80 FR 61391 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 197 (October 13, 2015)
Office of the Secretary
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 197 (October 13, 2015)
| Page Range | 61391-61392 | |
| FR Document | 2015-25817 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 197 (Tuesday, October 13, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 61391-61392] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-25817] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Docket ID DoD-2014-OS-0081] Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), DoD. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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 December 14, 2015. 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: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301- 9010. 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. Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, form number, and title. 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 Department of Defense Education Activity, Attn: Dr. Sandra D. Embler, 4040 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1635, or call at (703) 588-3175. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title; Associated Form; And OMB Number: Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Evaluation and Program Surveys--Generic; OMB Control Number 0704-0437. Needs and Uses: The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) has a need to conduct a variety of one-time surveys, interviews, and focus groups on an as-needed basis. The population for these data collections will be limited to students and parents of students attending DoDEA schools. These information collections are necessary to measure DoDEA's progress on the goals set forth in the Community Strategic Plan, and to assess parent and student input on school policies and procedures. These data collections will include, but are not limited to, school operations and procedures (such as school uniforms, transportation, school calendar), school facilities, curricular and instructional needs and effectiveness, programmatic needs and effectiveness, and extra-curricular and co-curricular activities. The information sought by these data collections will allow DoDEA to quickly have access to the information necessary to determine [[Page 61392]] overall effectiveness, increase efficiency, and obtain valuable input from parents and students on new and existing policies and procedures. Data collection instruments to include burden hours and supporting documentation will be submitted to the DoD Clearance Officer and OMB for final approval as they become available. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Annual Burden Hours: 1,041. Number of Respondents: 2,500. Responses per Respondent: 1. Annual Responses: 2,500. Average Burden per Response: 25 minutes. Frequency: On occasion. The following categories will be included in this data collection. School procedures and policies. These data collections will gather information from DoDEA students and parents on issues related to the everyday operational processes and policies of the school. These data collections will include, but will not be limited to, information on the school calendar, school uniforms, school transportation, school lunch, school facilities (i.e., gymnasiums, cafeterias, and playgrounds. These data collections will allow DoDEA to immediately identify or determine the extent of student and parent concerns and to quickly gather suggestions for improvement from parents and students. School curriculum. These data collections will gather information from students and parents on the curricular availability and instructional practices in DoDEA schools. These data collections will include, but will not be limited to, course offerings, availability and use of curricular materials, instructional practices, and availability and use of educational technology. These data collections will also gather information on the perceived effectiveness of the school curriculum. Program effectiveness and operations. These data collections will gather opinions from students and parents on the provision, needs, and effectiveness of non-curricular programs and support services, such as counseling, special education services, gifted education, English as a Second Language Services, Physical and Occupational Therapy, and in- school medical services. These data collections will help assess the extent to which support services are available and accessible, as well as help determine the effectiveness and additional needs of support programs. Extra-curricular and co-curricular activities. These data collections will provide information from students and parents on the availability, effectiveness, and perceived needs of school extra- curricular and co-curricular activities. These data collections will help determine the extent to which the athletic interests of DoDEA students are being met by the current offerings, and assess the effectiveness of such activities. These data collections will also help determine the extent to which the dramatic, artistic, musical, and academic interests of DoDEA students are being met, and determine the future needs of such programs. Dated: October 6, 2015. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. 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Instructions: All submissions received payment for covered dental procedures • Mail: Department of Defense, Office
must include the agency name, docket provided by a licensed dentist to an of the Deputy Chief Management
number and title for this Federal eligible beneficiary can be sent to the Officer, Directorate of Oversight and
Register document. The general policy TDP contractor electronically, fax or Compliance, Regulatory and Audit
for comments and other submissions mail. Approximately 35% of all TDP Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon,
from members of the public is to make network dental claims are filed Washington, DC 20301–9010.
these submissions available for public electronically. Dental offices and Instructions: All submissions received
viewing on the Internet at http:// patients can download the TDP claim must include the agency name, docket
www.regulations.gov as they are form from the contractor’s Web site. number and title for this Federal
received without change, including any For non-network dentists, to include Register document. The general policy
personal identifiers or contact those in overseas locations, the use of for comments and other submissions
information. Any associated form(s) for the TDP Claim Form is highly from members of the public is to make
this collection may be located within encouraged. However, dental claims these submissions available for public
this same electronic docket and will be paid if all the required viewing on the Internet at http://
downloaded for review/testing. Follow information is provided on a similar www.regulations.gov as they are
the instructions at http:// claim form. received without change, including any
www.regulations.gov for submitting Dated: October 6, 2015. personal identifiers or contact
comments. Please submit comments on Aaron Siegel, information.
