[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 247 (Thursday, December 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66683-66684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-28036]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2018-HA-0082]


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 January 
28, 2019.

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, 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: Assistance Reporting Tool; 
OMB Control Number 0720-0060.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Number of Respondents: 174,385.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 174,385.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 43,596.25.
    Needs and Uses: The ART is a secure web-based system that captures 
feedback on and authorization related to TRICARE benefits. Users are 
comprised of Military Health System (MHS) customer service personnel, 
to include Beneficiary Counseling and Assistance Coordinators, Debt 
Collection Assistance Officers, personnel, family support, recruiting 
command, case managers, and others who serve in a customer service 
support role. The ART is also the primary means by which DHA-Great 
Lakes staff capture medical authorization determinations and claims 
assistance information for remotely located service members, line of 
duty care, and for care under the Transitional Care for Service-related 
Conditions benefit. ART data reflects the customer service mission 
within the MHS: It helps customer service staff users prioritize and 
manage their case workload; it allows users to track beneficiary 
inquiry workload and resolution, of which a major component is 
educating beneficiaries on their TRICARE benefits. Personal health 
information (PHI) and personally identifiable information (PII) entered 
into the system is received from individuals via a verbal or written 
exchange and is only collected to facilitate beneficiary case 
resolution. Authorized users may use the PII/PHI to obtain and verify 
TRICARE eligibility, treatment, payment, and other healthcare 
operations information for a specific individual. All data collected is 
voluntarily given by the individual. At any time during the case 
resolution process, individuals may object to the collection of PHI and 
PII via verbal or written notice. Individuals are informed that without 
PII/PHI the authorized user of the system may not be able to assist in 
case resolution, and that answers to questions/concerns would be 
generalities regarding the topic at hand.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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

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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.
    Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should 
be sent to Mr. Licari at [email protected].

    Dated: December 20, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-28036 Filed 12-26-18; 8:45 am]
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