[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 37 (Thursday, February 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10345-10346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03945]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2021-HA-0127]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 
(OASD(HA)), Department of Defense (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 
28, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Duncan, 571-372-7574, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: TRICARE Select Survey of 
Civilian Providers; OMB Control Number 0720-0031.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 20,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 20,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,666.67.
    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. Surveys of civilian 
physician and non-physician behavioral health care providers will be 
conducted in a number of locations in the U.S. 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.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Julie Wise.
    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: Ms. Angela Duncan.
    Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should 
be sent to Ms. Duncan at [email protected].

    Dated: February 18, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-03945 Filed 2-23-22; 8:45 am]
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