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Annual Burden Hours: 8,400. 

Number of Respondents: 5,600. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 90 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The Department of Defense 

Authorization Act, 1984, Pub. L. 98–94 

amended Title 10, section 1079(j)(2)(A) 

of the U.S.C. and provided the Civilian 

Health and Medical Program of the 

Uniform Services (CHAMPUS) with the 

statutory authority to reimburse 

institutional providers based on 

diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). 

Institutional providers in the 

CHAMPUS DRG-based payment system, 

except for children’s hospitals (whose 

capital and direct medical education 

costs are incorporated in the children’s 

hospital differential), who want to be 

reimbursed for allowed capital and 

direct medical education costs must 

submit a request for payment to the 

TRICARE/CHAMPUS contractor. The 

request allows TRICARE to collect the 

information necessary to properly 

reimburse hospitals for its share of these 

costs. The information can be submitted 

in any form, most likely in the form of 

a letter. The contractor will calculate the 

TRICARE/CHAMPUS share of capital 

and direct medical educations costs and 

make a lump-sum payment to the 

hospital. 

The TRICARE/CHAMPUS DRG-based 

payment system is modeled on the 

Medicare Prospective Payment System 

(PPS) and was implemented on October 

1, 1987. Initially, under 42 CFR 412.46 

of the Medicare regulations, physicians 

were required to sign attestation and 

acknowledgment statements. These 

requirements were implemented to 

ensure a means of holding hospitals and 

physicians accountable for the 

information they submit on the 

Medicare claim forms. Being modeled 

on the Medicare PPS, CHAMPUS also 

adopted these requirements. The 

physicians attestation and physician 

acknowledgment required by Medicare 

under 42 CFR 412.46 are also required 

for CHAMPUS as a condition for 

payment and may be satisfied by the 

same statements as required for 

Medicare, with substitution or addition 

of ‘‘CHAMPUS’’ when the word 

‘‘Medicare’’ is used. Physicians sign a 

physician acknowledgment, maintained 

by the institution, at the time the 

physician is granted admitting 

privileges. This acknowledgment 

indicates the physician understands the 

importance of a correct medical record, 

and misrepresentation may be subject to 

penalties. 

Dated: June 1, 2007. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–2844 Filed 6–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOD–2007–OS–0061] 

Proposed Collection: Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Office 

of the Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics/ 

Defense Technical Information Center 

(DTIC). 

ACTION: Notice. 

In compliance with Section 

3506(C)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics/ 

Defense Technical Information Center 

(DTIC) announces the proposed 

extension of the currently approved 

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. 

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the information collection on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by August 7, 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 further information about this 

proposed information collection, or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and the 

associated collection instrument, please 

write or send an e-mail to the DTIC–BC 

Registration Team, Defense Technical 

Information Center, 8725 John J. 

Kingman Road, Suite 0944, Fort Belvoir, 

VA 22060–6218, or e-mail Ms. Kerry 

Christensen: kchriste@dtic.mil. Ms. 

Christensen may be telephoned at: (703) 

767–8247. 

Title, Form, and OMB Number: 

Registration for Scientific and Technical 

Information Services; DD Form 1540; 

OMB Control Number 0704–0264. 

Needs and Uses: The data that the 

Defense Technical Information Center 

handles is controlled, because of either 

distribution limitations or security 

classification. For this reason, all 

potential users are required to register 

for service. DoD Instruction 3200.14, 

Principles and Operational Parameters 

of the DoD Scientific and Technical 

Information Program, mandates the 

registration procedure. Federal 

Government agencies and their 

contractors are required to complete the 

DD Form 1540, Registration for 

Scientific and Technical Information 

Services. The contractor community 

completes a separate DD Form 1540 for 

each contract or grant, and registration 

is valid until the contract expires. 

Affected Public: Business or other-forprofit, Federal Government, and State, 

local, or tribal government. 

Annual Burden Hours: 1,667. 

Number of Annual Respondents: 

10,000. 

Annual Responses to Respondent: 

10,000. 

