[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53675-53676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7590]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

No. DOD-2006-HA-0195]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (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 (Health 
Affairs) announces the proposed extension of an 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 the 
use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 
13, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket 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 
submission 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 Office of the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OASD), TRICARE 
Operations Division, Attn: Danita Hunter, 5111 Leesburg Pike, Suite 
810A, Falls Church, VA 22041-3206, or call (703) 681-0039.
    Title and OMB Number: Women, Infant, and Children Overseas Program 
(WIC Overseas) Eligibility Application; OMB Control Number 0720-0030.
    Needs and Uses: The proposed information collection requirement is 
necessary for individuals to apply for certification and periodic 
recertification to receive WIC Overseas benefits.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 187.5.
    Number of Respondents: 375.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency: Initially and Every Six Months.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The purpose of the program is to provide supplemental foods and 
nutrition education to serve as an adjunct to good health care during 
critical times of growth and development, in order to prevent the 
occurrence of health problems, including drug and other substance 
abuse, and to improved the health status of program participants. The 
benefit is similar to the benefit provided under the domestic WIC 
program.
    Respondents are individuals who are members of the armed forces on 
duty at stations outside the United States (and its territories and 
possessions) and to eligible civilians serving with, employed by, or 
accompanying the armed forces at these locations who desire to receive 
supplemental food and nutrition education services. To be eligible for 
the DoD special supplemental food program, a person must be a member of 
the armed forces on duty at stations outside the U.S. (and its 
territories and possessions) or an eligible civilian serving with, 
employed by, or accompanying the armed forces outside the U.S. (and its 
territories and possessions). Additionally, the person must be found to 
be at nutritional risk. Specifically, to be certified as eligible to 
receive benefits under the program, a person must:
     Meet specified program income guidelines published by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and
     Meet one of the criteria listed determined to be 
indicative of nutritional risk.
    Determinations of income eligibility and nutritional risk will be 
made to the extent practicable using applicable standards used by the 
USDA in determining eligibility for the domestic Women, Infants, and 
Children (WIC) program. In determining income eligibility, the 
Department will use the Department of Health and Human Services income 
poverty table for the state of Alaska.

    Dated: September 5, 2006.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 06-7590 Filed 9-11-06; 8:45 am]
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