[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 168 (Thursday, August 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60192-60193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18847]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-HA-0080]


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 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 
30, 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 Defense Health 
Agency, J-5 Strategy, Plans, and Functional Integration Analytics and 
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 0720-0067.
    Needs and Uses: The principal purpose of the DD Form 3112, 
``Personnel Accountability and

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Assessment Notification for a Public Health Emergency,'' 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.
    The information collected via the DD-3112 will inform decisions 
made about the status of DoD facilities and spaces that Affected 
Individuals have entered. This information may be used to make 
decisions to protect the health and safety of DoD personnel and 
facilities. It may also be used to notify other individuals who may 
have contacted the Affected Individual.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).
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 8,333.3 Hours.
    Number of Respondents: 100,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 100,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 Minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: August 28, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-18847 Filed 8-30-23; 8:45 am]
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