[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 198 (Monday, October 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 48066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22321]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2017-HA-0036]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 
(OASD HA), DoD.

ACTION: 30-Day information collection 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.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 
15, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be emailed to Ms. Cortney Higgins, DoD Desk Officer, 
at [email protected]. Please identify the proposed 
information collection by DoD Desk Officer and the Docket ID number and 
title of the information collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Licari, 571-372-0493, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title, Associated Form and OMB Number: TRICARE Award Fee Provider 
Survey; OMB Control Number 0720-0048.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement.
    Number of Respondents: 1,224.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 1,224.
    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 TRICARE 
network civilian 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 incentive 
award fee determination.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for profit; not for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Cortney Higgins.
    You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by 
Docket ID number and title, by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, Docket ID 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: Mr. Frederick Licari.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD Directives Division, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 03F09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.

    Dated: October 11, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2017-22321 Filed 10-13-17; 8:45 am]
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