[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 53234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4610]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOD-2007-HA-0056]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the 
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by October 
18, 2007.
    Title and OMB Number: Facilitating Provider Acceptance of TRICARE 
Standard; OMB Control Number 0720-TBD.
    Type of Request: New.
     Number of Respondents: 72.
    Response Per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Response: 72.
    Average Burden Per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 108.
    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 Activity, working in conjunction with the TRICARE Regional 
Offices and the three managed care support contractors, would be 
required to increase the number of providers in the TRICARE program.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal government.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Mr. John Kraemer.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Mr. Kraemer at the Office of Management 
and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    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.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia Toppings.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/Information Management 
Division, 1777 North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, Arlington, VA 
22209-2133.

    Dated: September 11, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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