[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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