[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 202 (Friday, October 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72442-72443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23133]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2023-HA-0101]


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 December 
19, 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, 7700 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042, Amanda Grifka, 
703-681-1771.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Certificate of Death; DD 
Form 2064; OMB Control Number: 0720-COFD.
    Needs and Uses: DD 2064, Certificate of Death, is used by family 
members of deceased DoD employees and contractors to settle estates, 
insurance claims, and other post death related matters. The form is 
also used by the DoD to track the cause and manner of death of service 
members, federal employees, as well as their family members and 
dependents when a death occurs outside the continental United States 
(OCONUS). DD 2064 generates a death certificate that is accessible to 
next-of-kin. The form is also used by OCONUS hospitals and allows for 
the transportation of human remains. In

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addition to the DD 2064, a Death Certificate Information Sheet is 
completed to gather additional related information. This collection of 
information is authorized by 10 U.S.C. 1471, ``Forensic Pathology 
Investigations''; 10 U.S.C. 1509, ``Program to Resolve Missing Persons 
Cases''; and DoD Instruction 5154.30, ``Armed Forces Medical Examiner 
System (AFMES) Operations.''
    AFMES is a government-developed system that provides medical 
examiners the ability to track and record autopsy and consultation 
information. Information is pushed from the Defense Casualty 
Information Processing System (DCIPS) in to AFMES. If needed, 
additional information required to complete the DD 2064 may be 
collected by medical legal death investigators. This information may be 
collected from the deceased's next-of-kin or workplace over the phone 
or via email. The additional collected information is recorded into 
AFMES. To generate a DD 2064, the aggregate collected information 
contained within AFMES is synthesized electronically to fill respective 
fields on the DD 2064. This form is signed by the examining 
pathologist. The completed and signed document is retained within 
AFMES. Depending on circumstances, the completed DD 2064 is sent to the 
deceased's next-of-kin, the designated funeral home, or the branch 
casualty office by Federal Express Certified Mail. If the deceased was 
a member of the military at the time of death, the DD 2064 may be 
downloaded by the service casualty offices who will print out copies to 
disseminate as required.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 170.
    Number of Respondents: 170.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 170.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency: On occasion.

    Dated: October 16, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-23133 Filed 10-19-23; 8:45 am]
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