24570 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 85 / Thursday, May 3, 2007 / Notices 

telephone Donald F. Wagner, TRICARE 

Management Activity, Appeals, 

Hearings and Claims Collection Division 

at (303) 676–3411. 

Title, Associated Form, and OMB 

Number: Professional Qualifications 

Medical/Peer Reviewers; CHAMPUS 

Form 780; OMB Number 0720–0005. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

obtain and record the professional 

qualifications of medical and peer 

reviewers utilized within TRICARE. The 

form is included as an exhibit in an 

appeal or hearing case file as evidence 

of the reviewer’s professional 

qualifications to review the medical 

documentation contained in the case 

file. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Annual Burden Hours: 15. 

Annual Number of Respondents: 60. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

Respondents are medical 

professionals who provide medical and 

peer review of cases appealed to the 

Office of Appeals, Hearings and Claims 

Collection Division, TRICARE 

Management Activity. CHAMPUS Form 

780 records the professional 

qualifications of the medical/peer 

reviewer. The completed form is 

included as an exhibit in the appeal or 

hearing case file, and documents, for 

anyone reviewing the file, the 

professional qualifications of the 

medical professional who reviews the 

case. If the form is not included in the 

case file, individuals reviewing the file 

will not have ready access to the 

qualifications of the reviewing medical 

professional. Having qualified 

professionals provide medical and peer 

review is essential in maintaining the 

integrity of the appeal and hearing 

process. 

Dated: April 23, 2007. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–2165 Filed 5–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001––06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOD–2007–OS–0038] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Section 3506(c)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense 

Finance and Accounting Service 

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 July 2, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

<bullet≤ Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

<bullet≤ Mail: Federal Docket 

Management System Office, 1160 

Defense Pentagon, 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 the Disbursing 

Management Policy Division, Defense 

Finance and Accounting Service Kansas 

City, DFAS–NPD/KC, ATTN: Mr. 

Clayton Stokely, 1500 E. 95th Street, 

Kansas City, MO 64197–0030, or call 

Mr. Clayton Stokely at (816) 926–3600. 

Title, Associated Form, and OMB 

Number: Statement of Claimant 

Requesting Recertified Check; DD Form 

2660; OMB Number 0730–002. 

Needs and Uses: In accordance with 

TFM Volume 1, Part 4, Section 7060.20 

and Department of Defense (DoD) 

Financial Management Regulation 

7000.14–R, volume 5, there is a 

requirement that a payee identify 

himself/herself and certify as to what 

happened to the original check issued 

by the government (non-receipt, loss, 

destruction, theft, etc.). This collection 

will be used to identify rightful 

reissuance of government checks to 

individuals or businesses outside DoD. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; business or other For-Profit; 

not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or 

Tribal Government. 

Annual Burden Hours: 3,958 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 47,496. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden Per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The Statement of Claimant Requesting 

Recertified Check is used to ascertain 

pertinent information needed by DoD in 

order to reissue checks to payees, if the 

checks have not been negotiated to 

financial institutions within 1 year of 

the date of issuance, when an original 

check has been lost, not received, 

damaged, stolen, etc. The form will be 

completed by the payee who was issued 

the original check. The information 

provided on this form will be used in 

determining whether a check may be 

reissued to the named payee. 

Dated: April 23, 2007. 

Patricia L. Topping, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–2166 Filed 5–2–07; 8:45am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

Meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board 

Task Force on Nuclear Deterrence Skills 

will meet in closed session on May 30– 

31, 2007; at the Strategic Analysis Inc., 

3601 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA. 

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