Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

[Docket ID: USAF-2020-HQ-0012]

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY:

Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION:

30-day information collection notice.

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 May 21, 2021.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Angela James, 571-372-7574, or

whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil

.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:

Air Force Embedded Care Access Interview Guide, OMB Control Number 0701-XXXX.

Type of Request:

New.

Number of Respondents:

30.

Responses per Respondent:

1.

Annual Responses:

30.

Average Burden per Response:

0.5 hours.

Annual Burden Hours:

15 hours.

Needs and Uses:

The information collection requirement is necessary to receive verbal feedback from U.S. Air Force embedded mental healthcare providers (who are contractors) on their experiences providing mental healthcare services to airmen within the unit. These interviews are part of a programmatic improvement study to examine the experiences of embedded mental healthcare providers as well as

the airmen that they serve in order to improve delivery of care. The results of this short-term study will be used to shape line and medical leadership strategies geared toward improving embedded mental healthcare capabilities for airmen in tip-of-the-spear communities, as well as readiness and availability of airmen in these environments.

Affected Public:

Individuals or households.

Frequency:

Annually.

Respondent's Obligation:

Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer:

Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.

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:

Ms. Angela James.

Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. James at

whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil.

Dated: April 15, 2021.

Aaron T. Siegel,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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