any given form identified by docket Any associated form(s) for this
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
number, form number, and title. Officer, Department of Defense.
collection may be located within this
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To same electronic docket and downloaded
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request more information on this for review/testing. Follow the
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
proposed information collection or to instructions at http://
obtain a copy of the proposal and www.regulations.gov for submitting
associated collection instruments, comments. Please submit comments on
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
please write to the TRICARE Dental any given form identified by docket
Care Office, Health Agency (DHA), Rm Office of the Secretary number, form number, and title.
3M451, ATTN: COL Colleen C. Shull, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
[Docket ID DoD–2014–OS–0081]
Falls Church, VA 22042 or call (703) request more information on this
681–9517, DSN 761. Proposed Collection; Comment proposed information collection or to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Request obtain a copy of the proposal and
Title; Associated Form; and OMB associated collection instruments,
Number: TRICARE Dental Program AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of please write to the Department of
(TDP) Dentist’s Claim Form CONUS and Defense (Personnel and Readiness), Defense Education Activity, Attn: Dr.
TRICARE Dental Program (TDP) DoD. Sandra D. Embler, 4040 North Fairfax
Dentist’s Claim Form OCONUS; OMB ACTION: Notice. Drive, Arlington, VA 22203–1635, or
Control Number 0720–0035. call at (703) 588–3175.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Needs and Uses: The TRICARE Dental SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Program (TDP) Claim Form(s). CONUS/ Title; Associated Form; And OMB
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
OCONUS are required to gather Number: Department of Defense
(Personnel and Readiness) announces a
information to make payment for Education Activity (DoDEA) Evaluation
proposed public information collection
legitimate dental claims and to assist in and Program Surveys—Generic; OMB
and seeks public comment on the
contractor surveillance and program Control Number 0704–0437.
provisions thereof. Comments are Needs and Uses: The Department of
integrity investigations and to audit invited on: (a) whether the proposed
financial transactions where the Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)
collection of information is necessary has a need to conduct a variety of one-
Department of Defense has a financial for the proper performance of the
stake. The information from the claim time surveys, interviews, and focus
functions of the agency, including groups on an as-needed basis. The
form is also used to provide important whether the information shall have
cost-share explanations to the population for these data collections
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the will be limited to students and parents
beneficiary. agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Affected Public: Business or other for of students attending DoDEA schools.
proposed information collection; (c) These information collections are
profit.
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and necessary to measure DoDEA’s progress
Annual Burden Hours: 1,006,415.
clarity of the information to be on the goals set forth in the Community
Number of Respondents: 64,930.
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Strategic Plan, and to assess parent and
Responses per Respondent: 62.
burden of the information collection on student input on school policies and
Annual Responses: 4,025,660.
respondents, including through the use procedures. These data collections will
Average Burden per Response: 15
of automated collection techniques or include, but are not limited to, school
Minutes.
other forms of information technology. operations and procedures (such as
Frequency: On occasion.
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) DATES: Consideration will be given to all school uniforms, transportation, school
comments received by December 14,
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under the authority of the Office of the calendar), school facilities, curricular
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health 2015. and instructional needs and
Affairs)/Office of the Deputy Assistant ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, effectiveness, programmatic needs and
Secretary of Defense has responsibility identified by docket number and title, effectiveness, and extra-curricular and
for management of the TRICARE Dental by any of the following methods: co-curricular activities. The information
Program (TDP) as established in Title • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// sought by these data collections will
10, United States Code, Section 1076a. www.regulations.gov. Follow the allow DoDEA to quickly have access to
The information collected to make instructions for submitting comments. the information necessary to determine
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overall effectiveness, increase effectiveness, and perceived needs of Compliance, Regulatory and Audit
efficiency, and obtain valuable input school extra-curricular and co-curricular Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon,
from parents and students on new and activities. These data collections will Washington, DC 20301–9010.
existing policies and procedures. Data help determine the extent to which the Instructions: All submissions received
collection instruments to include athletic interests of DoDEA students are must include the agency name, docket
burden hours and supporting being met by the current offerings, and number and title for this Federal
documentation will be submitted to the assess the effectiveness of such Register document. The general policy
DoD Clearance Officer and OMB for activities. These data collections will for comments and other submissions
final approval as they become available. also help determine the extent to which from members of the public is to make
Affected Public: Individuals or the dramatic, artistic, musical, and these submissions available for public
households. academic interests of DoDEA students viewing on the Internet at http://
Annual Burden Hours: 1,041. are being met, and determine the future www.regulations.gov as they are
Number of Respondents: 2,500. needs of such programs. received without change, including any
Responses per Respondent: 1. personal identifiers or contact
Annual Responses: 2,500. Dated: October 6, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
information.
