Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2009-OS-0171]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY:

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), DoD.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) announces the following proposed extension of a 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 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 January 8, 2010.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by any of the following methods:

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Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.

Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

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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 the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) (Military Personnel Policy/Accession Policy), ATTN: Major Arturo Roque, 4000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000, or call at (703) 695-5527.

Title, Associated Form, and OMB Control Number:

Title from OMB Form 83-I, block 7; Report of Medical History; DD Form 2807-1, Medical Prescreen of Medical History Report; DD Form 2807-2, OMB Number 0704-0413.

Needs and Uses:

Title 10, U.S.C. chapter 31: sections 504 and 505, and chapter 33, section 532, require applicants to meet accession medical standards prior to enlistment into the Armed Forces (including the Coast Guard). If applicants' medical history reveals a medical condition that does not meet the accession medical standards, they are medically disqualified for military entrance. This form also will be used by all Service members not only in their initial medical examination but also for periodic medical examinations.

Affected Public:

Individuals or households, not-for profit.

Annual Burden Hours:

135,833.

Number of Respondents:

850,000.

Responses per Respondent:

1.

Average Burden per Response:

50 minutes.

Frequency:

On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

These forms obtain medical information which affects entrance physical examinations, routine in-service physical examinations, separation physical examinations, and other medical examinations as required. The respondents are all applicants for enlistment, induction or commissioning, or service members. The respondents complete the medical history information recorded on the form. Medical professionals complete the remaining sections and the information collected, provides the Armed Services with the medical history of applicants. The DD Forms 2807-1 and 2807-2 are the method of collecting and verifying medical data on applicants applying for entrance as well as, for service members for medical evaluation purposes.

Dated: November 3, 2009.

Mitchell S. Bryman,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. E9-26893 Filed 11-6-09; 8:45 am]

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