[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57622-57623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22807]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2013-HA-0195]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 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 November 
18, 2013.

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, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket

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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 Lt. Col. Judith 
Schulik, TRICARE Policy and Operations, TRICARE Management Activity, 
5111 Leesburg Pike, Suite 810, Falls Church, VA 22041, telephone (703) 
681-0039.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Certification of non-
contributory TriCare supplemental insurance plan; OMB Control Number 
0720-0044.
    Needs and Uses: Section 707 of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 added section 1097c to Title 10. 
Section 1097c prohibits employers from offering financial or other 
incentives to certain TRICARE-eligible employees to not enroll in an 
employer-offered group health plan. In other words, employers may no 
longer offer TRICARE supplemental insurance plans as part of an 
employee benefit package. Employers may, however, offer TRICARE 
supplemental insurance plans as part of an employee benefit package 
provided the plan is not paid for in whole or in part by the employer 
and is not endorsed by the employer. When such TRICARE supplemental 
plans are offered, the employer must properly document that they did 
not provide any payment for the benefit nor receive any direct or 
indirect consideration or compensation for offering the benefit; the 
employer's only involvement is providing the administrative support. 
That certification will be provided upon request to the Department of 
Defense.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Annual Burden Hours: 250 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,500.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondents are employers who make available non-contributory 
TRICARE supplemental insurance plan to their employees. This new 
paperwork requirement is consistent with section 707 of the John Warner 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 which added 
Section 1097c to Title 10. Per Section 1097c, employers may no longer 
offer TRICARE supplemental insurance plans as part of an employee 
benefit package. They may offer TRICARE supplemental insurance plans, 
however, provided the plan is not paid for in whole or in part by the 
employer and is not endorsed by the employer. When such TRICARE 
supplemental plans are offered, the employer must properly document 
that they did not provide any payment for the benefit nor receive any 
direct or indirect consideration or compensation for offering the 
benefit; the employer's only involvement is providing the 
administrative support. One certification must be completed per 
employer. It should be kept on file by the employer for as long as such 
plans are offered. The employer will provide the certification to the 
Department of Defense upon request.

    Dated: September 16, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-22807 Filed 9-18-13; 8:45 am]
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