[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 53 (Monday, March 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19301-19302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05692]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2024-HA-0021]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health
Affairs (OASD(HA)), Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Defense Health Agency (DHA) 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
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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 May 17,
2024.
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 Assistant to the
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency,
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 Defense Health
Agency, 7700 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042, Amanda Grifka,
703-681-1771.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Reserve Component Health
Coverage Request; DD Form 2896-1; OMB Control Number 0720-RCHC.
Needs and Uses: DD Form 2896-1 is used by certain Reserve Component
members and retired members to purchase or make changes to coverage
under the TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE Retired Reserve (TRR)
health plan. Eligible beneficiaries must complete this form using the
online Beneficiary Web Enrollment (BWE) portal. Each respondent
(eligible Reserve Component members and retired members) is required to
use the BWE portal to enroll, disenroll or change their enrollment. The
information collected ensures a beneficiary is eligible for TRICARE and
his/her TRICARE enrollment is correctly updated to reflect their
TRICARE plan of choice, address, etc. If the beneficiary does use the
form or BWE portal to enroll in a TRICARE plan option, the TRICARE
beneficiary is defaulted into direct care only, limiting their health
care options to only military hospitals and clinics.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Burden Hours: 61,017.5.
Number of Respondents: 122,035.
Responses per Respondent: 2.
Annual Responses: 244,070.
Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
Frequency: As required.
Dated: March 12, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-05692 Filed 3-15-24; 8:45 am]
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