83_FR_48075 83 FR 47891 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

83 FR 47891 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 184 (September 21, 2018)

Page Range47891-47891
FR Document2018-20575

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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 184 (Friday, September 21, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2018-HA-0067]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs, DoD.

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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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 November 
20, 2018.

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 Chief Management 
Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 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 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 ATTN: Dr. Richard 
Bannick, 7700 Arlington Blvd., Suite 5101, Falls Church, VA 22042-5101, 
or call 703-681-3636.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: TRICARE Select Survey of 
Civilian Providers; OMB Control Number 0720-0031.
    Needs and Uses: As mandated by Congress, the information collection 
requirement is necessary to determine how many providers are aware of 
the TRICARE health benefits program, and specifically accept new 
TRICARE Select patients in each market area. The original requirement 
is outlined in Section 711 Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 National Defense 
Authorization Act (NDAA) (Pub. L. 110- 181) and was reaffirmed in 
Section 721 FY12 NDAA (Pub. L. 112-81). Section 712 of FY15 NDAA 
extended the requirement to conduct the survey from 2017 through 2020.
    Surveys of civilian physician and non-physician behavioral health 
care providers will be conducted in a number of locations in the United 
States each year. Respondents include civilian physicians (M.D.s & 
D.O.s) and non-physician behavioral health providers (clinical 
psychologists, clinical social workers and other TRICARE authorized 
behavioral health providers). The locations surveyed will include areas 
where the TRICARE Prime benefit is offered (known as TRICARE PRIME 
Service Areas) and geographic areas where TRICARE Prime is not offered. 
Respondents will be contacted by mail with a telephone follow-up to 
complete the survey.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,667.
    Number of Respondents: 20,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 20,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Under the authority of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense (Health Affairs), (OASD (HA)), Defense Health Agency (DHA) is 
proposing an extension with changes of an existing information 
collection of civilian providers to evaluate DoD's TRICARE Select 
health care option. The evaluation methodology remains unchanged to 
include collecting and analyzing survey-based data that are necessary 
to meet the requirements of Congress.
    Section 701 of the FY17 NDAA established TRICARE Select as the 
replacement for TRICARE Standard as of January 1, 2018. TRICARE Select 
brings together the features of TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra in a 
single plan. Select enrollees may obtain care from any TRICARE 
authorized provider without a referral or authorization.
    The proposed changes include:
    Change title of survey from TRICARE Standard Survey of Civilian 
Providers to TRICARE Select Survey of Civilian Providers.
    Change the wording in questions from ``Standard'' to ``Select'' to 
insure accuracy and consistency in terms when referring to a TRICARE 
health plan option.

    Dated: September 18, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this analyzing survey-based data that are [FR Doc. 2018–20643 Filed 9–20–18; 8:45 am] proposed information collection or to necessary to meet the requirements of BILLING CODE 5001–10–P Congress. obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, Section 701 of the FY17 NDAA please write to ATTN: Dr. Richard established TRICARE Select as the DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Bannick, 7700 Arlington Blvd., Suite replacement for TRICARE Standard as Office of the Secretary 5101, Falls Church, VA 22042–5101, or of January 1, 2018. TRICARE Select call 703–681–3636. brings together the features of TRICARE [Docket ID DOD–2018–HA–0067] Standard and TRICARE Extra in a single SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: plan. Select enrollees may obtain care Proposed Collection; Comment Title; Associated Form; and OMB from any TRICARE authorized provider Request Number: TRICARE Select Survey of without a referral or authorization. Civilian Providers; OMB Control The proposed changes include: AGENCY: The Office of the Assistant Number 0720–0031. Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Change title of survey from TRICARE Needs and Uses: As mandated by Standard Survey of Civilian Providers to DoD. Congress, the information collection ACTION: Information collection notice. TRICARE Select Survey of Civilian requirement is necessary to determine Providers. how many providers are aware of the Change the wording in questions from SUMMARY: In compliance with the TRICARE health benefits program, and ‘‘Standard’’ to ‘‘Select’’ to insure Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the specifically accept new TRICARE Select accuracy and consistency in terms when Defense Health Agency announces a patients in each market area. The referring to a TRICARE health plan proposed public information collection original requirement is outlined in option. and seeks public comment on the Section 711 Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 provisions thereof. Comments are Dated: September 18, 2018. National Defense Authorization Act invited on: Whether the proposed Shelly E. Finke, (NDAA) (Pub. L. 110– 181) and was collection of information is necessary reaffirmed in Section 721 FY12 NDAA Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison for the proper performance of the Officer, Department of Defense. (Pub. L. 112–81). Section 712 of FY15 functions of the agency, including NDAA extended the requirement to [FR Doc. 2018–20575 Filed 9–20–18; 8:45 am] whether the information shall have conduct the survey from 2017 through BILLING CODE 5001–06–P practical utility; the accuracy of the 2020. agency’s estimate of the burden of the Surveys of civilian physician and proposed information collection; ways DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE non-physician behavioral health care to enhance the quality, utility, and providers will be conducted in a clarity of the information to be Office of the Secretary number of locations in the United States collected; and ways to minimize the each year. Respondents include civilian burden of the information collection on [Transmittal No. 18–16] physicians (M.D.s & D.O.s) and non- respondents, including through the use physician behavioral health providers of automated collection techniques or Arms Sales Notification (clinical psychologists, clinical social other forms of information technology. workers and other TRICARE authorized AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation DATES: Consideration will be given to all behavioral health providers). The Agency, Department of Defense. comments received by November 20, locations surveyed will include areas 2018. ACTION: Arms sales notice. where the TRICARE Prime benefit is ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, offered (known as TRICARE PRIME SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is identified by docket number and title, Service Areas) and geographic areas publishing the unclassified text of an by any of the following methods: where TRICARE Prime is not offered. arms sales notification. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Respondents will be contacted by mail FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: www.regulations.gov. Follow the with a telephone follow-up to complete DSCA at dsca.ncr.lmo.mbx.info@ instructions for submitting comments. the survey. mail.mil or (703) 697–9709. Mail: Department of Defense, Office of Affected Public: Individuals or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This the Chief Management Officer, Households. 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is Directorate for Oversight and Annual Burden Hours: 1,667. published to fulfill the requirements of Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Number of Respondents: 20,000. section 155 of Public Law 104–164 Mailbox #24 Suite 08D09, Alexandria, Responses per Respondent: 1. dated July 21, 1996. The following is a VA 22350–1700. Annual Responses: 20,000. copy of a letter to the Speaker of the Instructions: All submissions received Average Burden per Response: 5 House of Representatives, Transmittal must include the agency name, docket minutes. 18–16 with attached Policy Justification. number and title for this Federal Frequency: Annually. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Register document. The general policy Under the authority of the Office of Dated: September 17, 2018. for comments and other submissions the Assistant Secretary of Defense Shelly E. Finke, from members of the public is to make (Health Affairs), (OASD (HA)), Defense Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison these submissions available for public Health Agency (DHA) is proposing an Officer, Department of Defense. viewing on the internet at http:// extension with changes of an existing BILLING CODE 5001–06–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Sep 20, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21SEN1.SGM 21SEN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionInformation collection notice.
DatesConsideration will be given to all comments received by November 20, 2018.
ContactTo request more information on this proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, please write to ATTN: Dr. Richard Bannick, 7700 Arlington Blvd., Suite 5101, Falls Church, VA 22042-5101, or call 703-681-3636.
FR Citation83 FR 47891 
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