[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 17 (Friday, January 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3796-3797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-331]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[No. DOD-2007-HA-0002]


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 a new 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 March 
27, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and or 
RIN 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 
and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 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 view 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 Office of the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OASD), TRICARE--
Health Program Analysis and Evaluation, ATTN: LtCol Dawn Erckenbrack, 
5111 Leesburg Pike, Suite 801A, Falls Church, VA 22041-3206, or call 
(703) 681-0039.
    Title and OMB Number: TRICARE Network Provider Survey; OMB Control 
Number 0720-TBD.
    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.
    Annual Burden Hours: 2,790.
    Number of Respondents: 9,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: .31.
    Frequency: Annually.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    The goals of this survey effort are to assess TRICARE Network 
Provider satisfaction, attitudes and perceptions regarding the services 
provided by civilian Health Care Support and Service Contractors (HCSS) 
and TRICARE. The survey focuses on basic business functions provided by 
the HCSS Contractors such as inquiries,

[[Page 3797]]

provider communications, claims processing, appeals, provider 
enrollment, medical review and provider audit and reimbursement. The 
survey will be conducted yearly and annual reports of the results will 
be available via an online reporting system for use by TMA (HPA&E). The 
survey will be based on the Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction 
Survey (MCPSS) core instrument that may include additional DoD specific 
questions. The MCPSS provides a standardized instrument for measuring 
providers' perspectives on satisfaction with their Medicare Contractors 
as well as providing the capability to make statistically valid 
comparisons of results to national and system-wide statistical 
findings.

    Dated: January 18, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-331 Filed 1-25-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 5007-06-M