[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 105 (Friday, June 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30554-30555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2706]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[No. DoD-2007-HA-0056]


Proposed New 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 a proposed new public information collection 
and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are 
invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information from 
participation in focus groups 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 July 31, 
2007.

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: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
    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 Mike O'Bar at the 
TRICARE Management Activity, Skyline 6, Suite 306, 5111 Leesburg Pike, 
Falls Church, VA 22041. Phone number: 703-681-0039.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Facilitating Provider 
Acceptance of TRICARE Standard.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain specific responses why some providers do not participate in 
TRICARE and then to learn what kinds of actions by the TRICARE 
Management

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Activity, working in conjunction with the TRICARE Regional Offices and 
the three managed care support contractors, would be required to 
increase the numbers of providers in the TRICARE program.
    Affected Public: Physician practice offices.
    Annual Burden Hours: 72.
    Number of Participants: 72.
    Responses Per Participant: 1.
    Average Burden Per Participant: 1 hour.
    Frequency: One-time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    Participants are the business or office managers who deal with the 
insurance companies and other payers (such as Medicaid or Medicare) for 
health care services in the offices of private practice physicians. The 
CNA Corporation, as the contractor for the TRICARE Management Activity, 
within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs, plans to hold a series of focus groups with these managers or 
related members of the business staff. The focus groups will form an 
important part of the analyses that CNA plans to conduct of the 
responses and concerns of providers as regards participation in the 
TRICARE program. The providers' staff responses will also allow CNA to 
formulate recommendations of how to increase provider participation in 
TRICARE Standard.

    Dated: May 21, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-2706 Filed 5-31-07; 8:45 am]
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