[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 47891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20575]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID DOD-2018-HA-0067]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

ACTION: Information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Defense Health Agency announces a proposed public information 
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments 
are invited on: 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 
20, 2018.

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: Department of Defense, Office of the Chief Management 
Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive, Mailbox #24 Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    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.

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 ATTN: Dr. Richard 
Bannick, 7700 Arlington Blvd., Suite 5101, Falls Church, VA 22042-5101, 
or call 703-681-3636.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: TRICARE Select Survey of 
Civilian Providers; OMB Control Number 0720-0031.
    Needs and Uses: As mandated by Congress, the information collection 
requirement is necessary to determine how many providers are aware of 
the TRICARE health benefits program, and specifically accept new 
TRICARE Select patients in each market area. The original requirement 
is outlined in Section 711 Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 National Defense 
Authorization Act (NDAA) (Pub. L. 110- 181) and was reaffirmed in 
Section 721 FY12 NDAA (Pub. L. 112-81). Section 712 of FY15 NDAA 
extended the requirement to conduct the survey from 2017 through 2020.
    Surveys of civilian physician and non-physician behavioral health 
care providers will be conducted in a number of locations in the United 
States each year. Respondents include civilian physicians (M.D.s & 
D.O.s) and non-physician behavioral health providers (clinical 
psychologists, clinical social workers and other TRICARE authorized 
behavioral health providers). The locations surveyed will include areas 
where the TRICARE Prime benefit is offered (known as TRICARE PRIME 
Service Areas) and geographic areas where TRICARE Prime is not offered. 
Respondents will be contacted by mail with a telephone follow-up to 
complete the survey.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,667.
    Number of Respondents: 20,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 20,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Under the authority of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense (Health Affairs), (OASD (HA)), Defense Health Agency (DHA) is 
proposing an extension with changes of an existing information 
collection of civilian providers to evaluate DoD's TRICARE Select 
health care option. The evaluation methodology remains unchanged to 
include collecting and analyzing survey-based data that are necessary 
to meet the requirements of Congress.
    Section 701 of the FY17 NDAA established TRICARE Select as the 
replacement for TRICARE Standard as of January 1, 2018. TRICARE Select 
brings together the features of TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra in a 
single plan. Select enrollees may obtain care from any TRICARE 
authorized provider without a referral or authorization.
    The proposed changes include:
    Change title of survey from TRICARE Standard Survey of Civilian 
Providers to TRICARE Select Survey of Civilian Providers.
    Change the wording in questions from ``Standard'' to ``Select'' to 
insure accuracy and consistency in terms when referring to a TRICARE 
health plan option.

    Dated: September 18, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-20575 Filed 9-20-18; 8:45 am]
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