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and transfer to the Washington National 

Records Center, destroy 6 years and 3 

months after period covered by account. 

Electronic Records are deleted from the 

database, paper records are destroyed by 

shredding or burning. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Chief, Financial Policy, Financial 

Operations, and Managerial Accounting 

Branch, Defense Intelligence Agency, 

600 MacDill Blvd., Washington, DC 

20340–5100. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking to determine 

whether information about themselves 

is contained in this system of records 

should address written inquiries to the 

DIA Freedom of Information Office 

(DAN–1A), Defense Intelligence Agency, 

200 MacDill Blvd., Washington, DC 

20340–5100. 

Request should contain the 

individual’s full name, current address, 

and telephone number. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking access to 

information about themselves, 

contained in this system of records, 

should address written inquiries to the 

DIA Freedom of Information Office 

(DAN–1A), 200 MacDill Blvd., 

Washington, DC 20340–5100. 

Request should contain the 

individual’s full name, current address, 

and telephone number. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

DIA’s rules for accessing records, for 

contesting contents and appealing 

initial agency determinations are 

published in DIA Instruction 5400.001 

‘‘Defense Intelligence Agency Privacy 

Program’’; or may be obtained from the 

system manager. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Individuals; DoD and other Federal, 

state and local financial records 

systems; financial, educational and 

medical institutions; and open source 

information, such as property tax 

records. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

During the course of Accounts 

Receivable, Indebtedness and Claims 

actions, exempt materials from other 

systems of records may in turn become 

part of the case records in this system. 

To the extent that copies of exempt 

records from those ‘other’ systems of 

records are entered into this 

correspondence case record, the Defense 

Intelligence Agency hereby claims the 

same exemptions for the records from 

those ‘other’ systems that are entered 

into this system, as claimed for the 

original primary systems of records 

which they are a part. 

Records are only exempt from 

pertinent provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a to 

the extent such provisions have been 

identified and an exemption claimed for 

the original record and the purposes 

underlying the exemption for the 

original record still pertain to the record 

which is now contained in this system 

of records. In general, the exemptions 

were claimed in order to protect 

properly classified information relating 

to national defense and foreign policy, 

to avoid interference during the conduct 

of criminal, civil, or administrative 

actions or investigations, to ensure 

protective services provided the 

President and others are not 

compromised, to protect the identity of 

confidential sources incident to Federal 

employment, military service, contract, 

and security clearance determinations, 

to preserve the confidentiality and 

integrity of Federal testing materials, 

and to safeguard evaluation materials 

used for military promotions when 

furnished by a confidential source. The 

exemption rule for the original records 

will identify the specific reasons why 

the records are exempt from specific 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a. 

An exemption rule for this system has 

been promulgated in accordance with 

the requirements of 5 U.S.C 553(b)(1), 

(2), and (3), (c) and (e) and published in 

32 CFR part 319. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

TRICARE, Formerly Known as the 

Civilian Health and Medical Program of 

the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); 

Fiscal Year 2012 Continued Health 

Care Benefit Program Premium Update 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Updated Continued 

Health Care Benefit Program Premiums 

for Fiscal Year 2012. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides the 

updated Continued Health Care Benefit 

Program premiums for Fiscal Year 2012. 

CHCBP is a premium-based health care 

program that offers transitional health 

coverage after TRICARE eligibility ends. 

CHCBP benefits are comparable to 

TRICARE Standard with similar 

benefits, providers, and program rules. 

DATES: Effective Date: The Fiscal Year 

2012 rates contained in this notice are 

effective for services on or after October 

1, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: TRICARE Management 

Activity (TMA), Policy and Benefits 

Branch, 5111 Leesburg Pike, Suite 810A, 

Falls Church, VA 22041. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark A. Ellis, telephone (703) 681– 

0039. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final 

rule published in the Federal Register 

on September 30, 1994, (59 FR 49818) 

set forth rules to implement the 

Continued Health Care Benefit Program 

(CHCBP) required by 10 United States 

Code § 1078a. CHCBP is a premiumbased health care program that offers 

transitional health coverage after 

TRICARE eligibility ends. CHCBP 

benefits are comparable to TRICARE 

Standard with similar benefits, 

providers, and program rules. Included 

in this final rule were provisions for 

updating the CHCBP premiums for each 

federal Fiscal Year. As stated in the final 

rule, the premiums are based on Federal 

Employee Health Benefit Program 

employee and agency contributions 

required for a comparable health 

benefits plan, plus an administrative 

fee. Premiums may be revised annually 

and shall be published annually for 

each Fiscal Year. 

