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Activity, working in conjunction with 

the TRICARE Regional Offices and the 

three managed care support contractors, 

would be required to increase the 

numbers of providers in the TRICARE 

program. 

Affected Public: Physician practice 

offices. 

Annual Burden Hours: 72. 

Number of Participants: 72. 

Responses Per Participant: 1. 

Average Burden Per Participant: 1 

hour. 

Frequency: One-time. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

Participants are the business or office 

managers who deal with the insurance 

companies and other payers (such as 

Medicaid or Medicare) for health care 

services in the offices of private practice 

physicians. The CNA Corporation, as 

the contractor for the TRICARE 

Management Activity, within the Office 

of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

Health Affairs, plans to hold a series of 

focus groups with these managers or 

related members of the business staff. 

The focus groups will form an important 

part of the analyses that CNA plans to 

conduct of the responses and concerns 

of providers as regards participation in 

the TRICARE program. The providers’

staff responses will also allow CNA to 

formulate recommendations of how to 

increase provider participation in 

TRICARE Standard. 

Dated: May 21, 2007. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–2706 Filed 5–31–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[No. DoD–2007–OS–0055] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) 

(the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Office of the 

Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel 

and Readiness) announces the following 

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 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 31, 2007. 

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, 

Washington, DC 20311–1160. 

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 Office of the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 

Readiness) (Military Community and 

Family Policy), ATTN: Mr. James M. 

Ellis), 4000 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–4000 or call at 

(703) 602–5009). 

Title, Associated Form, and OMB 

Control Number: Application for 

Discharge of Member or Survivor of 

Member of Group Certified to Have 

Performed Active Duty with the Armed 

Forces of the United States, DD Form 

2168, OMB Control Number 0704–0100. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

implement section 401 of Public Law 

95–202 (codified at 38 U.S.C. 106 Note), 

which directs the Secretary of Defense: 

(1) To determine if civilian employment 

or contractual service rendered to the 

Armed Forces of the United States by 

certain groups shall be considered 

Active Duty service, and (2) to award 

members of approved groups an 

appropriate certificate where the nature 

and duration of service so merits. This 

information is collected on DD Form 

2168, ‘‘Application for Discharge of 

Member of Group Certified to have 

Performed Active Duty with the Armed 

Forces of the United States,’’ which 

provides the necessary data to assist 

each of the Military Departments in 

determining if an applicant was a 

member of a group which has performed 

active military service. Those 

individuals who have been recognized 

as members of an approved group shall 

be eligible for benefits administered by 

the Veteran’s Administration. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 1,350 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 2,700. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden Per Response: .5 

hours. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

Section 401 of Public Law 95–202 

(codified at 38 U.S.C. 106 Note) 

authorized the Secretary of Defense: (1) 

To determine if civilian employment or 

contractural service rendered to the 

Armed Forces of the United States by 

certain groups shall be considered 

active duty service, and (2) to issue 

members of approved groups an 

appropriate certificate of service where 

the nature and duration of service so 

warrants. Such persons shall be eligible 

for benefits administered by the 

Department of Veterans Affairs. The 

information collected on DD Form 2168, 

‘‘Application for Discharge of Member 

or Survivor of Member Group Certified 

To Have Performed Duty with the 

Armed Forces of the United States,’’ is 

necessary to assist the Secretaries of the 

Military Departments in: (1) 

Determining if an applicant was a 

member of an approved group that 

performed civilian employment or 

contractural service for the U.S. Armed 

Forces and (2) to assist in issuing an 

appropriate certificate of service to the 

applicant. Information provided by the 

applicant will include: The name of the 

group served with; dates and place of 

service; highest grade/rank/rating held 

during service; highest pay grade; 

military installation where ordered to 

report; specialty/job title(s). If the 

information requested on a DD Form 

2168 is compatible with that of a 

corresponding approved group, and the 

applicant can provide supporting 

evidence, he or she will receive 

veteran’s status in accordance with the 

provisions of DoD Directive 1000.20. 

Information from the DD Form 2168 will 

be extracted and used to complete the 


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DD Form 214, ‘‘Certificate for Release or 

Discharge from Active Duty.’’

Dated: May 21, 2007. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–2707 Filed 5–31–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[No. DOD–2007–HA–0002] 

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 July 2, 2007. 

Title and OMB Number: TRICARE 

Network Provider Survey; OMB Control 

Number 0720–TBD. 

Type of Request: New. 

Number of Respondents: 9,000. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 9,000. 

Average Burden Per Response: .31. 

Annual Burden Hours: 2,790. 

Needs and Uses: The goals of this 

survey effort are to stress TRICARE 

Network Provider satisfaction, attitudes 

and perceptions regarding the services 

provided by civilian Health Care 

Support and Service Contractors (HCSS) 

and TRICARE. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Federal government. 

Frequency: Annually. 

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 the 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: May 21, 2007. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–2708 Filed 5–31–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[No. DoD–2006–OS–0006] 

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 July 2, 2007. 

Title, Form, and OMB Number: 

Nuclear Test Personnel Review (NTPR) 

Forms; DTRA Form 150, ‘‘Information 

Request and Release’’ and DTRA Forms 

150–A, –B, –C, ‘‘Nuclear Test 

Questionnaires’’; OMB Control Number 

0704–TBD. 

Type of Request: New. 

Number of Respondents: 370. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 370. 

Average Burden Per Response: 1.25. 

Annual Burden Hours: 463. 

Needs and Uses: Veterans and their 

representatives routinely contact DTRA 

(by phone and mail) to request 

information regarding participation in 

U.S. atmosphere nuclear testing. A 

release form is required to certify the 

identity of the requester and authorize 

the release of Privacy Act information 

(to the veteran or a 3rd party). DTRA is 

also required to collect irradiation 

scenario information from nuclear test 

participants to accurately determine 

their radiation dose assessment. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Hillary Jaffe. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Jaffe 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: May 21, 2007. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–2711 Filed 5–31–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[No. DoD–2007–DARS–0054] 

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 July 2, 2007. 

Title, Form, and OMB Number: 

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement (DFARS) Appendix I; OMB 

Control Number 0704–0332. 

Type Of Request: Extension. 


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