[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7543-7544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1269]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[No. DoD-2006-HA-0014]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Health Affairs announces the extension of an existing 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 April 
14, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and or 
RIN 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.
     Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 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://regulations.gov 
as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers 
or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to Office of the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OASD), Tricare 
Operations Division, ATTN: Colonel Gary Martin, 5111 Leesburg Pike, 
Falls Church, VA 22041-3206, or call TRICARE Operations Division, at 
703-681-0947.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Department of Defense 
Active Duty/Reserve Forces Dental Examination; DD Form 2813; OMB Number 
0720-0222.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain and record the dental health status of members of the Armed 
Forces. This form is the means for civilian dentists to record the 
results of their findings and provide the information to the member's 
military organization. The military organizations are required by 
Department of Defense policy to track the dental status of its members.
    Affected Public: Business or other profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 42,500.
    Number of Respondents: 850,000.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 3 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    Respondents are medical professionals who provide dental services 
to the general public. Members of the Armed Forces of the United States 
are the recipients of the dental examination. The Armed Forces Reserve 
component members must maintain their dental health at a predetermined 
level so problems do not occur when they are deployed to a military 
operation. Reserve component members usually receive their dental care 
from civilian dentists; therefore it would be civilian dentists who 
would complete the form. Following a routine dental examination, the 
dentist would review the categories listed on the form and circle the 
number corresponding to the condition that best describes the dental 
health of the patient. If dental problems can be identified, they are 
indicated on the form. Once the form is complete and the dentist signs 
it, the members take the form back to the organization to which they 
belong. The information on the form is logged into a databse. The form 
is kept in the health record until no longer needed and then it is 
destroyed.

    Dated: January 30, 2006.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 06-1269 Filed 2-10-06; 8:45 am]
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