[Federal Register: November 25, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 228)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2008-HA-0144]

 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Health Affairs announces a proposed public information collection and 
seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited 
on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information 
collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (d) 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 January 
26, 2009.

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: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    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

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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 the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Force Health 
Protection and Readiness, ATTN: Ms. Caroline Miner, 5113 Leesburg Pike, 
Suite 901, Falls Church, Virginia 22041, or call Force Health 
Protection and Readiness, at 703-578-8500 or 1-800-754-2132.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Survey of Experiences with 
the Human Subjects Review Process; OMB Control Number 0720-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection aligns with the 
Military Health System objectives to foster research innovations and to 
transform the infrastructure to eliminate redundancies and increase 
desired outcomes. The proposed information collection will enable the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 
Human Research Protection Program to assess the effectiveness of 
current review processes and facilitate efforts to measure and improve 
the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the program.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 500.
    Number of Respondents: 1000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Respondents are researchers who may have submitted a research 
protocol to an Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
and Readiness institution for human subjects review within the past 
year. The survey will ask respondents about the number and types of 
approvals required for their research and the amount of time taken to 
obtain the required reviews and approvals.

    Dated: November 18, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-27957 Filed 11-24-08; 8:45 am]

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