Notice2024-16140
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
July 23, 2024
Issuing agencies
Defense DepartmentAir Force Department
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 711th Human Performance Wing, Air and Space Biosciences Division announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59720-59721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16140]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
[Docket ID: USAF-2024-HQ-0005]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
711th Human Performance Wing, Air and Space Biosciences Division
announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public
comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency's
estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and 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
September 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency,
Regulatory Directorate, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite
08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> 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 711 Human
Performance Wing, Air and Space Biosciences Division, 2510 Fifth
Street, Bldg. 840, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433, ATTN: Dr. Rena
Nicholas, or call (937) 904-5700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Wearables for Readiness
Indicators; OMB Control Number 0701-WFRI.
Needs and Uses: The Wearables for Readiness Indicators research
study aims to determine whether the biobehavioral signals from
commercial off-the-shelf wearable devices such as Apple Watches, Garmin
watches, and Oura rings can reliably predict periods of risk for
musculoskeletal injuries or mental health disorders. The data
collection activity asks volunteers to upload retrospective commercial
wearable data from their personally-procured commercial wearable
devices to an online data collection site and to provide the dates,
diagnoses, and prescribed medications from all medical encounters
during the time for which their wearables data is available. The intent
is to find biobehavioral signals that precede medical conditions such
as mental health disorders and musculoskeletal injuries. The data
collection website will also query for other factors that may not be
present in a medical record but may influence the interpretation of
wearables' biobehavioral signals. Therefore, subjects will answer
questions about their mood, occupational exposures, lifestyle risk
factors and changes, and psychosocial stressors. They will also answer
questions about medical conditions they may have experienced but self-
managed or for which they otherwise did not seek medical attention.
The targeted population is focused on military members within 1
year of their approved military separation date or veterans who are
within 1 year of their separation date. This population was selected
because they may be less reluctant to share their medical information
because they no longer have a fear of fitness for duty repercussions
while still being representatively healthy and ``fit for duty,'' with
limited health morbidities and polypharmacy issues as a group of
veterans who are more distal from their dates of separation or compared
to the general public who might have medical conditions that would be
disqualifying from service.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Burden Hours: 900.
Number of Respondents: 600.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 600.
Average Burden per Response: 90 minutes.
Frequency: Once.
Study volunteers who meet inclusion criteria for the research will
upload the data file for the previous 12 months from their personal
wearable device and enter their medical appointment dates and diagnoses
for the same time period as their wearables data (e.g., the previous 12
months). They will also answer the questions about lifestyle, risk, and
mood to help clarify factors that might affect the biobehavioral
signals received from the personal wearable device. This data will be
entered once, and when completed, no further participation or contact
with the researchers will occur, unless initiated
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by the volunteer, who has the right to contact the research team with
questions, concerns, or feedback IAW DoDI 3216.02, which governs the
protections of human subjects in research.
Dated: July 18, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-16140 Filed 7-22-24; 8:45 am]
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