[Federal Register: December 31, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 251)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2008-HA-0168]

 
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 the proposed extension of a 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 March 2, 
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 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 Naval Health 
Research Center, DoD Center for Deployment Health Research, Department 
164, ATTN: Tyler C. Smith, MS, PhD, 140 Sylvester Rd., San Diego, CA 
92106-3521, or call (619) 553-7593.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Prospective Department of 
Defense Studies of U.S. Military Forces: The Millennium Cohort Study--
OMB Control Number 0720-0029.
    Needs and Uses: The Millennium Cohort Study responds to recent 
recommendations by Congress and by the Institute of Medicine to perform 
investigations that systematically collect population-based demographic 
and health data so as to track and evaluate the health of military 
personnel throughout the course of their careers and after leaving 
military service.
    Affected Public: Civilians, formerly Active Duty and activated 
Reservists in the U.S. Military, who enrolled and participated in 
Panels 1, 2, and 3 of the Millennium Cohort Study.
    Annual Burden Hours: 9,150.
    Number of Respondents: 36,599.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes.
    Frequency: Every 3 years.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Persons eligible to respond to this survey are those civilians now 
separated from military service who initially enrolled, gave consent 
and participated in the Millennium Cohort Study while on active duty in 
the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or U.S. Coast Guard during the 
first, second, or third panel enrollment periods in 2001-2003, 2004-
2006, or 2007-2008, respectively.

    Dated: December 22, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-31047 Filed 12-30-08; 8:45 am]

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