[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4645-4646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01984]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2016-HA-0119]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs, 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 March 5, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be emailed to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: TRICARE Plus Enrollment 
Application and TRICARE Plus Disenrollment Request; DD Form 2853 and DD 
Form 2854; OMB Control Number 0720-0028.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement.
    Number of Respondents: 3,305.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 3305.
    Average Burden per Response: 7 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 386.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
for enrollment and disenrollment in the Department of Defense's TRICARE 
Plus Health Plan established in accordance with Title 10 U.S.C. 1099 
(which calls for a healthcare enrollment system) and 1086 (which 
authorizes TRICARE eligibility of Medicare Eligible Persons and has 
resulted in the development of a new enrollment option called TRICARE 
Plus) and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Policy 
Memorandum to Establish the TRICARE Plus Program, June 22, 2001. The 
information collected hereby provides the TRICARE contractors with 
necessary data to determine beneficiary eligibility and to identify the 
selection of a health care option.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
    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.

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    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: January 29, 2018.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-01984 Filed 1-31-18; 8:45 am]
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