[Federal Register: August 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 161)]
[Notices]
[Page 48539-48540]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DoD-2006-HA-0180]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health
Affairs, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Health Affairs announces the proposed extension of a public information
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments
are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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 October
20, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number or RIN
number and title, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Following the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number 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 the Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OASD), TRICARE
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Operations Division, ATTN: Mr. Julius Wynn, 5111 Leesburg Pike, Suite
810(A), Falls Church, VA 22041-3206, or call TRICARE Operations
Division, at 703-681-0039 ext. 3622.
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: TRICARE Prime Enrollment
Application/PCM Change Form, DD Form 2876, and TRICARE Prime
Disenrollment Application; DD Form 2877; OMB Number 0720-0008.
Needs and Uses: This information is collected in accordance with
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Pub. L.
106-398), section 723(b)(E). These collection instruments serve as
applications for enrollment in the Primary Care Manager (PCM) Change
and disenrollment from the Department of Defense's TRICARE Prime
programs established in accordance with Title 10 U.S.C. 1099 (which
calls for a healthcare enrollment system). Monthly payment options for
retiree enrollment fees for TRICARE Prime are established in accordance
with Title 10 U.S.C. 1097a(c). The information collected on the TRICARE
Prime Enrollment Application/PCM Change form provides the necessary
data to determine beneficiary eligibility, to identify the selection of
a health care option, and to change the designated PCM when the
beneficiary is relocating or merely requests a local PCM change. The
information collected on the TRICARE Prime disenrollment form provides
the necessary data to disenroll a beneficiary from TRICARE Prime. The
disenrollment application is needed to implement disenrollment from
TRICARE Prime, TRICARE Prime Remote or the Uniformed Services Family
Health Plan as requested by the enrollee. Failure to provide
information will result in continued enrollment and beneficiaries'
responsibility for payment of an enrollment fee.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Burden Hours: 22,317.
Number of Respondents: 72,905.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: TRICARE Prime Enrollment Application/
PCM Change Form: 20 minutes or .33% of an hour/TRICARE Prime
Disenrollment--5 minutes or .083% (average burden per response for
completing both forms is 18.36 hours or .30% of an hour).
Frequency: On occasion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
The Department of Defense established TRICARE Prime as a managed-
care option, similar to a civilian HMO (health maintenance
organization). Active duty service members are required to be enrolled
in TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Prime Remote. They must take action to
enroll by filling out the appropriate enrollment form and submitting it
to the Managed Care Support Contractor (MCSC). TRICARE Prime is also
available to other TRICARE beneficiaries who are also required to fill
out the appropriate enrollment or disenrollment forms. TRICARE Prime
enrollee's health care is coordinated by a primary care manager (PCM)
whom could be a part of a military treatment facility, a civilian
network or TRICARE Prime Remote where eligible. In order to carry out
this program, it is necessary that certain beneficiaries electing to
enroll/disenroll in TRICARE Prime, TRICARE Prime Remote or change a PCM
complete an enrollment application request. Completion of the
enrollment form is an essential element of the TRICARE Prime program.
Dated: July 31, 2006.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 06-7040 Filed 8-18-06; 8:45 am]
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