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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28578-28579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11570]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2013-HA-0107]

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 a proposed 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 July 15, 
2013.

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: Federal Docket Management System Office, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.
    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.

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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--
Defense Health Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, ATTN: Dr. 
Kimberley Marshall, 7700 Arlington Blvd., Suite 5101, Falls Church, VA 
22042-5101, or call (703) 681-3636.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Patient Centered Medical 
Home (PCMH) Staff Satisfaction Survey; 0720-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to measure satisfaction among staff at direct care military treatment 
facilities (MTFs) that have been identified as current or potential 
future PCMHs. The survey will ask staff members what new PCMH processes 
are or are not working well at the clinic. It will also ask about 
teamwork among staff at the clinic, the overall clinic environment, and 
what available resources are assisting them in their provision of 
quality patient centered care. Eligible staff include: physicians, 
nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registered nurses, licensed 
practical nurses, corpsmen, and administrative staff. Over the next 5-7 
years, the DoD will make a significant investment in this primary care 
transformation. By fielding a survey focused on primary care staff 
satisfaction, the MHS will be able to monitor our investment in PCMH 
and study how it affects our people.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households; MTF contractor 
providers and support staff.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,035 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 3,105.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: Bi-annual.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    The goals of this survey effort are to assess staff satisfaction, 
attitudes and perceptions regarding the implementation of the patient 
centered medical home. Respondents will be all military, federal (GS/
NSPS) and contracted medical professionals and support staff who work 
in PCMH clinics. The survey will be administered via a MHS/DoD platform 
that will capture response data. The survey will be administered via an 
online tool on a bi-annual basis to medical professionals and support 
staff. The population sample will receive a pre-notification, and 
reminder notifications to encourage participation.

    Dated: May 10, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-11570 Filed 5-14-13; 8:45 am]
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