[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 247 (Monday, December 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81242-81243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32392]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID DOD-2010-HA-0177]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health
Affairs, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC),
Department of the Navy, announces a new 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 February
25, 2011.
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, Room 3C843,
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: Commanding Officer,
Naval Health Research Center, ATTN: Michael Galarneau, MS, NREMT, Code
161, 140 Sylvester Road, San Diego, CA 92106, or call at (619) 553-841
(this is not a toll-free number).
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Traumatic Brain Injury,
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Long-Term Quality of Life Outcomes
in Injured Tri-Service U.S. Military Personnel; OMB Control Number
0720-TBD.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary
for the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) to carry out the research
study it has been tasked to perform. This research study will assess
the long-term health impact of injury on quality of life outcomes in
injured tri-service U.S. military personnel, with a special focus on
the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and Post-traumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD).
Information collected will be used to investigate the long-term
effects of injury, TBI, and PTSD on the overall physical and
psychological health of military personnel injured in overseas
contingency operations. Participants will respond to a health-related
questionnaire bi-annually for three to six years. Respondents to this
study will include both active-duty and separated members of all
branches of the U.S. Armed Forces that have been injured and that have
indicated a desire to participate through an Institutional Review Board
(IRB)-approved informed consent process.
Affected Public: Current and former members of the U.S. Armed
Forces that have been injured in overseas contingency operations and
that have indicated a desire to participate.
Annual Burden Hours: 3,065 hours.
Number of Respondents: Approx. 4,644.
Responses per Respondent: 2.
Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
Frequency: Bi-annual.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
This information collection is necessary for the Naval Health
Research Center (NHRC) to carry out the research study ``TRAUMATIC
BRAIN INJURY, POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, AND LONG-TERM QUALITY OF
LIFE OUTCOMES IN INJURED TRI-SERVICE U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL.'' NHRC
has been tasked by the office of Congressionally Directed Medical
Research Programs (CDMRP) to conduct this longitudinal epidemiological
study. The NHRC team will collect information about physical and
psychological health from members of the U.S. Armed Forces that have
been
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injured in overseas contingency operations by administering a voluntary
web, phone, or mail survey bi-annually for a period of three (3) to six
(6) years. In all cases, informed consent will be obtained prior to
survey administration. The information collected will be used to
ascertain the long-term effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI), Post-
traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and other injuries on quality of life
outcomes. Pinpointing the effects of these injuries will allow for the
development of more effective treatments and early interventions in the
management of TBI, PTSD, and other injuries sustained by U.S. military
personnel in overseas contingency operations.
Dated: December 20, 2010.
Morgan F. Park,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-32392 Filed 12-23-10; 8:45 am]
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