Average Burden per Response: 25 Any associated form(s) for this
minutes. Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
collection may be located within this
Frequency: On occasion. Officer, Department of Defense.
same electronic docket and downloaded
The following categories will be [FR Doc. 2015–25817 Filed 10–9–15; 8:45 am]
for review/testing. Follow the
included in this data collection. BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
instructions at http://
School procedures and policies.
www.regulations.gov for submitting
These data collections will gather
comments. Please submit comments on
information from DoDEA students and DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
any given form identified by docket
parents on issues related to the everyday
Office of the Secretary number, form number, and title.
operational processes and policies of the
school. These data collections will FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
[Docket ID: DoD–2013–OS–0100]
include, but will not be limited to, request more information on this
information on the school calendar, Proposed Collection; Comment proposed information collection or to
school uniforms, school transportation, Request obtain a copy of the proposal and
school lunch, school facilities (i.e., associated collection instruments,
gymnasiums, cafeterias, and AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of please write to the Department of
playgrounds. These data collections will Defense (Personnel and Readiness), Defense Education Activity, ATTN: Dr.
allow DoDEA to immediately identify or DoD. Sandra D. Embler, 4040 North Fairfax
determine the extent of student and ACTION: Notice. Drive, Arlington, VA 22203–1635, or
parent concerns and to quickly gather call at (703) 588–3175.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
suggestions for improvement from Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
parents and students. Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Number: Department of Defense
School curriculum. These data
(Personnel and Readiness) announces a Education Activity (DoDEA) School
collections will gather information from
proposed public information collection Accreditation Parent and Student
students and parents on the curricular
and seeks public comment on the Surveys; OMB Control Number 0704–
availability and instructional practices
provisions thereof. Comments are 0462.
in DoDEA schools. These data
invited on: (a) Whether the proposed Needs and Uses: The Department of
collections will include, but will not be
collection of information is necessary Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)
limited to, course offerings, availability
for the proper performance of the regulation 2010.1 (Accreditation
and use of curricular materials,
functions of the agency, including Program) requires accreditation of all
instructional practices, and availability
whether the information shall have DoDEA schools in order to provide the
and use of educational technology.
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the activity, the military community served
These data collections will also gather
agency’s estimate of the burden of the by the activity, and the public at large
information on the perceived
proposed information collection; (c) with an external review of the quality of
effectiveness of the school curriculum.
Program effectiveness and operations. ways to enhance the quality, utility, and the educational program provided to
These data collections will gather clarity of the information to be DoDEA students. DoDEA’s accreditation
opinions from students and parents on collected; and (d) ways to minimize the process is based on the processes and
the provision, needs, and effectiveness burden of the information collection on standards of the North Central
of non-curricular programs and support respondents, including through the use Association Commission on
services, such as counseling, special of automated collection techniques or Accreditation and School Improvement
education services, gifted education, other forms of information technology. (NCA CASI)/AdvancED. As part of the
English as a Second Language Services, DATES: Consideration will be given to all accreditation process, the interview
Physical and Occupational Therapy, comments received by December 14, team uses a worldwide standardized set
and in-school medical services. These 2015. of questions to gather data from students
data collections will help assess the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, and parents to assess accreditation
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extent to which support services are identified by docket number and title, standards in the following areas: Vision
available and accessible, as well as help by any of the following methods: and Purpose, Governance and
determine the effectiveness and • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Leadership, Teaching and Learning,
additional needs of support programs. www.regulations.gov. Follow the Documenting and Using Results,
Extra-curricular and co-curricular instructions for submitting comments. Resources and Support Systems,
activities. These data collections will • Mail: Department of Defense, Office Stakeholder Communications and
provide information from students and of the Deputy Chief Management Relationships, and Commitment to
parents on the availability, Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Continuous Improvement.
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| Dates | Consideration will be given to all comments received by December 14, 2015. | |
| 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 Department of Defense Education Activity, Attn: Dr. Sandra D. Embler, 4040 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1635, or call at (703) 588-3175. | |
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