[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42009-42010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20528]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health
Affairs.
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 revision of a previously
approved 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 data collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received October 15,
1996.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to: Commander, Naval Health
Research Center, Box 85122, San Diego, CA 92186-5122.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this
proposed collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and the
associated collection instruments, please write to the above address or
call Commander Greg Gray, M.C., U.S.N. at (619) 553-9967.
TITLE, ASSOCIATED FORM, AND OMB NUMBER: Epidemiologic Studies or
Morbidity Among Gulf War Veterans: A search for Etiologic Agents and
Risk Factors; OMB Number 0720-0010.
NEEDS AND USES: This information collection requirement is necessary to
obtain and provide the Department of Defense with information to
evaluate whether military veterans have a greater risk of adverse
reproductive outcomes associated with overseas deployments or
occupational and environmental exposures. Specifically, the study
focuses on early pregnancy losses, infertility, delayed conception and
miscarriages. Information from this study may assist the DoD and the
Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency in evaluating adverse reproductive outcomes and the effects of
various environmental exposures as well as subsequently help define
reproductive health policy.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Burden Hours: 2,070.
Number of Respondents: 9,000.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.05 responses per respondent.
Average Burden Per Response: 22 minutes.
Frequency: One time and follow-up.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
The information is being collected as part of a research program
dictated under Public Law 103-337 SEC722, which directs the Secretary
of Defense to conduct and administer grants for studies in order to
determine the nature and cause of illnesses as a consequence of service
deployment in overseas operations. This collection instrument is for
use by researchers from the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs,
the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the US Environmental
Protection Agency, and the University of California. Respondents are
current and former military personnel from all branches of the military
including reservists and members of the National Guard. This survey
instrument will provide the above agencies with information on the
prevalence of any possible adverse reproductive outcomes
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associated with military service in overseas operations.
Dated: August 7, 1996.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 96-20528 Filed 8-12-96; 8:45 am]
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