[Federal Register: June 27, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 123)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

[No. USAF-2006-0007]

 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board 
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 August 
28, 2006.

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: Department of 
Defense Medical Examination Review Board (DoDMERB), 8034 Edgerton 
Drive, Suite 132, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2200, Attention: CMSgt Fred 
Wade.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: DoDMERB Report of Medical 
Examination; DD Forms 2351, 2369, 2370, 2372, 2374, 2378, 2379, 2380, 
2381, 2382, 2489, and 2492; OMB Number 0704-0396.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to determine the medical qualification of applicants to the five 
Service academies, the four-year Reserve Officer Training Corps College 
Scholarship Program, Uniformed Services University of the Health 
Sciences, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force Scholarship and Non-
Scholarship Programs. The collection of medical history of each 
applicant is to determine if applicants meet medical standards outlined 
in the Department of Defense Directive 6130.3, Physical Standards for 
Appointment, Enlistment or Induction.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 45,000.
    Number of Respondents: 45,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 60 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    Respondents are individuals who are interested in applying to 
attend one of the five Service academies, the four-year Reserve Officer 
Training Corps Scholarship Program, Uniformed Services University of 
the Health Sciences, or Army, Navy, and Air Force Scholarship and Non-
Scholarship Programs.
    The completed forms are processed through medical reviewers 
representing

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their respective services to determine a medical qualification status. 
Associated forms may or may not be required depending on the medical 
information contained in the medical examination. If the medical 
examination and associated forms, if necessary, are not accomplished, 
individuals reviewing the medical examination cannot be readily assured 
of the medical qualifications of the individual. Without this process 
the individual applying to any of these programs could not have a 
medical qualification determination. It is essential that individuals 
have a medical qualification determination to ensure compliance with 
the physical standards established for each respective military service 
program.

Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 06-5699 Filed 6-26-06; 8:45 am]

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