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physicians accountable for the 

information they submit on the 

Medicare claim forms. Being modeled 

on the Medicare PPS, CHAMPUS also 

adopted these requirements. The 

physicians attestation and physician 

acknowledgment required by Medicare 

under 42 CFR 412.46 are also required 

for CHAMPUS as a condition for 

payment and may be satisfied by the 

same statements as required for 

Medicare, with substitution or addition 

of ‘‘CHAMPUS’’ when the word 

‘‘Medicare’’ is used. Physicians sign a 

physician acknowledgement, 

maintained by the institution, at the 

time the physician is granted admitting 

privileges. This acknowledgement 

indicates the physician understands the 

importance of a correct medical record, 

and misrepresentation may be subject to 

penalties. 

Dated: September 10, 2010. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2010–HA–0132] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 November 29, 

2010. 

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, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Room 3C843, Washington, DC 20301– 

1160. 

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 TRICARE Management 

Activity, Contract Operations Branch, 

16401 E. Centretech Parkway, Attn: 

Kenneth Zimmerman, Aurora, CO 

80011, or call TRICARE Management 

Activity, Contract Operations Branch, at 

(303–676–3502). 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: TRICARE Retiree Dental 

Program Enrollment Application Form; 

OMB Number 0720–0015. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection is completed by Uniformed 

Services members entitled to retired pay 

and their eligible family members who 

are seeking enrollment in the TRICARE 

Retiree Dental Program (TRDP). The 

information is necessary to enable the 

DoD-contracted third party 

administrator of the program to identify 

the program’s applicants, determine 

their eligibility for TRDP enrollment, 

establish the premium payment amount, 

and to verify by the applicant’s 

signature that the applicant understands 

the benefits and rules of the program. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

household. 

Annual Burden Hours: 17,833. 

Number of Respondents: 71,332. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden Per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency: Annually. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The TRICARE Retiree Dental Program 

(32 CFR 199.22) was implemented in 

1998 based on the authority of 10 U.S.C. 

1076c. Dental coverage under the 

program is available on a voluntary 

basis to retirees of the Uniformed 

Services entitled to retired pay and their 

family members. 

The information collection 

requirements under this proposed 

extension are similar to those under the 

current collection. Information on the 

applicant, such as name, address, 

telephone numbers, date of birth, and 

retiree’s social security number, is 

necessary for identification purposes, as 

is information on the family members to 

be enrolled. The form also contains 

information on premium payment 

enrollment options and a certification 

statement for the applicant to sign and 

date. The primary change in the 

proposed extension of the information 

collection is to update the expiration 

date of the Enrollment Application. 

Dated: September 10, 2010. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24531 Filed 9–29–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2010–HA–0134] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Uniformed Services University 

of the Health Sciences, Graduate School 

of Nursing, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Uniformed 

Services University of the Health 

Sciences proposes a new public 

information collection. 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 November 29, 

2010. 

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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, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Room 3C843, Washington, DC 20301– 

1160. 

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 contact Sandra C. Garmon Bibb, 

DNSc, RN, Department of Health 

Systems, Risk and Contingency 

Management, Graduate School of 

Nursing, Uniformed Services University 

of the Health Sciences; (301) 295–1206. 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Military Nurse Recruitment 

Surveys; OMB Control Number 0720– 

TBD. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

obtain and assess the willingness of 

potential student populations to 

consider accepting an undergraduate 

nursing education in return for a 

commission as a nurse officer in the 

Armed Forces with a required service 

obligation. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 1,000 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 4,000 (2,000 

non-nursing students and 2,000 nursing 

students). 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency: One time. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

Respondents are students in nursing 

school programs, or attending 

institutions where nursing school 

programs are offered; possibly to 

include qualified applicants who are not 

accepted for admission due to space 

limitations. 

The United States healthcare system 

is facing an acute nursing shortage of 

unprecedented magnitude. This 

shortage is also affecting the Nursing 

Corps of the three military services. In 

this environment of a short supply of 

nurses, several initiatives are being 

explored to increase the number of 

nurses recruited annually by the 

military services. Data are needed for 

planning that will allow for an 

assessment of the potential impact of 

recruitment incentives on the 

receptiveness of targeted populations of 

likely future nurses and nursing 

students. In order to maintain the level 

of recruitment required by the military 

to maintain an adequate nursing 

workforce, a more thorough assessment 

of the future military nursing workforce 

is required. The national survey of 

young adults ages 18–40 will capture 

critical information on public 

perceptions of and interest in nursing 

and military careers and aid policy 

planning efforts to estimate available 

labor supply. The survey of nursing 

students enrolled in nursing programs 

throughout the US will provide critical 

data on the willingness of those with a 

demonstrated interest in nursing to 

consider a military nursing career. 

Dated: September 10, 2010. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24532 Filed 9–29–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DoD–2009–HA–0157] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by November 1, 

2010. 

Title and OMB Number: Retired 

Troops to Nurse Teachers Survey; OMB 

Control Number 0720–TBD. 

Type of Request: New. 

Number of Respondents: 1,744. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 1,744. 

Average Burden per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 576 hours. 

Needs and Uses: The 2008 National 

Defense Authorization Act (Conference 

Report) gives impetus to this study, 

which calls for an evaluation of the 

provision in the Troops to Nurse 

Teachers (TNT) Act of 2008. 

Specifically, DoD will examine the 

feasibility and merits of this 

congressional proposal that outlines a 

program to encourage former military 

nurses to take faculty positions in 

nursing schools, for the purpose of 

encouraging more nurse graduates to 

consider military service. The 

Department will survey military nurses 

who are on active duty but close to 

retirement eligibility (20 years of 

service), or recently retired. The primary 

purpose of collecting data from this 

group is to determine what factors 

would attract a retiree to teach nursing. 

The survey will also cover civilian 

nursing school students to determine 

what incentives might entice them to 

seek positions in the military. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: One time. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. John Kraemer. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Mr. Kraemer at the Office of 

Management and Budget, Desk Officer 

for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive 

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. 

You may also submit comments, 

identified by docket 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 

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. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia 

Toppings. 

Written requests for copies of the 

information collection proposal should 

be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/ 

Information Management Division, 1777 

North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, 

Arlington, VA 22209–2133. 

Dated: September 23, 2010. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24533 Filed 9–29–10; 8:45 am] 

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