[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24750-24751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11554]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2018-HA-0009]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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

ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance 
the following proposal for collection of information under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by June 29, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be emailed to Ms. Cortney Higgins, DoD Desk Officer, 
at [email protected]. Please identify the proposed 
information collection by DoD Desk Officer, Docket ID number, and title 
of the information collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Licari, 571-372-0493, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Screening and Monitoring of 
DoD Personnel Deployed to Ebola Outbreak Areas; DD Form 2990 and DD 
Form 2991; OMB Control Number 0720-0056.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 1,200.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 2,400.
    Average Burden per Response: 12 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 480.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to ensure DoD personnel deployed in support of Operation UNITED 
ASSISTANCE are promptly evaluated for possible exposure(s) to the Ebola 
virus during deployment to, and within 12 hours prior to departing 
from, an Ebola outbreak country or region. Ebola is a Quarantinable 
Communicable Disease as named in Executive Order 13295 and supported by 
several DoD

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regulations and Federal laws. This information will be used by DoD 
medical and public health officials to (1) ensure Ebola exposure risk 
is evaluated, (2) proper prevention and quarantine efforts are 
implemented, (3) appropriate medical care is provided, (4) medical 
surveillance programs are robust and (5) the spread of Ebola beyond 
area of concern is minimized. The DoD has consulted with the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of State, the Agency 
for International Development, and several Defense Agencies regarding 
disease control efforts and health surveillance in response to the 
public health emergency in West Africa and worldwide. DoD has also 
specifically discussed these new information collections with 
representatives of the various Military Services, representing 
deploying military members who have participated in the development of 
the content of these forms.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Cortney Higgins.
    You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by 
Docket ID number and title, by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, Docket ID 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.
    DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick Licari.
    Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should 
be sent to Mr. Licari at [email protected].

    Dated: May 24, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-11554 Filed 5-29-18; 8:45 am]
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