Notices. Information collection notice

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BILLING CODE 5061-AP-P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Docket ID: DoD-2021-HA-0067] Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Information collection notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the *Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,* the Defense Health Agency 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 21, 2021. 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:* DoD cannot receive written comments at this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Comments should be sent electronically to the docket listed above. *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 Defense Health Agency, ATTN:

Maj Nathan Reynolds, 7700 Arlington Blvd., STE 5158, 3M546B, Falls Church, VA 22042 or call 703-681-5101. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number:* DoD COVID-19 Vaccine Questionnaire; OMB Control Number 0720-0069. *Needs and Uses:* The purpose of the DoD COVID-19 Vaccine Questionnaire is as follows:

(1)Exercise due-diligence to reach out to the vast majority of our authorized vaccine eligible population (but has not received the COVID-19 vaccine per Military Health System records) with instructions on how to receive the vaccine.

(2)Understand existing vaccine demand to adjust.

(3)Inform future ( *i.e.* booster) vaccination efforts.

(4)Lift an administrative burden from the military treatment facilities by executing a standardized survey at the HQ level.

(5)Remind message/questionnaire recipients to have their medical record updated with their vaccination as applicable. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households. *Annual Burden Hours:* 19,000. *Number of Respondents:* 570,000. *Responses per Respondent:* 1. *Annual Responses:* 570,000. *Average Burden per Response:* 2 minutes. *Frequency:* One time. Dated: July 20, 2021. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2021-15758 Filed 7-22-21; 8:45 am]