[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 98 (Monday, May 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 43836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11021]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2024-HA-0055]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: The 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 July 19, 
2024.

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, 
Regulatory Directorate, 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, ATTN: Amanda 
Grifka, 703-681-1771.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Safety Culture, Operational 
reliability, Resilience/burnout, and Engagement (SCORETM) 
Survey; OMB Control Number 0720-SCOR.
    Needs and Uses: The 2001 National Defense Authorization Act 
addresses patient safety in military and veteran's healthcare and 
requires an examination of systemic factors which lead to medical 
error. The SCORETM Survey, a validated commercial assessment 
tool for patient safety that engages all levels of staff from executive 
leaders to frontline teams, is a response to this legislation. Defense 
Health Network National Capital Region (DHN NCR) uses results from the 
SCORETM to meet requirements for Leapfrog, a nonprofit 
advocate of transparency and quality in healthcare which evaluates 
military facilities. Furthermore, SCORETM provides the 
granular, customized data necessary for true culture change at echelon 
or process for driving cultural change with the survey results.
    Required post-survey debriefings drive team engagement: in 2020 and 
2021 alone, DHN NCR SCORETM debriefs generated over 1,000 
frontline action plans which have driven Fiscal Year 2024 year-over-
year increases in improvement readiness and local leadership 
engagement. Additionally, since SCORETM is repeated every 
12-24 months, it meets the highest-level Leapfrog requirements and have 
helped our largest facilities earn Leapfrog ``A'' designation.
    Affected Public: Federal Government, Individuals, or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 16,333.
    Number of Respondents: 98,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 98,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: As required.

    Dated: May 15, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-11021 Filed 5-17-24; 8:45 am]
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