Average Burden per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The DD Form 1540 serves as a 

registration tool for Federal Government 

agencies and their contractors to access 

DTIC services. Potential users 

registering for services are required to 

obtain certification from a designated 

approving official. Collected 

information is verified by DTIC’s 

Marketing and Registration Division. 


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Dated: June 1, 2007. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–2845 Filed 6–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0138] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Information Collection; Contract 

Financing 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and 

SpaceAdministration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments regarding an extension to an 

existing OMB clearance (9000–0138). 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat will be submitting to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to review and approve 

an extension to a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

concerning contract financing. The 

clearance currently expires on October 

31, 2007. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the FAR, 

and whether it will have practical 

utility; whether our estimate of the 

public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate, and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

August 7, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, 

Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 

20503, and a copy to the General 

Services Administration, Regulatory 

Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F Street, NW, 

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. 

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0138, 

Contract Financing, in all 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Mr. 

Patrick Conley, Contract Policy 

Division, GSA, (202) 501–4770. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

The Federal Acquisition Streamlining 

Act (FASA) of1994, Pub. L. 103–355, 

provided authorities that streamlined 

the acquisition process and minimize 

burdensome Government-unique 

requirements. Sections 2001 and 2051 of 

FASA substantially changed the 

statutory authorities for Government 

financing of contracts. Sections 2001(f) 

and 2051(e) provide specific authority 

for Government financing of purchases 

of commercial items, and sections 

2001(b) and 2051(b) substantially 

revised the authority for Government 

financing of purchases of noncommercial items. 

Sections 2001(f) and 2051(e) provide 

specific authority for Government 

financing of purchases of commercial 

items. These paragraphs authorize the 

Government to provide contract 

financing with certain limitations. 

Sections 2001(b) and 2051(b) also 

amended the authority for Government 

financing of non-commercial purchases 

by authorizing financing on the basis of 

certain classes of measures of 

performance. 

To implement these changes, DOD, 

NASA, and GSA amended the FAR by 

revising Subparts 32.0, 32.1, and 32.5; 

by adding new Subparts 32.2 and 32.10; 

and by adding new clauses to 52.232. 

The coverage enables the Government 

to provide financing to assist in the 

performance of contracts for commercial 

items and provide financing for noncommercial items based on contractor 

performance. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Public reporting burden for this 

collection of information is estimated to 

average 2 hours per request for 

commercial financing and 2 hours per 

request for performance-based 

financing, including the time for 

reviewing instructions, searching 

existing data sources, gathering and 

maintaining the data needed, and 

completing and reviewing the collection 

of information. 

The annual reporting burden for 

commercial financing is estimated as 

follows: 

Respondents: 1,000. 

Responses Per Respondent: 5. 

Total Responses: 5,000. 

Hours Per Response: 2. 

Total Burden Hours: 10,000. 

The annual reporting burden for 

performance-based financing is 

estimated as follows: 

Respondents: 500. 

Responses Per Respondent: 12. 

Total Responses: 6,000. 

Hours Per Response: 2. 

Total Burden Hours: 12,000. 

0btaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), 1800 F 

Street, NW, Room 4035, Washington, 

DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. 

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0138, 

Contract Financing, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: May 23, 2007. 

Al Matera, 

Acting Director, Contract Policy Division. 

[FR Doc. 07–2863 Filed 6–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

[No. USN–2007–0013] 

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 9, 2007. 

Title, Form, and OMB Number: 

Facilities Available for the Construction 

or Repair of Ships; Standard Form 17; 

OMB Number 0703–0006. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Number of Respondents: 130. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 130. 

Average Burden per Response: 4 

hours. 

Annual Burden Hours: 520. 

Needs and Uses: This collection of 

information provides NAVSEASYSCOM 

and the Maritime Administration with a 

list of facilities available for the 

construction or repair of ships. The 

information is utilized in a database for 

assessing the production capacity of the 

individual shipyards. Respondents are 

businesses involved in shipbuilding 

and/or repair. 

Affected Public: Business or other-forprofit. 


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