[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 79 (Thursday, April 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22807-22808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09310]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DoD-2014-HA-0010]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 May 27, 
2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Licari, 571-372-0493.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title, Associated Form and Omb Number: TRICARE Award Fee Provider 
Survey; OMB Control Number 0720-0048.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 1224.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 1224.
    Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 102.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to obtain and record TRICARE network civilian provider-user 
satisfaction with the administrative processes/services of managed care 
support contractors (MCSC) in three TRICARE regions within the United 
States (North, West, and South) and three regions internationally 
(Europe, Pacific and Latin America). The survey will obtain provider 
opinions regarding claims processing, customer service, and 
administrative support by the TRICARE regional contractors. The reports 
of findings from these surveys, coupled with performance criteria from 
other sources, will be used by the TRICARE Regional Administrative 
Contracting Officers to determine award fees.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other 
for-profit; not for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMb Desk Officer: Mr. John Kraemer.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Mr. John 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 method:

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     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, 4800 Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, 
VA 22350-3100.

    Dated: April 21, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-09310 Filed 4-23-14; 8:45 am]
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