Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 59722 [2024-16142]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 59722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16142]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2024-OS-0083]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness (OUSD(P&R)), 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 
DoD 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: https://www.regulations.gov. 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 https://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 Department of 
Defense, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, 4000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000, LTC 
Patricia Passman, Phone: (703) 693-3985.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Certificate of Medical 
Qualification Examination; DoD Form 3207; OMB Control Number 0704-CMQE.
    Needs and Uses: This form is used to collect preplacement and 
medical information about individuals who are incumbent of positions in 
the DoD who require medical examination(s) or individuals who have been 
selected for such a position contingent upon successful completion of 
medical examinations as a condition of their employment as required by 
Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations Part 339, Medical Evaluation 
Programs. This information is needed to ensure fair and consistent 
treatment of employees and job applicants, to adjudicate the medically 
based pass-over of a preference eligible, and to adjudicate claims of 
discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
    Affected Public: Federal Government.
    Annual Burden Hours: 135,000.
    Number of Respondents: 45,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 45,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 3 hours.
    Frequency: As required.
    Information collected includes the Agency's input by providing the 
functional and environmental requirements of the duties of the position 
of employment; responses by the candidate employee detailing any 
specific safety or health conditions that could negatively impact the 
performance of assigned duties, and the results of medical 
qualification examination performed by the occupational medicine 
practitioner to assess whether the candidate employee can cope with the 
job duties, functional requirements and environmental factors of the 
assigned position.

    Dated: July 18, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-16142 Filed 7-22-24; 8:45 am]
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