The TRICARE Management Activity 

has updated the quarterly premiums for 

Fiscal Year 2012 as shown below. 

Quarterly CHCBP Premiums for Fiscal 

Year 2012 

Individual—$1,065. 

Family—$2,390. 

The above premiums are effective for 

services rendered on or after October 1, 

2011. 

Dated: July 8, 2011. 

Patricia Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

TRICARE; Hospital Outpatient 

Radiology Discretionary Appeal 

Adjustments 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice is to advise 

hospitals of an opportunity for net 

adjusted payments for radiology 

services for which TRICARE payments 

were not comparable to the preOutpatient Prospective Payment System 

(OPPS) Medicare fair rates for the period 


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August 1, 2003, to May 1, 2009 (or other 

appropriate end date for OPPS-exempt 

hospitals.) 

DATES: The agency must receive a 

hospital’s request on or before June 23, 

2011, or October 11, 2011 for hospitals 

that did not receive notification by 

letter. 

ADDRESSES: TRICARE Management 

Activity (TMA), Medical Benefits and 

Reimbursement Branch, 16401 East 

Centretech Parkway, Aurora, CO 80011– 

9066. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Martha M. Maxey, Medical Benefits and 

Reimbursement Branch, TMA, 

telephone (303) 676–3627. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

reviewing payments for hospital 

outpatient services, DoD has determined 

that, for radiology services specified in 

the regulation as being reimbursed 

under the allowable charge 

methodology, the technical component 

of the allowable charge did not 

approximate the Medicare fair payment 

for such hospital services as well as it 

could have. That is, in looking at the 

Medicare reimbursement methodologies 

in existence prior to adoption of 

Medicare’s OPPS in 2000, 

(methodologies resulting in fair 

payment for Federal health care, which 

TRICARE allowable charges for 

hospitals outpatient services were 

intended to emulate), some radiology 

services were underpaid in comparison. 

The National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2002 required that 

TRICARE use Medicare reimbursement 

rates for hospitals to the extent 

practicable. While payments were made 

in accordance with 32 Code of Federal 

Regulation, 199.14, there is a basis for 

TRICARE to make discretionary net 

adjusted payments for radiology 

services for which TRICARE payments 

were not comparable to the pre-OPPS 

Medicare fair rates for the period in 

question. 

On April 25, 2011, TMA mailed 

letters to thousands of hospitals 

notifying them of this opportunity. The 

hospitals (or their recovery agents) have 

until June 23, 2011, 60 days from the 

date of notification, to file an appeal for 

pay adjustments that will be adjudicated 

by TMA. Hospitals that did not receive 

notification by mail have 60 days from 

August 10, 2011. 

Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) 

which are not subject to TRICARE’s 

OPPS shall submit a request for the 

period August 1, 2003, to November 30, 

2009. As of December 1, 2010, the 

payments to CAHs are based on 

reasonable cost and thus potential 

adjustments would not apply. Other 

hospitals not subject to OPPS (such as 

Cancer and Children’s hospitals) shall 

submit a request for the period August 

1, 2003, to December 31, 2010. 

The payment adjustment process 

along with the notification letter to 

hospitals can be viewed at TMA’s Web 

site at: http://www.tricare.mil/Radiology

DiscretionaryAppealAdjustments. 

Dated: July 8, 2011. 

Patricia Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(the Department), in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 

provides the general public and Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the reporting burden on the 

public and helps the public understand 

the Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, invites comments on the 

proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

11, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden 

and/or the collection activity 

requirements should be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or 

mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, 

Washington, DC 20202–4537. Please 

note that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that 

Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory 

Information Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. The Department 

of Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. 

Dated: August 4, 2011. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: New. 

Title of Collection: Teaching and 

Learning International Survey (TALIS) 

2013 Field Trial. 

OMB Control Number: Pending . 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 594. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,265. 

Abstract: Teaching and Learning 

International Survey (TALIS), is an 

international survey of the teaching 

workforce, teaching as a profession, and 

the learning environments of schools. 

Data are collected through 

questionnaires from individual teachers 

and their school principals in lower 

secondary schools (grades 7, 8 and 9) in 

the United States. TALIS’ main 

objective is to help countries review 

current policy and develop informed 

education policy by providing accurate 

and relevant international indicators on 

teachers and teaching. TALIS offers an 

opportunity for teachers and school 

principals to provide their perspectives 

on the state of education in their own 

countries. Both teacher and principal 

questionnaires include questions about 

teacher and principal background and 

characteristics; teacher and principal 

professional development; school 

leadership and management; teacher 

appraisal and feedback; teachers’ 

instructional beliefs and pedagogical 

practices; school climate and ethos; 


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