38826 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 135 / Monday, July 16, 2007 / Notices 

Dated: July 10, 2007. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–13736 Filed 7–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[No. DoD–2007–HA–0073] 

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 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 September 14, 

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 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 Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 

(OASD), TRICARE—Health Program 

Analysis and Evaluation, ATTN: LtCol 

Lorraine Babeu, 5111 Leesburg Pike, 

Suite 810A, Falls Church, VA 22041–

3206, or call (703) 681–0039. 

Title and OMB Number: Public 

Perceptions of Military Health Care; 

OMB Control Number 0720–TBD. 

Needs and Uses: The goal of this 

survey effort is to determine the public’s 

perceptions of Military Health Care and 

compare and contrast that with their 

perceptions of U.S. Health Care. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 133. 

Number of Respondents: 1,000. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden Per Response: .133 (8 

minutes). 

Frequency: Annually. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The goal of this survey effort is to 

understand and compare the public’s 

perceptions of Military health care to 

that of Health Care in general in the 

United States. The Military Health Care 

System’s vision statement is—‘‘A world 

class health system that supports the 

military mission by fostering, 

protecting, sustaining and restoring 

health’’. Recent developments have 

tarnished that vision. The media have 

focused attention on the plight of 

wounded military personnel in the 

direct care environment, Walter Reed 

specifically. They have published 

various articles and stories on the 

shortfalls of Military Health Care to 

include support services (Medical 

Evaluation Boards, Physical Evaluation 

Boards, Housing, Pay, etc.) as provided 

in accounts from beneficiary and other 

sources. There are numerous and 

ongoing anecdotal accounts of red tape, 

bureaucracy, physician shortages 

(particularly mental health care 

workers), substandard care, neglect, 

problems with consults and 

appointments, and overall perceived 

deep and systemic failures of the 

Military Health Care System. HA/TMA 

is very concerned about the 

implications of these negative accounts 

of Military Health Care on the 

perceptions of the public regarding the 

provision of health care, ancillary and 

support services. HA/TMA would like 

to understand the extent to which the 

public holds negative perceptions of the 

system, what their perceptions were/are 

about Military Health Care in general 

and what can be done, if anything, to 

help regain the public’s trust in this 

important resource since this current 

breech occurred. We would also like to 

compare and contrast the public’s 

perceptions of Military Health Care with 

those of Health Care in the public arena 

as a way to gain more insight into the 

issue. Moreover, health care for military 

personnel and their family members has 

often been cited as one of the key 

recruitment and retention tools for the 

Department. Data from this survey will 

help establish a baseline for 

understanding the public’s attitude 

about Military Health Care and help 

determine if changes in the system 

based on recommended interventions 

such as increased staffing, computerized 

medical records, streamlined processes 

and procedures, etc., will improve the 

public’s perceptions or attitudes. For the 

purposes of this survey, Military Health 

Care is defined as medical and dental 

care for individuals entitled to health 

care under 10 USC, Chapter 55. 

Dated: July 9, 2007. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–3451 Filed 7–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

[USN–2007–0040] 

United States Marine Corps; Privacy 

Act of 1974; System of Records 

AGENCY: United States Marine Corps, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice to add a records system. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Marine Corps is 

adding a system of records notice from 

its inventory of records systems subject 

to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 

(5 U.S.C. 552a). 

DATES: The addition will be effective on 

August 15, 2007 unless comments are 

received that would result in a contrary 

determination. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to 

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, FOIA/ 

PA Section (CMC–ARSE), 2 Navy 

Annex, Room 1005, Washington, DC 

20380–1775. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Tracy D. Ross at (703) 614–4008. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Marine Corps’ records system notices 

for records systems subject to the 

Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 

amended, have been published in the 


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