 571-372-7574.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Optimizing Brain Health by 
Mitigating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, OMB Control Number 0704-
0654.
    Needs and Uses: The objective is to identify barriers and 
facilitators of accessing PTSD treatment that are most important to the 
Special Operations Forces (SOF) community via an online confidential 
survey of all relevant stakeholders in the healthcare delivery process 
(N=1,536). Stakeholders will include operators/enablers, healthcare 
providers, leadership, and policy makers from all SOF commands (Army, 
Air Force, Naval Special Warfare, Marine). We will then conduct 
qualitative interviews with SOF operators/enablers (N=24) to generate 
solutions to the barriers identified in the survey.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.

Survey

    Annual Burden Hours: 768.
    Number of Respondents: 1,536.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 1,536.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.

Qualitative Interview

    Annual Burden Hours: 24.
    Number of Respondents: 24.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 24.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 Hour.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: August 21, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-18405 Filed 8-25-23; 8:45 am]
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